Other mistake: At the welcome home party, Peter/Luke is at the piano with the female piano teacher. She is helping him remember how to play a song. Problem is, she is playing the keys right in front of her, and he is playing the keys right in front of him (you can tell by their hand placement and where their eyes are looking), but they are both playing in the same octave. His notes should have sounded at least an octave higher. Furthermore, when he starts playing the jazzy sounding tune, the keys we hear are very low and would have been to the left of the teacher. He would have had to reach across her to reach those keys, but instead he is playing the keys right in front of him.
The Majestic (2001)
1 mistake since 1 Nov '20, 03:58
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Starring: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Hal Holbrook, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn, Laurie Holden
Jerry the Bartender: I wouldn't know J. Edgar Hoover if he walked in here wearing a dress.
Trivia: The voice of Luke during the reading of the letter is Matt Damon.
Question: Several people from Lawson eventually realise the truth that Peter isn't really Luke. Bob knew from the beginning. Adele suspected that Peter wasn't really Luke and Emmet knew because Luke loved classical music. Since they knew that Peter wasn't really Luke, why didn't they tell people the truth? For that matter, why didn't they tell Peter the truth? Why did they let him continue thinking he is Luke?
Answer: The towns people felt sorry for Luke, He was widowed and had only one child. You 've seen the images on the news today, of entire families breaking down and crying when the sons, brothers, fathers and husbands returning from active duty. They wanted Luke to have some happiness in his life after so much sorrow.
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Answer: Emmett was the only person that knew for sure. And he answers your question in the movie. "The town needed you to be Luke." He knew, but he did not want to rain on everyone's joy. Adele also eludes to the fact that she was pretty much fooling herself because she wanted to believe it. Bob also kept quiet for a similar reason to Emmett. He did not want to take away from the town's joy. Especially after so much loss and heartbreak everyone had been through. He was willing to put his dislike for Peter to the side for the time being.
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