The Colour of Magic

Other mistake: Throughout the movie there are mistakes concerning the position of the star towards the turtle and towards the people on the Discworld. When the turtle is flying directly towards the star, then it should be seen by the people on the horizon and not close to the zenith. Or - at the end - when everybody is watching the babyturtles hatch out, A'tuin turns around. But the people are still watching the phenomenon looking in the same direction as before.

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Rincewind: That's old Twoflower for you. He just appreciates beauty in his own way. I mean, if a poet sees a daffodil, he stares at it and then writes a long poem. But Twoflower would wander off and buy a book on botany, and then as he reads it he would tread on the daffodil.

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