I realized there’s a minor movie trope where characters misinterpret a typo or reference to something you the audience would recognize, but that misinformation is used as a lynchpin in the plot.
Examples: Zardoz, the Wizard of Oz. Kragle, Krazy glue.
What is this phenomenon called? And what are other examples?
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I guess it’s called Future Imperfect