One hour and fifty-four minutes into the movie, there is a play depicting the fight between Commodus and Maximus. When the play is shown from the front, the announcer is standing on the same side of the stage as "Maximus." When the camera is switched to the back of the play, Maximus and Commodus have switched places, putting Commodus on the same side as the announcer. Then the camera is once again moved to a front view of the play, everyone goes back to their original positions.