10 Star Wars Movie "Mistakes" That Were Totally Intentional

Here's a "mistake" that's received considerably greater attention in recent years following the release of the original trilogy in 4K.

In Return of the Jedi, literally a second before Admiral Ackbar (Timothy D. Rose) says his iconic "It's a trap" line, keep your eye on the Mon Calamari standing up on the left-hand side of the screen.

Hilariously, they appear to be a bit confused about the location of the monitor they're supposed to be looking at. At first, they walk over to the far-left side of the frame, then upon realising their error suddenly turn around to face the other way.

While in practical terms you can certainly argue that the actor portraying this particular Mon Calamari was either poorly directed or struggled to see what they were doing while wearing the alien costume, there is a persuasive enough in-universe explanation.

After all, the Mon Calamari's eyes are positioned on the sides of their head, limiting their field of binocular vision and forcing them to turn their head to see objects nearby. There you have it.