52 Fascinating Details In Oscar-Winning Films That Prove They're Even Smarter Than You Think

1.Parasite shows whether metaphorical lines have been crossed through actual lines.

In Parasite (2019) literal lines are used throughout the movie noting whether if a character ‘crossed the line’ or not. from MovieDetails

2. Maria Von Trapp, the real one, is in the background of The Sound of Music.

In The Sound of Music (1965), the real Maria Von Trapp appears behind Julie Andrews at the start of the film. from MovieDetails

3. When characters in The Silence of the Lambs are talking to Clarice, they often look directly at the camera so we feel connected to her point of view.

Silence of the Lambs (1991) When characters are talking to Clarice, they often talk directly to the camera. Director Jonathan Demme has explained that this was done so as the audience would directly experience her point of view, and more readily identify with Clarice, over her male counterparts. from MovieDetails

4.Titanic subtly depicts the story of a real-life Titanic survivor.

The movie Titanic (1997) shows the life of chief baker Charles Joughin throughout the movie. from MovieDetails

5. CGI Gravity crew members were put into the movie to make it look like the film was shot in space.

In Gravity(2013), as Kowalski flies very close to the camera, astronauts holding a movie camera and boom mic appear to be reflected in his helmet visor. This is an in-joke by Alfonso Cuarón. The "reflections" were added with CGI to make it look like the scene was actually filmed in space. from MovieDetails

6. In Little Women (2019), Laurie and Jo exchange clothes.

In Little Women (2019), Laurie and Jo swap articles of clothing from MovieDetails

7. In Back to the Future, the drummer at the school dance in 1955 plays in a swing style because he doesn't know about rock drumming yet.

In Back to the Future (1985), when Marty plays “Johnny B. Goode” with the band, the drummer plays in a swing style since he’s never heard rock drumming before from MovieDetails

8. Adult Chiron sits facing the door in the diner in Moonlight, because Juan told him to never sit with his back to the door.

In Moonlight (2016), adult Chiron sits in the diner facing the front door, calling back to when Mahershala Ali’s character, Juan, tells him as a young boy “You can’t sit with your back to the door...How you gon’ know if someone creeping’ up on you?” Both led similar adult lives in the movie. from MovieDetails

9. In Fargo, Carl essentially says it'll be over in 30 minutes when the movie has 30 minutes left.

In Fargo (1996), Carl says “30 minutes, Jerry we wrap this thing up” when there are exactly 30 minutes of the movie remaining. from MovieDetails

10. Since Benjamin Button can't remember the name of the woman who taught him piano, her tombstone is blank in his story.

In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Benjamin mentions that he cannot recall the name of the woman who taught him to play the piano. When he is at the funeral service, the tombstone is blank, as the story is being read from his diary. from MovieDetails

11. In Forrest Gump, Bubba's helmet reads, "I'd rather be shrimping."

I just noticed Bubba's helmet says 'I'd Rather be Shrimping' in Forrest Gump (1994) from MovieDetails

12. Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse have the same amount of screen time and dialogue in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” marks the first and (to date) only time Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny shared a scene. Warner Bros. only agreed to licence Bugs Bunny on the conditions that he only be on screen with Mickey, that they have the same amount of screen time and same amount of dialogue. from MovieDetails

13. The fantasized Hitler from Jojo Rabbit doesn't behave like real Hitler did, indicating Jojo doesn't know much about his imaginary friend.

In Jojo Rabbit (2019), the imaginary Hitler offers Jojo cigarettes and is shown eating meat. In reality, Hitler was strongly opposed to smoking and was a vegetarian, implying that Jojo knows very little about Hitler. from MovieDetails

14. In The Little Mermaid, Cinderella characters make cameos.

In The Little Mermaid (1989), you can see the king and his advisor from Cinderella (1950) at the wedding. from MovieDetails

15. There is a frog on the rescue helicopter in Apollo 13 – just like there was on the real rescue helicopter.

Apollo 13 (1995) movie was so accurate most of the part for the true events, that they had even the paint of the frog on Helicopter who rescued them from the pacific ocean! from MovieDetails

16. In The Great Gatsby (2013), Daisy and Jay look at each other for exactly 30 seconds. The moment lasts for the same amount of time in the novel.

