Good Night and Good Luck: Name Tags Equal Nope
In today’s military, officers are easily identifiable thanks to the name tags that are attached to their uniforms. Having said that, this was not always the situation. The movie seems to have glossed over the fact that the procedure wasn’t put into use until the late sixties when it was first implemented.
The fact that the events of the story take place in the early 1950s means that the military officers portrayed in the movie should not have been wearing name tags.
American Hustle: No Rolex Watches In The 70’s
Those of us who paid closer attention was able to spot a minor inconsistency in the film, despite the fact that the movie moves at such a breakneck pace, which may make it more difficult to spot errors.
In a movie that is set in the 1970s, the character that is played by Louis C.K. should not have been seen wearing that ostentatious Rolex watch at any point in the film.