I'm going to say "Yes"

Am I the only person who's offended when a westerly-flying plane is shown pointing to the right?


Probably.


You'll be pleased to know that at least two people have already agreed with me. What up?


At least one other person told you that you're not allowed to say "What up?" anymore.


Here's my point. Movies and Television rely on one very important concept to pull off entertainment. The suspension of disbelief!

Every now and again, a movie will do something weird or wrong which will instantly snap you out of their fantasy world and destroy the vision they've created. This can be something simple like accidentally showing a boom mic (watch "Mr. Saturday Night" for this one), showing a phone number starting with 555 ("Ghostbusters, among others...it's 555-2368, don't bother looking it up), or the lead actor dying during filming, leading you to replace him with a different actor (Plan 9 From Outer Space).

One other thing that bugs me is the use of old Stock Footage during a movie or TV show. You can spot it pretty easily because it's often shot in an entirely different style than the rest of the film, has different lighting conditions, graininess, is hand-held or something to that effect. Watch the celebratory scene in Star Trek 4 after they release the whales into the ocean for the most obvious example of this I can think of. It's ridiculous.

A very common use of Stock Footage is when a director decides to show a plane flying. This is used to spoon-feed the audience with a change in locale. There may or may not be a scene on the plane...that's beside the point. You'll usually see the outside of the plane in mid-flight...and it bugs me when it's pointed the wrong direction. When any normal person looks at a map, North is up...which makes east to the right and West to the left. So, in order to make the transition seamless, if you're showing a plane flying from New York to San Francisco, as an example I've recently seen, it needs to be pointed to the left. Please ensure that you pay attention to this critical detail from now on. Thank you.