Army of the Dead: Netflix dead pixel glitch sets off Twitter

May 24th 2021, 11:15am

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Is that a glitch? If you decided to watch Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead over the weekend you may have noticed something was a bit off. Despite all the jaw-dropping action, a dead pixel has taken center stage for many viewers of the film. Let us explain: display devices such as computer monitors, laptop screens, smartphones, and televisions are comprised of many individual pixels. These pixels change color depending on their intended function. However, pixels can sometimes malfunction or in some cases, die. A dead pixel is where a pixel on a display device fails to change color. It will turn white and remain white as the rest of the display continues to change colors.

Many viewers of Army of the Dead spotted such a phenomenon throughout the film but now it has started a debate about whether or not it is an actual dead pixel or just a general malfunction during the film. Zack Snyder and the Army of the Dead team have not stated why there is a white dead pixel in some of the shots. A thread started on Reddit has speculated that the dead pixel has to do with the cameras that were used and that the movie was shot with that error in place. The white pixel is present in both the 4K and 1080p cuts of the film so this very well could be the case.

The overall consensus, at least from various views on social media, is that the white pixel is an error by the filmmakers. There has been no word about if this error will be fixed so viewers will have to do their best to ignore the dead white pixel if they can. I didn't notice it until I had to go back and look at it for this story and it may be something you only see once it's drawn to your attention (ed note – I didn't notice either). Zack Snyder is used to social media chatter about most of his films and I'm going to assume, in the grand scheme of things, this is a minuscule matter that won't require a speedy response from the director and his team.

Did YOU notice the dead pixel during Army of the Dead?