Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When Ingemar is watching Christian's body get engulfed by the fire, he is holding his hands together, with his fingers interlocked with each other in a slightly curved position. The shot then cuts to a different angle where his fingers are more bent. (02:43:20)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

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Continuity mistake: When the female Hårgas are consoling Dani after she sees Christian having sex with Maja and they begin crying in unison, Dani's hair is tied back, but when it cuts to a different angle, a few strands of hair are suddenly hanging over the side of her head. (02:27:55)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When the man is teaching the boys how to cut the organs out of the bear, there is a bucket beside the table that is a foot or so away from the man. It cuts to an above shot where the bucket is suddenly right next to him. (02:39:40)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When Dani is being carried around on a small platform after being crowned May Queen, there is a shot of her where she has her arms slightly extended. It then cuts to a different angle, where her arms are at her side. (02:11:35)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When Pelle is being thanked for bringing the Hårgas new blood and their new May Queen, it cuts to Christian where he is shown looking at Pelle. Then it cuts to a wide shot where Christian's eyes are suddenly closed. (02:34:40)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When Dani gets in the carriage, she hears some of the Hårgas throat singing and looks directly forwards. It then cuts to a shot outside the carriage where she is looking out of the right hand side window. (02:17:35)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When Dani, Christian and Pelle are approached by the two Hårgas about Josh and Mark's whereabouts, as Christian says "We have no idea", he is standing right beside Dani. It cuts to an angle behind them and Christian is standing slightly behind Dani. (01:56:10)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

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Continuity mistake: The morning after Josh and Mark are killed, when they are sitting at the dinner table, a Hårga tells everyone that the Rubi Radr was found missing. Pelle's left hand is raised when the man says this, but when the shot cuts, it's on the table. (01:55:35)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When Josh is having the Rubi Radr explained to him, just as the Hårga says "which are graded from most holy to most unholy", he is shown gesturing with his right hand. It then cuts to a close-up shot of the book where the Hårga is now pointing towards the book using his finger. (01:45:55)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When Dani and Christian are approached by a woman asking them if they would like to join in on a special ceremony, Dani is sitting on the ground and begins to stand by placing her right hand on the ground to help balance herself. The camera cuts to a different angle where she is standing with her arms extended. (Director's Cut). (01:25:25)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When Pelle is talking to Dani after the two elders jump off the cliff, when he takes something out of his pocket for her to smell, there are two strings hanging freely from his collar. In the next shot, the two strings are tied together. (01:22:10)

Casual Person

8th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When Siv is trying to explain to Simon and Connie how the two elders sacrificing themselves works, just as Siv says what they just saw was a long observed custom, Simon has his left hand on his hand and Connie is standing behind Siv with her left hand over her mouth. The camera changes angles and Simon has both hands on his face - Connie has rotated 90° and has both arms at her side. (01:13:30)

Casual Person

7th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When the male elder fails to die after jumping off the cliff, a few of the Hårgas walk over to him to smash his head with a mallet. When the first Hårga hits him on the head, there is a visible bloody injury caused by the hit. When the second Hårga goes to hit him, just before his head breaks apart there is no sign of the first hit. (01:12:30)

Casual Person

7th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

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Continuity mistake: After the male elder jumps off the cliff, there is a string used to tie his collar shown on his clothes when he is on the ground. The string is on the right side of his chest when he lands, but when his head gets smashed with a mallet seconds later, the string is on the left side of his chest. (01:11:40 - 01:12:35)

Casual Person

7th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

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Continuity mistake: When the male elder is lying on the ground after jumping off the cliff, there is nothing on the ground around his head. When he realises that his leg has broken off and the Hårgas start wailing, there is an additional shot included in the Director's Cut where a rock has suddenly appeared beside the man's head. (Director's Cut). (01:11:40)

Casual Person

7th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

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Continuity mistake: When the male elder steps onto the edge of the cliff before jumping, there is a a shot of Dani, Christian and Josh where their shadows are behind them. It then cuts to the elder for a few seconds, but when it cuts back, their shadows are in front of them. (01:11:15)

Casual Person

7th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

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Continuity mistake: When Dani is looking at Simon and Connie complaining to Ingemar after the female elder jumps off the cliff and they turn back to face towards it, Christian says "Oh my God" realising the male elder is about to jump off. At this moment, he has his left hand over his mouth and his right hand by his side. The shot then cuts and Christian now has his right hand over his mouth and his left hand on his chest. (01:10:55)

Casual Person

7th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: When the female elder is standing at the edge of the cliff, in an overview shot of the Hårgas, Dani, Christian, Josh and Pelle's shadows are in front of them. A couple seconds later, when the camera is slightly panning down on the four, their shadows are to the right of them. (01:08:55)

Casual Person

7th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

Continuity mistake: In the first shot of the Hårgas looking up at the cliff, when the camera pans over to Dani, Christian, Pelle and Josh, Pelle is standing a couple of feet away from the other three. When the camera changes angles to the cliff, Pelle is standing right next to the other three. (01:05:55)

Casual Person

7th Nov 2019

Midsommar (2019)

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Continuity mistake: When Pelle is explaining how the Hårgas roles work depending on their age, as he says "And finally from 54 to 72, you become a mentor", Christian is behind Pelle facing towards him. The shot changes angles, Christian's body is in a different direction and then turns his head to face Pelle. The shot changes angles again and Christian is now suddenly looking upwards. (00:53:30)

Casual Person

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