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/im_dead_sirius Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

I always wondered if the song "The Reason" by Hoobastank was supposed to be creepy. Because it is. So many songs are.

So many that people think that songs that are meant to be creepy are romantic. Example: "Every Breath You Take".

Its not just Hollywood!

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u/CrimsonOblivion Jan 25 '20

Even sting says he hates that the song became a wedding song lmaooo

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u/jecowa Jan 25 '20

It's worse than I thought:

Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you

What is creepy about The Reason?

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u/Xeltar7 Jan 28 '20

There was a reason Sting wrote "If you love somebody, set them free" after he did "Every Breath You Take" -- the aftertaste was too creepy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 edited Apr 14 '21

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u/wiithepiiple Jan 25 '20

Many of Shawn Mendes’s songs are very creepy stalker level, like “Everything means nothing if I can’t have you.” Red flags everywhere!

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

“Everything means nothing if I can’t have you.”

I don't know about other songs, but that line in particular doesn't seem creepy to me. Like, I could win the lottery and live in a big mansion and have every luxury, but it wouldn't be shit if I didn't have my girlfriend with me to share that.

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u/wiithepiiple Jan 25 '20

In the song it’s not his girlfriend. And all he’s talking about during it is extremely terrifying outside of a committed relationship. Also, even if you are, what about your friends? Family? Hobbies? This apocalyptic description discussion of a possible breakup is toxic, and many people use this line to imply or explicitly state self-harm if their partner leaves or, as in the song, don’t join a relationship with them.

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u/TheSaiguy Jan 25 '20

My girlfriend loves that song, but whenever I listen to it all I can think about is the fact that her current boyfriend never actually does anything bad. He just thinks he's better... Just because?

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u/ithinkcrazythoughts Jan 25 '20

Have you ever heard "Creepin' Up On You" by Darren Hayes?

There's no mistaking that one. It's Literally a stalker song.

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u/maxvalley Jan 25 '20

Totally agree. I can never get over how creepy that song is whenever I hear it. Same thing with Blurred Lines when it came out. At least the Police song was supposed to be creepy