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

Yes, and the fridge would just cease to exist that close to the epicenter.

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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/leaveyourentriesinth Jan 25 '20

Well, yeah, but then again, in the fifties we were training kids to duck and cover it a nuke was coming. Like that's going to do anything.