Continuity mistake: In the first shot of the dead man hanging form the tree, his head appears to be about 12" from the tree limb. After Mattie climbs up to cut him down, his head is several feet from the tree limb.
True Grit (2010)
Ending / spoiler
Starring: Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Hailee Steinfeld
Mattie kills Tom by shooting him with a rifle. She falls backwards into a pit and gets bitten by a rattlesnake. Her horse dies trying to get her to a doctor and they have to amputate her arm. Decades later, Mattie reveals her desire to never marry. Rooster passes away and she has his body moved to her family plot. She never hears from LaBoeuf again.
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More mistakes in True Grit
Rooster Cogburn: We'll sleep here and follow in the morning.
Mattie Ross: But we promised to bury the poor soul inside!
Rooster Cogburn: Ground's too hard. Them men wanted a decent burial, they should have got themselves killed in summer.
Trivia: Josh Brolin cut his hair with a knife in order to accentuate Tom Chaney's unkempt look.
Question: At the end, who was part of the travelling circus that Mattie didn't like?
Answer: Rooster Cogburn. She considered him a legendary lawman, like Wyatt Earp. She felt bad that he was reduced to being a sideshow attraction in a circus.
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Answer: It was Frank James, brother of Jesse. He didn't stand up as she approached. She was offended by his lack of manners.