Continuity mistake: When Rey is giving the scrap piece to Unkar Plutt, in the wide shot where Unkar says "What you brought me today is worth...", Unkar is holding the scrap piece upwards. The shot changes to a closer shot of the two and suddenly Unkar is holding it sideways. (00:13:20)
Casual Person
20th Jul 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
20th Jul 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Continuity mistake: After Rey has fixed BB-8's antenna, she tells him the Niima Outpost is that way, pointing towards the outpost with her left arm. She holds onto the back of BB-8's antenna with her right hand and begins taking her hand off him. The shot cuts to a shot of BB-8 and Rey's right hand is suddenly off BB-8 entirely, down by her side. (00:15:55)
20th Jul 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Continuity mistake: When the imperial officer is informing Kylo Ren that they were unable to find the droid, Kylo slowly turns his head around. In the next shot, from far away, red lighting has appeared on the left side of his mask. The shot cuts back to him and the red lighting on his mask has vanished. (00:36:50)
20th Jul 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Continuity mistake: When the falcon is caught in the tractor beam, in the shot after Finn says "it's the First Order," the shot cuts to Rey saying "What do we do? There must be something." There is a strand of hair on the right side of her head, and as the shot ends, the tip of the strand is pointing away downwards. In the next shot, the tip of the strand is suddenly curled up and closer to her neck. (00:39:35)
20th Jul 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Continuity mistake: When the members of the Kanjiklub arrive on Han's ship, the airlock opens, showing two members standing ahead of three others, with a gap between the two in front. The shot cuts to a closer shot and the distance between the two has decreased. (00:44:35)
20th Jul 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Continuity mistake: When the rathtars begin attacking, in a shot of Han looking down the corridor, one of the Kanjiklub members is running through a doorway whilst running from the rathtar. The camera cuts to a closer shot of them running from the rathtar, and the same Kanjiklub member can be seen running through the doorway a second time. (00:46:00)
20th Jul 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Continuity mistake: When Maz Kanata shows Finn, Han and Chewie the lightsaber, watch the blaster strap on Finn's shoulder. When Maz is saying "Take it. Find your friend," the strap is shown on his shoulder. Finn then takes the lightsaber and the strap is suddenly closer to his neck. Then a couple of shots after, the strap is suddenly back to its original position again. (01:12:00)
20th Jul 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Continuity mistake: When Finn, Rey, Han and Chewie are headed towards the oscillator, they stop running, seeing the battle between the Resistance and the First Order and Han says "They're in trouble. We can't leave." At this moment, the camera is behind the group and Han is standing next to Finn on Finn's right. The shot then cuts with the camera in front of them, and Han is suddenly standing in front of Finn. The camera cuts again and Han is now standing on Finn's left. (01:42:35)
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