The Odyssey (1997) - 44 minor mistakes

Continuity: After the suitors throw Penelope's tapestry into the fire the position of the tapestry changes between shots.

Continuity: When Odysseus is about to arrive at Circe's palace, he puts his hand next to one of the cracks on the ground. Between shots his hand moves further away from this crack.

Continuity: When the men are about to leave Ithaca, Odysseus raises his hands and cries "Set the sails". Between shots the blanket over his shoulder moves closer to his neck.

Continuity: When Odysseus carries Penelope into Eumaues' cottage, the position of Penelope's hand on Odysseus' shoulder changes between shots.

Continuity: When Odysseus finds the little boy standing next to the ladder during the Trojan war, the angle of the sticks leaning against the ladder differ in the closeups.

Plot hole: How is it that Odysseus' men found only one footprint in the ground? Logically, they should have found a whole trail of footprints.

Continuity: When Odysseus spears one of the suitors to the door, the angle of the spear changes between shots.

Continuity: As the sailors cut open the sack of winds, between shots the knife they use moves further up the sack.

Continuity: When Odysseus talks to Athena on his ship, the blanket on his shoulder pad constantly moves closer and further away from his neck.

Continuity: In the scene where Odysseus is talking to Hermes as he holds onto the cliffside, the position of his arms changes between shots.

Continuity: When Odysseus sees Aeolus' face in the waterfall, in the shots from behind, Odysseus' left sleeve is rolled up and his right sleeve is rolled down. Yet when viewed from the front, Odysseus' right sleeve is rolled up and his left sleeve is rolled down.

Continuity: When Odysseus arrives back home and comes to Eumaues' house, the pitcher and cup on the table keep changing position.

Audio problem: When the men are escaping from the cave, the cyclops yells "Where are you?" and pounds his hands on the ground, but the sounds that are heard don't match him pounding the ground.

Continuity: Before Telemachus leaves Ithaca, he is shown having a conversation with Mentor. Throughout this scene Mentor's hands vary between clutching his staff and on his lap.

Continuity: During the battle in the throne room, the arrows in Odysseus' quiver and the strap over the throne keep changing between shots.

Continuity: The baby that Odysseus holds in front of Ithaca in the sunlight is different than the one Penelope has in her arms when she says goodbye to her husband.

Revealing: When Odysseus sees his ruined ship at Circe's island, he collapses near it and tries to uncover it with his sword. But there is already a small hole in the sand when he collapses in it that his legs fit into. This reveals the fact that this is not their first take of this shot.

Continuity: When the cyclops first comes in the cave the air is really foggy, but when the men try to move the stone just a few minutes late it is pitch black outside.

Continuity: After Anticlea commits suicide, the grievous Euryclea turns her head toward the left. In the next shot, her head is turned toward the right.

Continuity: When Odysseus raises the sail of the raft, it is obviously near sunset, but for the rest of this scene, it is much sunnier than it previously was.