Other mistake: The bedroom window (wall opposite of Max's bed) presents a couple issues. First, from the opening scene, Max's bedroom is on the second floor of the house. How Lucas is able to stand outside of this window (to get Max to go to Soren's party) is problematic. There appears to be a trellis to the left of Lucas, but it would not enable Lucas to get up to or stand outside of the window. His height relative to the window sill on the outside is also questionable. Second, when Max first stands up, the window sill is neck-high to Max (who is slightly on his tip-toes). Next, Max is standing by the window and the sill is a few inches below his shoulders. The height of the window sill relative to Max varies a few times (and isn't merely due to the camera's angle). (01:05:15)
Revealing mistake: The 3-light tree floor lamp in Soren's house (upstairs where Lucas and Thor encountered Hannah and Lily) has "fake" lights. Instead of seeing light from actual bulbs, each is simply a solid white circular shape. (01:16:30)
Continuity mistake: At the "Rock of Ages" show, Thor has a lot of "powdered sugar" between his upper lip and nose (like a thick mustache) when he comes out the door and falls to the floor but there is no sign of any "powder" when he raises his head. (01:19:22)
Continuity mistake: At Thor's party, Max's hair (bangs) changes a few times. His bangs can be combed to the right or some strands are horizontal across his forehead. Sometimes he has a gap in his bangs on the right side and another time there is a gap between his bangs and sideburns. (01:20:13)
Continuity mistake: At the skate park (which is supposed to be Thursday after school), Max is wearing the clothes he wore on Wednesday and Friday - not the clothes he wore in school on Thursday.
Character mistake: At the skate park, Thor said he wasn't into girls because "girls are a distraction." Thor was interested in going to Soren's party because a lot of the popular boys were going to be there. When the "spin the bottle" landed on Thor, he said he couldn't kiss Brixlee and went upstairs. Hannah and Lily came home and told Thor it was OK that he wasn't ready for a kissing party and still had a lot of time before becoming interested in girls. Max previously told Thor that he wasn't as mature (sexually developed or undergoing puberty). Therefore, Thor's statement in the cafeteria about his new earring - that he "wasn't going for cute", he was going for "sexy and hot" - was incongruent and incompatible with his character.
Other mistake: At the playground across from the school (Friday morning), Lily demands that the Good Boys give back the Molly pills. After Thor informs the other Good Boys that Molly is a "sex drug", Lucas screams to the girls, "You had us bring f-ing drugs to a playground? There are children here." Actually, Max was the one who told the girls to meet at that location. Max may not have been aware of the drugs, but he - more so than the girls - was responsible for picking the location. It is also noteworthy that Max and Hannah were neighbors. They could have easily agreed to make the drone-for-purse swap early that morning before going to school. Without Lucas, Thor, and Lily present, there would not be Lucas' concern that the girls might "trick or overpower" them. Max would have the drone back in place before his mother or sister noticed it was missing, he would not have to keep it safe all during the school day until he got home, and Lily would have her phone, driver's license, etc.
Other mistake: When Max finally kisses Brixlee, a green screen is understandably used to show kids watching in the background. However, it is a giveaway - Taylor's eyes, in particular, aren't quite focused on Max and Brixlee... or anything else there.
Continuity mistake: When the boys go into the woods to "sip a beer", the background changes several times. Most noticeably, there is a graffiti-painted wall or boulder that is clear, colorful, and directly behind ALL the boys on at least two shots. In other shots, the wall is completely missing, only partially visible, or very pale and at an angle.
Continuity mistake: At the skate park when the camera is on Max, Thor, and Lucas (in that order, on their bikes), the background changes a few times. The houses (which might change) and cars passing on the road show that the road is closer or further away and/or at an angle. People behind Max disappear but reappear in the same spot with camera changes in direction. When Max rides his bike a little ways to talk to Taylor, the pavement changes in color (painted areas).
Continuity mistake: At the store, when the background looks pale and at a slant (indicating the use of a green screen), the man behind the counter makes the same head and eye motions on two occasions (obviously taped) and his eyes don't appear to be looking at the "live action" - he appears to be somewhere else (like on a pre-recorded tape).
Continuity mistake: After the drone gets smashed by the school bus and the Good Boys run across to be facing the school, the background changes a few times. For example, students who are standing together behind Max suddenly disappear, but are back in the same spot when the camera changes direction again.
Continuity mistake: At "Galleria Tech", a male employee in a blue shirt approaches from behind the Good Boys. A little later, he is picked up again, but at an earlier starting point.
