Yesterday Admin1 rewatched the otherwise terrific film of Cloud Atlas. This scene occurs very near the end — an alien planet, with two moons in the sky.
So how come the moons are in different phases (full and crescent)? This isn’t really possible, although some people have expended considerable effort on trying to come up with convoluted explanations (see here).
This kind of mistake doesn’t necessarily ruin a film or book, but it does have the unfortunate effect of taking you out of the story. And it really isn’t that hard to get things right…
We’re watching The Tunnel, the UK/French remake of the Swedish/Danish The Bridge (series 1). Admin2 is reading Walking to Hollywood by Will Self.