Continuity mistake: As Lois is starting up the helicopter with Jimmy, you can see the seats behind them and how they are designed, lots of lines and not plain, with the seat belts coming out about mid way down. But then as the helicopter is zooming by the camera, you can see now the seats are now plain looking, and the belts come out much higher up. (00:19:20)
Revealing mistake: After Superman is thrown into a building, it cuts to Jimmy and Lois strapping themselves into a helicopter. The seatbelts in the chopper are not drawn correctly. The holes where they come out of the seat are not symmetrical, don't match from one seat to the next, and are overlapping the edges of the fabric on some and not on others. And then when it cuts to a side view of Lois, the holes are gone and it looks like the belt just stops at the seat. (00:19:10)
Continuity mistake: Doomsday throws Superman at a building and he slams near a window, people looking out. It cuts to a close up as Superman falls to his knees and the people in the window suddenly change around. (00:19:05)
Continuity mistake: Once Doomsday is frozen, you can see that behind him where the tank is are a van and a car. But a little while later when Doomsday throws Superman down the street, Doomsday charges Superman and you see the tank and the van behind him, but the car has vanished. (00:18:20)
Continuity mistake: After Superman pushes Doomsday away once he breaks from the ice, Doomsday charges again, swinging a punch which Superman jumps aside to avoid. In that shot you can see the tank next to them and the .50 cal gun mounted on top of it. Then Superman retaliates and lands two hard punches on Doomsday and the camera cuts to a side angle, and suddenly the .50 cal has vanished off the tank. (00:18:40)
Continuity mistake: When Doomsday is first charging at Superman, Superman begins blowing at him to freeze him and you see this as a shot from behind Superman. There are no cars in the street between him and Doomsday. But once Doomsday is fully frozen and Superman stands there looking at him, the shot switches to showing them from behind Doomsday, and suddenly there is a car and a van on the sides of the street. (00:18:05)
Continuity mistake: Once Doomsday is frozen, a shot from behind him shows a van behind him partly covered in ice from Superman's breath. The back side window is a full glass window. Then a little later after Doomsday breaks free and Superman pushes him back, suddenly the side window is a solid metal piece. Also the ice on the ground becomes thick snow suddenly and the van's door handle disappears. (00:18:30)
Continuity mistake: Doomsday breaks through the ice and slams down on Superman, and when he blocks the attack, the ground cracks under Superman's feet and makes a hole. After Superman pushes Doomsday away and then Doomsday charges back, the same spot is visible. Suddenly the hole and cracks in the ground have vanished, the tank is suddenly closer to the rubble, and the buildings in the background have changed up, most noticeably the windows on the blue building. (00:18:35)
Continuity mistake: After arriving back in Metropolis, Superman first tries to defeat Doomsday by simply blowing on him to freeze him. You can see that he is standing almost right next to the tank he just sat down when he is in the process of freezing Doomsday. But then once Doomsday has stopped moving and is frozen, the shot cuts to a different angle and suddenly he and Doomsday are much further away from the tank, and somehow trees behind Superman are half covered in ice as well. (00:18:20)
Continuity mistake: Doomsday throws a tank at a group of soldiers, and Superman swoops in and catches it just in time. He slowly sets the tank down and there is a black star on the back of it. It cuts to Doomsday sprinting at Superman, then cuts back to Superman as he is about to inhale and blow at Doomsday to freeze him. Now the black star has vanished. The damage and shape on the tank's cannon also slightly changes, the wheels on the tank change as well as the tracks. And the red van next to the tank is suddenly further back. (00:18:00)
Continuity mistake: Doomsday charges a tank and picks it up, throwing it at the tanks behind it. You can see as Doomsday picks up the tank, they are in the middle of a straight stretch of road with no other roads intersecting close by. But as the tank lifts into the air, the camera cuts to a side angle and suddenly the other tanks are sitting right in the middle of an intersection. And the buildings around them also change a lot. (00:17:30)
Continuity mistake: As Doomsday is running at a group of solders about to throw a tank at them, there is a black and white car beside them. Then after Doomsday throws the tank and Superman comes out of nowhere to catch it, the car turns brown, and an off orange van appears. This van also has no windows on the side. There also go from being 7 soldiers to 5. (00:17:55)
Continuity mistake: Once Doomsday makes it to the surface, he spots a deer and it is shown from over his shoulder. It cuts to a view of the deer from Doomsday's eyes and suddenly the deer has moved over some, and the rocks and grass around it have changed. (00:11:30)
Continuity mistake: When the laser drill is first shown at Project Applecore, you can see a protective bumper like thing on the front of it colored black and yellow in the caution stripes. Two scenes later when it is shown again as the workers decide to breach the spacecraft, the bar has changed. The lines being thinner and more of them. It also appears to be a perfect rectangle the second time whereas it was lopsided the first time. (00:05:20 - 00:08:50)
Continuity mistake: The robot at the Fortress of Solitude has black arms, including most of the shoulders except where the pivot joint is visible. But for one shot when Superman is saying he wants to be more than Earth's resident strong man, the robot's shoulder is solid silver color like its torso. (00:07:55)
Continuity mistake: When the laser drill at Project Applecore is first shown, it has open wheels. But once the workers discover Doomsday's ship, the laser drill is seen backing up, and suddenly it has fenders. (00:05:25 - 00:06:20)
Continuity mistake: Behind Clark when Perry asks him about his flight, the elevator door is seen behind him with its green design lines all over it. Then after talking to Lois, he gets in the elevator and the door closes, and now the diagonal green lines towards the top have become much thinner. (00:04:00 - 00:04:50)
Continuity mistake: At the Daily Planet, Clark picks up a picture of his mother and smiles at it before setting it back down. Between shots, the picture changes slightly, Martha's image becoming larger compared to her background. Most noticeably the window in the barn is closer to her head as well as the bush by her neck. (00:04:30)
Continuity mistake: When Clark goes to pick up the blue lunch box next to his mom's picture, it shows his computer tower at his cubicle. On it above the red light, are two rows of 4 rectangles. Then it changes angles and now the first row of rectangles is thinner and more square shaped. Also between shots the extended gray space between the darker space where the rectangles are and the red light becomes thicker. (00:04:20)
Continuity mistake: Perry asks Clark if he should be packing for his flight and you can see the cubicle directly to Clark's right there are some brown papers of some sort on the wall of the cubicle. Then a moment later in a close up of Clark, the brown items have become a wall calendar. (00:04:05)
Answer: It was his way of coping with grief after Superman dies. Jimmy felt he needed to be in a new environment, away from painful memories. Similarly, Perry White turned to alcohol for solace, while Lois Lane sought out Clark's mother, Martha Kent for help.
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