In the 2013 adptation of The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrmann- DiCaprio and Mulligan look at each for exactly 30 seconds just like F. Scott Fitzgerald described this moment in his novel from 1926: "For half a minute there wasn’t a sound." from MovieDetails

17. The Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz brings a gun to kill the Wicked Witch of the West.

So in Wizard of Oz (1939) when they’re sent to kill the Witch of the West, Scarecrow straight up brings a gun from MovieDetails

18. In Whiplash, Fletcher stole his band's drummer's sheet music.

In Whiplash (2014), Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) allows Andrew (Miles Teller) to play the drums for his band after the main drummer loses his sheet music. Near the end of the movie, Fletcher gives Andrew the exact same sheet music, suggesting Fletcher was the one who had stolen it in the first place. from MovieDetails

19. Docking bay 94 in Star Wars: A New Hope has a giant "94" outside the door.

In Star Wars A New Hope (1977) docking bay 94 has a big stylized “94” outside the door that I’ve just managed to notice after 34 years of being a human. from MovieDetails

20. Nux from Mad Max: Fury Road loses body paint as he becomes more of a person again.

In Mad Max Fury Road (2015), Nux's body paint slowly comes off as he regains more of his humanity throught the film. from MovieDetails

21. The Genie in Aladdin writes from right to left because that's how Arabic is written.

In Aladdin, the Genie writes Aladdin’s order from right to left, which is how Arabic would be actually written. from MovieDetails

22. At the end of The Grand Budpaest Hotel, Zero has a real mustache for the first time.

In Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), for almost the entire film, young Zero has a drawn on mustache until the final train scene where you can see that his mustache finally grew in. from MovieDetails

23.Death Becomes Her contains a reference to Back to the Future, another movie directed by Robert Zemeckis.

In Death Becomes Her, Helen claims she took the potion on October 26, 1985. This is the same date Marty McFly traveled back in time in Back to the Future. Both films were directed by Robert Zemeckis. from MovieDetails

24. There are some very meaningful flower lapels in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

In 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, anyone with a lapel flower tries to kill Indy. Indy even signals Elsa is bad by giving her a flower when they meet. from MovieDetails

25. When Peter B. Parker gets electrocuted in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, his nervous system is illuminated.

In Spider_Man: Into The Spider-Verse, when Miles Morales electrocutes Peter B. Parker, it illuminates his nervous system instead of the usual cartoon trope of his skeleton. Being much more scientifically accurate. from MovieDetails

26. The Kim family from Parasite go from drinking cheap beer to fancy beer.

In the movie Parasite (2019), when we first meet the Kims, we can spot them drinking FiLite, which is considered a cheap beer - after Ki-Woo and Ki-Jung start working for the Parks, they can now afford Sapporo, a premium beer. from MovieDetails

27. In Casablanca, Rick Blaine plays chess because it's a metaphor for his relationships.

In Casablanca (1942), Rick Blaine (played by Humphrey Bogart) is shown playing chess. Humphrey Bogart played tournament level chess in real life and insisted that Rick should be portrayed as a chess player; "a metaphor for the relationships he maintained with friends, enemies, and allies". from MovieDetails

28. The stolen painting in Skyfall is an actual stolen painting.

In Skyfall (2012), a stolen painting is being shown to a man. The painting is ‘Woman with a fan’ by Amadeo Modigliani. It was stolen in real-life in 2010 and has yet to be recovered. from MovieDetails

29. Eddie, Bob Hoskins' character from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, is animated sometimes.

In Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Eddie is animated in some action scenes. from MovieDetails

30. The road of the concentration camp in Schindler's List is paved with tombstones.

In Schindler's List. The main road of the concentration camp is paved with tombstones from MovieDetails

31. The technology in Black Panther gets more advanced due to time passing.

In Black Panther, the hologram projector technology has been replaced by nano technology in the present day, shows the technology advancement of Wakanda throughout the years from MovieDetails

32. When Nina from Black Swan watches Lily dance for the first time, she may be having a hallucination.

In Black Swan (2010), when Nina is watching Lily dance for the first time, Leroy enters from behind and begins to talk to her. However, Leroy is never shown walking through the door in the shot, and instead seems to materialize behind Nina out of thin air, hinting it may be a hallucination. from MovieDetails

33. A scene in Titanic recreates a real-life photograph.

In Titanic (1997) there is a scene showing a boy playing with a spinning top on deck. This is actually a recreation of a real photo taken onboard the ship on April 11th, 1912 by Francis Browne. It shows 1st Class passenger Frederic Spedden and his 6 year old son Douglas. Both survived the sinking. from MovieDetails

34. In The Lion King, Rafiki recognizes Simba's scent after eating the fruit that was used to anoint baby Simba.

In the original Lion King (1994), Rafiki only recognises Simba's scent on the wind after eating a Baobob fruit, the taste triggering the memory of anointing Simba with the same fruit as a lion cub at the beginning of the film. from MovieDetails

35. In Batman, the news anchor stops wearing makeup.

In Batman (1989) the news anchors stop wearing makeup after the Joker poisons beauty hygeine products in Gotham. from MovieDetails

36. Jenny from Forrest Gump doesn't have any photos of Forrest from before he started running because of her lifestyle.

FORREST GUMP - Jenny's scrapbook contains only photos of Forrest running because she'd not kept any earlier memorabilia due to her lifestyle. (Repost: Original removed due to not listing movie title) from MovieDetails

37. The medicines Mary Poppins gives Jane and Michael are two different colors even though they come from the same bottle.

