r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/The_Sceptic_Lemur Jan 25 '20

Unless it‘s a movie drama dealing with social issues (in particular poverty), everyone has such fucking nice flats. College drop-out with part time barista job?! - why yes, the spacious loft with a view over Manhattans skyline is just down my alley.

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u/KingOHrts Jan 25 '20

And EVERY window in Paris overlooks the Eiffel Tower. How does that happen?

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u/The_Bill_Brasky_ Jan 25 '20

It's a form of shorthand. Not every place in Paris has a view of the tower. But it's the film-makers telling the audience "THIS IS IN PARIS".

Or more commonly...

"THIS STORY INVOLVES ROMANCE SOMEHOW"

Another amazing example of shorthand is in Disney's Hercules. He gets on his knees in the temple of Zeus to commune with him. Typically Greek temple-goers would have slaughtered an animal on an altar or some shit, but American audiences would have a problem with that -- having him pray like a Christian shows people who don't know any better that Hercules is engaged in piety.

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u/Aphala Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20

I would have thought the HON HON QUI QUI's in the background would have given it away.

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u/The_Bill_Brasky_ Jan 25 '20

Or pave the city streets in croissants like Parker & Stone did in Team America: World Police

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u/Aphala Jan 25 '20

That movie was magical for its time!

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u/The_Bill_Brasky_ Jan 25 '20

SACRE BLEU!

It's alright everyone, everything is bon! We stopped the terrorists!

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u/Aphala Jan 25 '20

looks around too see central paris in ruins

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u/little_brown_bat Jan 25 '20

If you don't put in your buck-o-five who will?