Other mistake: Based on the license plates, the Good Boys live in Illinois. Public schools have an attendance policy and require parents to inform the school if a child is going to be absent. If the parent/guardian fails to contact the school, the school will try contacting the parent at home or work, usually within about 2 hours after the student's absence from his/her first class. The Good Boys could not have skipped school without getting caught. Thor's mom apparently did not know that Thor was absent because she told him that Max's mom told her that Max skipped school and went to the mall by himself - and asked Thor to promise her he wouldn't do anything so stupid.
Other mistake: Max is shown at the skate park during the time he was grounded (a month in the hole). In Chapter 18, Thor is auditioning and practicing, Brixlee breaks up with Max at school, Taylor becomes Max's new girlfriend, and Brixlee and Taylor are together at the skate park. Max should not have been at the skate park because his "30 days in the hole" didn't end until the day before the "Rock of Ages" show (where Scout is as Max's latest girlfriend). At Thor's backyard celebration after "Rock of Ages", Max tells Thor and Lucas that it seems like they haven't talked for weeks. I think this was supposed to be funny in that Max was grounded for four weeks, but Max was not completely cut off from his friends - surely they were able to see and talk to each other during school hours, just like Max was able to make new girlfriends.
Other mistake: At the skate park (which should be Thursday after school), Max says that the necklace he is making for Brixley isn't in the kiln yet. On Friday, after Max's dad tells him he is grounded and Lucas shows up outside of Max's bedroom window, Max tells Lucas that the necklace is still in the kiln. The Good Boys went into the boys' restroom when they got to school and soon left to go to the mall, so there was no time for Max to put the necklace in the kiln - or for him to know that it was in the kiln.
Continuity mistake: While Thor is taking "sips" at Soren's party, the girl [who may appear to be a boy at first glance] behind him (on the far left of the screen) changes position a few times. Sometimes she is standing directly next to the girl to her right (almost touching shoulders), other times she is further away, and another time she is standing behind the girl.
Continuity mistake: When Thor is crossing the highway before the mall and drops the beer bottle, there are three vehicles approaching and relatively close to him: from left to right, a blue car, a white (or gray?) car, and a red pickup truck. When Thor goes back for the beer bottle, there are different cars approaching, and they are more distant than the previous ones. There is a white truck in the far left lane and a white car in the far right lane and two vehicles further back in between. Looking behind Thor, the cars that have just passed him are not the cars that were first shown. Next, the initial three vehicles (blue car on the left, etc.) are approaching again, are close to Thor, and then crash.
Continuity mistake: The position of Max's legs/feet change a few times when he is lying on his bed, varying with his dad entering his bedroom and leaving. Max's feet are in the air (perpendicular to the bed) right before his dad comes in but are crossed and flat against the pillow when he enters. When Max's dad rises from sitting on the bed, Max's feet are in the air again but are down on the pillow again when his dad is at the door leaving.
Revealing mistake: The use of a green screen (or other color) during most of the cafeteria scene is obvious if you watch the people in the background instead of the main characters and is flawed in a few ways (e.g, varying angles, greater distance, continuity of a person, etc). For example there is a man wearing a blue shirt/tan pants and carrying a briefcase walking down the aisle toward the Good Boys' table. When the man is walking along the wall that is behind the Good Boys, he is further ahead than he is when he is picked up again. Also, this man shows up in front of Max when Max is walking to Soren's table. The man also appears walking along the back wall with a woman. Watching the wall behind Thor and Lucas, it is sometimes at an angle and other times looks more distant. Some of the people would essentially be walking "out of the wall" in order to appear where they do (e.g, the boy with a backpack).
Answer: Max's dad probably over-reacted out of anger/rage over the drone and destroyed room and might have made changes after he cooled off. Plus, it was meant to be humorous. A "month in the hole" was immediately imposed; no more birthdays, holidays, summer, etc. would refer to after the month in the hole. Max's dad did not say he couldn't attend school-related events, such as the "Rock of Ages" show. Parents are supposed to give their kids unconditional love. A father can continue to love his son while disliking his behavior. Max's dad may have been unduly harsh (again, out of anger), but he still loves Max - which shouldn't be depressing. I don't think Max's dad said he was grounded for life, just grounded. However, Lucas told his parents that Max was grounded for life - an exaggeration.
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So, even after being grounded for a month, he can't celebrate his birthday or summer vacation?
Not necessarily. Max's dad said those things in the heat of the moment. Although it is possible that Max's dad meant what he said (at least at the time), it isn't probable. The severity of the punishment given to Max was a reflection of how angry Mr. Newman was. A proud and loving father who tells his son "I will always love you..." is more likely to forgive Max so that they can return to their good father/son relationship.