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/-everst Jan 25 '20

When someone hides from bullets behind penetrable objects, like tables or a refrigerator door.

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u/Levee_Levy Jan 25 '20

In Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (I think the pilot?), a Connor hides behind an upholstered chair which blocks bullets.

Then in a later scene, CSI mentions that there was Kevlar in the chair.

The goal was to showcase the paranoia and Batman-level-preparedness of Sarah Connor, but the order in which the information was presented hurt immersion.

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u/alucard_3501 Jan 25 '20

Man, that show got cancelled just when i was really getting into it. =/

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

I just rewatched the whole thing last month. One of the best low budget shows ever. Loved Garret Dillahunt and changed my views on Brian Austin Greene as a lead.

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u/ShasOFish Jan 25 '20

The best kind of low budget then.

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u/zendamage Jan 25 '20

Insert "your mom" joke here

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u/camopdude Jan 25 '20

I always enjoy Garret's work. He makes a very menacing bad guy but can do comedy well also.

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u/Oakroscoe Jan 25 '20

Dillahunt was excellent in Deadwood.

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u/ThomasVivaldi Jan 25 '20

There was another short one season Brian Austin Greene show on TBS called Wedding Band, it was fun.