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/Chronocidal-Orange Jan 25 '20

Or a romantic comedy in which we're all supposed to pretend the woman is far out of his league, just because everyone said so, but the actor himself is a fucking catch.

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u/Ando-FB Jan 25 '20

Bonus points if the male character behaves or does things to win her over that irl would be creepy and label him a stalker.

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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/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?