Disney fans notice a hidden detail in all movies that gives away the plot

Some said they noticed the quirky flaw when they were younger, with others only discovering it when re-watching as adults. 

Disney has come a long way since their origins, with state-of-the-art production, live-action blockbusters and even their own streaming service.

But die-hard fans will forever hold onto the nostalgic animated classics from the last eight decades, whether that means re-watching them with their kids or just enjoying them as adults!

Now, some eagle-eyed viewers have pointed out a glaring flaw they've noticed across all old Disney films.

And once you see it too, you'll be shocked you didn't see it all along. 

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Did you spot this? Image: @dreaming-witheyesclosed

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The quirky flaw shows you what will happen next

Disney lovers have taken to social media to share a detail in old films that apparently gives away what is about to happen in the plot.

By looking at how an object is drawn, apparently you can tell which one a character was about to interact with or which item was about to move.

If the object was drawn with less detail or was brighter in colour than others near it, then it was likely about to move. 

One post, by user @dreaming-witheyesclosed explained: "I like how in old animations, you knew what object the characters would interact with. Because they were significantly less detailed than the stationary objects around them."

The caption accompanied a screenshot of a scene from Snow White, where the evil Queen is browsing a bookshelf. The book she's about to pick up stands out as it's less detailed than the others. 

The post has over 26k likes and over 700 comments with fellow fans discussing the hidden detail.

"Didn't notice," one woman said, adding, "I remember when I was little I wasn't at all thinking about this stuff."

One man backed this up by saying, "This is the first I’m learning about this and I’m long grown."

But many said they always noticed it when they were kids. One person wrote: "I remember when I was little and felt so smart for knowing which objects the character would interact with."

A third replied: "When I was very tiny, I fancied that I had some superpower that allowed me to see what the characters were about to interact with."

"I remember trying to explain this to my mum and she acted like I was crazy," someone else laughed.

"I was so annoyed by this as a child. It made the scene more predictable, like of course he's going to grab that stone," replied somebody else.

"I didn't always think they were significantly more detailed, they were definitely brighter than the other objects though," another person mentioned. 

Fans noticed it in Scooby Doo too. Image: Disney

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Disney couldn't animate objects with too many details

Another person also shared an image from Scooby Doo, where a door is a distinctly different colour from the ones next to it. 

Others also said they picked up on the detail in shows like Tom and Jerry and the Flinstones as well.

One movie buff explained why this phenomenon occurred in old TV shows and movies.

They said: "This was due to the animation style and using individually painted 'cells' for each individual frame of animation.

"Static backgrounds were unchanging, but the cells on top could be moved and photographed one by one until a full movie was created. Snow White for example had around 1.5 MILLION hand-painted cells."

Another person further explained: "I learned at a fairly young age that the backgrounds were a matte painting and things in the foreground, including objects that the characters interact with, were painted on animation cells."

Someone responded by saying, "I always thought it was because they wanted to give you a hint, now I know it's because they couldn't animate that much detail very efficiently."

So, next time you watch your favourite Disney movie, keep your eyes peeled for these sneaky little flaws!

Originally published as Disney fans notice a hidden detail in all movies that gives away the plot