In Mary Poppins (1964), when Mary Poppins gives Jane and Michael their medicine, they each receive different colour medicine from the same bottle, as each person has a different favourite flavour. from MovieDetails

38. There is a poster for a Shaun of the Dead sequel in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), you can see a poster for “From Dusk Till Shaun”, a sequel to Shaun of the Dead (2004). This was a real pitch written (as a joke) by Simon Pegg. from MovieDetails

39. The praying gesture in Mad Max: Fury Road looks like a V8 engine.

In Mad Max Fury Road the praying hand gesture resembles a V8 engine from MovieDetails

40. When Chiron from Moonlight is wearing blue, he is in touch with himself.

In Moonlight (2016), main character, Chiron, is seen in the color blue when he is in touch with his true identity. This color blue is a direct connection to Juan’s line to Chiron in act one: “In moonlight, black boys look blue.” from MovieDetails

41. Ursula from The Little Mermaid uses a butterfly to transform into Vanessa, which is also the name of a genus of butterfly.

In 'The Little Mermaid' (1989) Ursula uses a butterfly (a symbol of transformation and mimicry) in the potion to transform herself into 'Vanessa' - which is a genus of butterfly. from MovieDetails

42. In The Great Gatsby (2013), the sneakers of the piano player are on top of the organ. This is a reference to the novel.

In The Great Gatsby (2013), you can see a pair of tennis shoes on top of the organ. They belong to the sleeping piano player. In the novel, he loses them in the mansion and asks Nick where they are. This bit is absent in the movie. from MovieDetails

43. The beer that George from Back to the Future drinks changes with his confidence.

In Back to the Future (1985) before Marty travels back and changes the past, helping his father gain self-confidence, George drinks Miller Lite. When Marty returns to 1985 the more confident, richer George now drinks Miller High Life the "Champagne of Beers" from MovieDetails

44. In Apollo 13, there is a storm below the astronauts when they're preparing for re-entry, which was there was in real life.

In Apollo 13 (1995), as the astronauts prepare for re-entry, you can see a large tropical storm below them. This is because a tropical storm almost forced the Apollo 13 landing site to be changed, but the storm moved out of the area at the last moment. from MovieDetails

45. After figuratively disarming Luke in The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader literally disarms him.

In 'The Empire Strikes Back', Vader uses the same disarming technique twice. Luke is able to hold on to his Lightsaber the second time, so Vader actually disarms him. from MovieDetails

46. Jasmine keeps the flower Aladdin gives her.

In Aladdin (1992) Jasmine loves the flower Aladdin gives her so much she wears it in her hair then saves it in a vase on her vanity from MovieDetails

47. In La La Land, Mia doesn't drink, and we learn at the end of the movie that her aunt died from alcoholism.

Mia in La La Land doesn't drink alcohol, presumably because her aunt died from alcoholism. "She lived in her liquor, and died with a flicker" are lyrics in Mia's audition song. Throughout the movie, she is seeing drinking only soda and Shirley Temples. from MovieDetails

48. There are actual doctors — not actors — acting in E.T.

In E.T. (1982) the doctors trying to save E.T. were played by real life doctors from the USC medical center in Los Angeles. Stephen Spielberg felt that actors wouldn’t be able to make the medical dialogue sound natural, so recruited real doctors to deliver the dialogue. from MovieDetails

49. Killmonger from Black Panther starts wearing his father's ring on his right hand, instead of around his neck, when he takes the throne.

In Black Panther, after Killmonger takes the throne, he begins to wear his father's ring on his right hand rather than on the necklace. from MovieDetails

50.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade created a great explanation for a chin scar.

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade young Indi gets trapped with a lion and uses a whip which cuts his chin. Later in the film present day Indi has a scar. Thought this was a pretty cool little detail. from MovieDetails

51. MAJOR INCEPTION SPOILER: Because Cobb isn't wearing his wedding ring at the end, we know it's reality.

Inception (2010) The debate between people regarding the ending of Inception, was it real or not can be ended by looking at the wedding ring Cobb's wearing. In the real world he has no ring whereas the ring is present in the dreams. In the final scene he has no ring so the "happy ending" is reality. from MovieDetails

52. And finally, Orson Wells added a loud cockatoo screech to Citizen Kane in order to wake people up.

In Citizen Kane (1941), a scene is interrupted with the sudden appearence and loud screech of a cockatoo. After much speculation from people on its symbolism, Orson Welles admitted that he put it in there to wake up any audience members who might be dozing off. from MovieDetails