Leon

Other mistake: When Leon enters the apartment building in the first shots he, needs to go up the stairwell in order to get to his apartment. But in the scene when Mathilda enters the building (after getting groceries while her parents got shot), she's right on the apartment floor without having to use the stairwell in the first place. (00:20:00 - 00:30:00)

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Suggested correction: There's no mistake at all. Mathilda leaves the grocery store at 30m21s. Then the scene cuts to her coming out of the elevator opposite the staircase at 30m33s. We don't see her walking up the stairs because she didn't use them.

Other mistake: When Mathilda goes back to her old apartment to get the hidden money, there are the typical yellow 'Police Line, Don't Cross' tapes in front of the entrance and she has to contort herself through the tapes to get in. Then three men enter the apartment off-camera, but when Stansfield exits the apartment through that door he rips the police line tapes off the door frame. So, how did the three grown-ups enter the apartment without removing the tape? (01:04:05 - 01:06:35)

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Continuity mistake: After Leon rescues Mathilda from the SWAT team and dodges the snipers, he shoots out a ventilation fan to make an escape route. He gets off two shots before we see the vent, but when it does we see about 7 bullet holes around the vent. Then the camera goes back to Leon as he continues firing. When the camera switches back, the holes around the vent are different. (01:27:05)

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Trivia: There are many similarities between A Clockwork Orange and the film Leon. Both main characters 'Alex' and 'Leon' are seen drinking milk many times in the films. Stansfeild (Leon) and Alex (ACO) both listen to Beethoven to stimulate their violence and the song 'Singing in the Rain' is featured in both films.

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Answer: No specific reason is given; it's most likely intended to highlight that her family are bad people (they are drug dealers after all) and to show in contrast that Mathilda and her little brother are not, so we feel badly for them.

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