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= March 16 =

Characters in the same film looking way too similar
What examples does film history know where characters in a film looked so confusable that it was actually disturbing for the audience and/or their understanding of the plot? Three examples I know so far:
 * In Saving Private Ryan, "Steamboat Willie" and the Waffen-SS stabber are frequently confused with each other, changing the plot in a major way for the viewers who confuse them in any direction.
 * In Total Recall (2012), at least some people (including me) felt that Jessica Biel and Kate Beckinsale look way too similar to each other (sample forum discussion).
 * An Austrian review of Midway (2019 film) complained that dozens of minor roles were filled with good-looking men, barely distinguishable from each other. --KnightMove (talk) 18:05, 16 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I sometimes have that problem with Forties movies, in which makeup(?) makes all women look alike. —Tamfang (talk) 19:40, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Making tracks
In its Getaway 2024 supplement on 1 February the Daily Mirror introduces readers to Ticket to ride, a board game played in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, described as "A cross between Risk and Monopoly" ("Risk" is not a game I've heard of before). The "aim was to build train tracks between London tube (subway) stations." How does it work, exactly? 92.0.5.230 (talk) 19:54, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
 * See Ticket to Ride (board game). I've seen it on sale in the North-east UK, so it is not limited to Bury St Edmunds. I have not played it. -- Verbarson talkedits 20:00, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Available in Hamleys in London too, who say that it's "one of the most successful games of all time and its widespread popularity has led to the creation of several expansion sets".
 * We also have an article on Risk (game) which says "it became one of the most popular board games in history, inspiring other popular games". Alansplodge (talk) 21:47, 16 March 2024 (UTC)