- The bee disappearance Elliot refers to early in the movie is a real problem that threatens worldwide food production, because honeybees pollinate many fruits and crops. The problem is now referred to as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). As of 2010, CCD has increased. Many theories have been presented, including radiation from cell phone towers, compromised immune systems, environmental changes (global warming), fungal infections, genetically engineered crops, malnutrition, parasites, pesticides, and viruses. None have been positively identified or ruled out as the primary cause(s). A combination of factors is likely involved.
- The students' hypotheses about the bee disappearance include global warming and atomic, biological, or chemical contamination. The nuclear and greenhouse "plants", which symbolize those theories, literally face one another in Filbert, PA.
- Movie Goof (errors in geography): In Philadelphia, the characters board a train to Harrisburg, which is in south central Pennsylvania. It stops in Filbert soon after. Filbert is south of Pittsburgh, far west of Harrisburg.
- SPOILER: Just after Alma reads the result of her pregnancy test, the camera zooms to her face. Looking closely, her left eye appears to be heart-shaped. Zooming in reveals that an overhead light is reflecting off her eye giving the heart shape appearance. If you zoom in on her other eye, it also appears to be heart-shaped right before the next scene, but you can also see the overhead light.
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