Continuity mistake: After Manolo defeats the bull skeleton, and when he is embraced by his family, he has no swords sheathed on his back. When the gods grant Manolo his life and Manolo rises upon his revival, he suddenly two swords on his back. The same thing happens to his father, Carlos. When Carlos' spirit first appears behind his wife, Carmen, he has no swords sheathed on his back. Carlos' swords appear on his back when he and the rest of his family embraced Manolo just before Manolo's revival. (01:35:00)
John Ohman
24th May 2015
The Book of Life (2014)
19th Feb 2015
The Book of Life (2014)
Continuity mistake: After Carlos drags Manolo into a room at the bull fighting arena and slams the door on one of the Rodriguez Brothers, he throws a sword at the Rodriguez Brothers. The sword lands through the window of the door. A few shots later, the sword and dent in the window are missing. (01:35:00)
12th Feb 2015
The Book of Life (2014)
Continuity mistake: When the bandits attack the town during the night, Joaquin joins in on the battle. Before Joaquin starts fighting the bandits, he throws his hat, cape, and swords onto Manolo. After the bandits run away, Joaquin starts walking with Maria to engage in a conversation with her. As they walk away, Joaquin does not gather his items, but later when Joaquin and Maria reach the front door of Maria's house, Joaquin is wearing them all. (01:35:00)
12th Feb 2015
The Book of Life (2014)
Continuity mistake: After Manolo defeats the boar and General Posoda declares he is sending Maria to Spain, Chuy urinates on Manolo's pants. Yet, there is no urine visible on Manolo's pants. (01:35:00)
6th Feb 2015
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: When Chakal demands Joaquin to relinquish the medal of eternal life, he merely says to him, "Give me that medal right now." Maria then removes Joaquin's medal sashes, sees the medal of eternal life, and realizes that is what Chakal is after. How does she know which medal Chakal is referring to?
Answer: She saw the medal, realised that it was different from all of the others, and that he didn't want to talk about it either, so that probably made her realise that it was special or different.
29th Jan 2015
The Book of Life (2014)
Continuity mistake: When Joaquin enter the bull fighting ring before Manolo's bull fight, Joaquin removes his cape and drops it on the ground. When Joaquin's horse gallops by and Joaquin grabs onto his steed, the cape is missing. (01:35:00)
21st Jan 2015
The Book of Life (2014)
11th Jan 2015
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: When Manolo travels to see the Candle Maker, only his mother and grandfather accompany him. Why don't any of his other relatives accompany him?
Chosen answer: I think because no one has ever lived or stayed in one piece going there so just his mother that he didn't see for a long time and one other family member just in case.
2nd Dec 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Continuity mistake: After Manolo serenades Maria, when he falls from the balcony he loses his guitar and Maria catches it. Maria takes the guitar with her as he travels down the stairs to return it to him. After Joaquin proposes to Maria, the RodrÃguez brothers barge in with a partly unconscious Manolo. When Manolo and Joaquin start arguing, Maria still has the guitar. However, after a soldier throws Joaquin his sword, one of the RodrÃguez brothers suddenly has the guitar, and throws it to Manolo. (01:35:00)
24th Nov 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: After Chakal is killed and his bandits retreat, Joaquin covers his eye with a handkerchief. Later, his eye is covered by an eye patch. What happened to his eye?
Chosen answer: Even though the explosion was blocked by the bell, he was still able to get the medal of everlasting life on Manolo. Since he was unable to get away fast enough he was blown back by the explosion since he was too close. The blast most likely hit him right in his face and scalded his eye.
17th Nov 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
17th Nov 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: It is stated that Joaquin's father is dead. However, Joaquin's mother never shows up throughout the film nor is there a mention on whether she is also deceased or still alive. What happened to Joaquin's mother? Why does she never appear?
Chosen answer: We believe she left him when his dad died. Supposedly she's in Mexico city.
15th Nov 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: When Manolo is killed by Xibalba's snake, he is at the entrance of the Land of the Remembered. When the deceased captain is giving Manolo a ride toward his deceased family, they are already in the land of the remembered just before the captain's wife, who has just died, shows up in front of them. Manolo's father is killed by the bandit at the same place where Manolo dies. But he is transported to the bull fighting ring where Manolo is fighting the bull skeletons. Manolo's grandmother also shows up at the bull fighting ring as soon as she dies. Why doesn't Manolo's father or grandmother get transported to the entrance of the Land of the Dead upon their deaths like Manolo does?
Chosen answer: Most likely because his closest family was supposed to watch and they were the last to really close ones.
11th Nov 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: When Manolo and Joaquin start fighting the wild boar, General Posada only sees Joaquin confronting the boar before he is knocked unconscious. Thus, he never sees Manolo fighting the boar like a matador. When the general recovers, he believes Joaquin defeated the boar and not Manolo. Despite the townsfolk being impressed by Manolo's action, why does no one, including the nun who thanks Manolo for saving her life, speak up and tell the general what actually happened? Why don't they confirm to the general that Manolo fought and defeated the boar?
Chosen answer: There was probably too much panic from the rampaging animals.
10th Nov 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: When Xibalba first gives Joaquin the Medal of Eternal Life, he is disguised as an old man. Yet, at the end of the film, Joaquin returns Xibalba his medal. How did Joaquin know the medal belongs to Xibalba? Is there a statement by a character or some indication that the medal belongs to Xibalba which I missed?
2nd Nov 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: The tour guide, Mary Beth, is revealed to be La Muerte and the elderly security guard is revealed to be Xibalba. The museum scene appears to take place in the United States while the story, the majority of the film, obviously takes place in Mexico. If the museum is in the United States, then why would La Muerte and Xibalba go to such a country and disguise themselves as U.S. Citizens?
Chosen answer: Probably their goal is to tell as many people around the world as possible about Manolo and co.'s story so that they will continue to be remembered.
Answer: Maybe they just wanted to share the story and have people remember the heroes of San Angel.
1st Nov 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Continuity mistake: Before Manolo's first bull fight begins, his father sheathes two swords on his back. However, those swords disappear when Manolo enters the ring where he fights the bull. Furthermore, when the time come for Manolo to kill the bull, his father provides him one sword. (01:35:00)
1st Nov 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
29th Oct 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: Manolo's father and grandmother as well as his audience, except for Maria, are disappointed in Manolo for not killing the bull at the bull fight. At the end of the scene, the bull shakes his head in disappointment. Why would the bull be disappointed in Manolo too when the bull should know he is the victim?
28th Oct 2014
The Book of Life (2014)
Question: What does Manolo's mother mean when she says, "Wait until he gets here," as she refers to Manolo's father?
Chosen answer: She's saying "wait until he gets here" as in 'wait until his time comes and he's in the land of the remembered'. As in, more morbidly, just wait until Manolo's father dies & she's able to scold him in the land of the remembered.
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Chosen answer: Maria had already seen the medal of eternal life and Joaquin had already talked about all of his medals. He told Maria about how he got all of his medals but not the medal of eternal life.