- Harsher in Hindsight:
- The joke about Prince Hapi having seven wives can be seen as this after Arnold Schwarzenegger cheating on his wife became public in 2011.
- Another irony is that Hong Kong (the present-day autonomous territory of China) was a British colony itself at the time, and Jackie Chan himself was born in British Hong Kong.
- Heartwarming Moments:
- Passpartout's growing closeness to Fogg, from using him as a way to get home to actually assisting him on his journey.
- Fogg discovers a message from Monique about him: "I travelled the world for inspiration, and found it in a man who lives what he dreams."
- The end credits song, Everybody, All over the World (Join the Celebration)
by David A. Stewart and the Sylvia Young Stage School. If that wasn't enough, they had three students from that school sing lyrics in French, Spanish and Hindi, to further cement the theme of multiculturalism that ran throughout the film.
- Retroactive Recognition:
- Lord Kelvin is Jim Broadbent.
- Will Forte makes his film debut as Young Bobby.
- So Okay, It's Average: The overall summary of the critics is mixed, but Jackie Chan's performance is praised.
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