Deliberate mistake: Night vision goggles are often depicted as having glowing lenses and sometimes with interesting lights on them. This is designed to make the goggles look cool and technically advanced for the audience. In real life, external lights would stop the goggles from working, dazzle the wearer's team mates, and be visible to any enemy.
Common movie and TV mistakes since 19 Apr '24, 17:17
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Audio problem: Guns making mechanical clicks every time they are moved, especially to show the hero is being threatened. Guns generally do have components that click e.g. the safety catch, but they have to be manipulated by the person carrying them, which is not what we see on screen.
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