Could the Utrax central office be hidden under an airport baggage claim
Stopping to read text in movies and TV shows can be frustrating or rewarding
depending on how much effort the crew put forth to fine-tune the smaller details
there's a late scene in Joe Wright's 2011 film Hanna in which the titular assassin visits an internet café in search of information
Hitting the pause button during this scene reveals a couple of odd text choices
a photo of the car crash that plays a central role in the film's backstory is captioned "Ein Bild aus den besseren Tagen." This roughly translates to "a picture from better days," which you might recognize as a terrible way to describe a car crash
It's evidently supposed to be a picture of Johanna and her mother in their apartment
but this picture isn't seen until after Hanna scrolls to another article
The first season of Amazon's Hanna largely avoids these types of minor background errors. There are a few possible errors that might actually raise questions about the show's future
many details - both text-based and otherwise - are actually quite brilliant when given an extra moment of consideration
Warning: A few major spoilers for Season 1 of Amazon's Hanna are to follow
Marissa Wiegler meets with former Utrax colleague Michael Jacobs to enlist his help in searching for Hanna
she obscures Hanna's file by hiding it under a newspaper
While the close-up shot of Jacobs lifting the newspaper is only there so that we can see the file underneath it
the newspaper itself is worth a closer look
but a quick translation reveals that the article concerns a book on animal regulations
This book examines the legal rights of animals
highlighting the moral ambiguity of subjecting sentient beings to the regime of property
It's actually the first book in Europe to compile all French legal texts concerning animal welfare in a single volume
This is a real article by Le Monde
published within the same month that filming began on Amazon's Hanna
its inclusion may have been a mere coincidence
For any props department in need of a French newspaper
this particular article is a compelling choice for the scene in question
They're raised in captivity and trained like animals
Wiegler is trying to secure the capture of subject that was stolen from Utrax before it could be euthanized
Hanna's file appearing in the same shot as an article on the rights of living property is one of the more brilliant directorial decisions of the entire season
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