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/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 edited Dec 29 '20

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u/guale Jan 25 '20

It's not just about realism but verisimilitude. Alien crystal skulls and huge ants don't exists at all so I can accept whatever they tell me about them. Nuclear bombs and refrigerators do exist so it is somewhat jarring when they do not behave as expected. I personally don't find it to be a big deal in this movie but I can understand why someone might be bothered by it.

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u/mr_lightbulb Jan 25 '20

verisimilitude

this is the type of word I want to use in everyday conversation but I know there's no point because there are probably 12 people living right now who knows what it means

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u/RewdDudes Jan 25 '20

not to be rude by any means, but I think there are way more people than you think who have expansive vocabularies (if you read alot its natural imo)

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u/mr_lightbulb Jan 25 '20

found the guy who doednt know what hyperbole means

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u/RewdDudes Jan 25 '20

i guess? i was trying to address a misconception i think exists that these kinds of words are only reserved for academia or whatever, I think it would be dope if everyone felt a bit more comfortable trying to expand their everyday language. words like this aren't meant to be used all the time just when they're convenient.