Lemony Snicket's : A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's : A Series of Unfortunate Events

“You know, there's a big world out there filled with desperate orphans who would gladly swim across an ocean of thumbtacks just to be eclipsed by the long shadow that is cast by my accomplishments.” – Count Olaf (“Lemony Snicket’s: A Series of Unfortunate Events” – 2004)

Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken) and Sunny Baudelaire (Kara / Shelby Hoffman) find themselves in dire straits when their parents are killed in a house fire. As their story is told by Lemony Snicket (voice of Jude Law), the children are shifted from a number of unusual relatives by Mr. Poe (Timothy Spall), who oversees the family’s affairs. The children encounter the over-the-top Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), their herpetologist Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly) and their Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep) who’s afraid of everything, especially realtors. While you’re watching “Lemony Snicket’s: A Series of Unfortunate Events”, look out for Count Olaf and these movie oops!

Talk To The Hand

Violet, Klaus and Sonny arrive at Count Olaf’s home with Mr. Poe. If you look closely, while Count Olaf is at the top of the stairs, you’ll see that there is no writing on his hand while he’s talking (especially noticeable when he waves his hand around). However, once downstairs, he now has the children’s names written on his hand as well as little caricatures of each one.

Who Is Staying For Dinner?

The children fix dinner for Count Olaf and his troupe of actors. Violet and Klaus place the plates on the table. There is then an overview which shows there are two plates on the side of the table, to the children’s right. When Violet says “Dinner is served” and Olaf stands, from the vantage point of the children, there are now three plates on that side of the table.

Is This The Last We’ll See Of Olaf?

After the incident with the train, Mr. Poe is taking the children away from Count Olaf. Watch closely when Olaf goes to say goodbye to the children. When he approaches the car, from outside, we see his hands are on the door handle. But, when the scene cuts to inside the vehicle, we see that Olaf’s hands are resting on the windowsill.

Which Photo Is This?

Keep a quick eye for this one! The Baudelaire children and Aunt Josephine are looking through photo albums after dinner. There is a side/back shot of Violet when Josephine is talking about how adventurous her husband was when he was alive. Violet turns the page and we can see the group photo. However, a few seconds later, there is a front shot of Violet turning the page again. We can now see the same group photo before Josephine takes it away.

Let’s See That Again

Violet, Klaus, Sunny and Aunt Josephine are in a boat after leaving Curdled Cave. Klaus is holding the picture of the “all seeing eye” that he took from Josephine’s house before it was destroyed. A back shot of Klaus shows him folding the paper when Josephine mentions the fires. But, in the very next front shot, when he says “Our parents”, Klaus, once again, starts to fold the picture.

Hair Has A Mind Of Its Own

While the group is still in the boat, the leeches start to attack. During this time, if you look closely, you’ll see that Violet’s hair is down. But, a few seconds later, when Count Olaf comes to their “rescue”, Violet now has her hair pulled back in a ponytail.

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