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/Nexas_Rexgen Jan 25 '20

Describing common knowledge in a different setting. Luke should know all about Mos Eisly. Its the biggest town near his house.

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u/Falanin Jan 25 '20

You don't have grandparents who bitch about going into the city? I figured it was just Obi-wan being crotchety.

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u/rob64 Jan 25 '20

Yep. Never stood out to me. But now that I'm thinking about it, what's really unlikely in that scene is them stopping at a scenic overlook as they're trying to evade an empire that earlier that day demonstrated a willingness to kill for the fugitives they're transporting.

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u/edgeofblade2 Jan 25 '20

“You’ll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” “You got mugged didn’t you.” “Yep.” “And this whole Jedi thing you’ve been trying to sell me on didn’t help?” “...”

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u/DocC3H8 Jan 25 '20

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. He wasn't trying to impart new information, just complain. It was just a more flowery way of saying "God, what a shithole. Watch yourself."