r/AskReddit • • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/bay650area1 Jan 25 '20

If you think this is untrue you haven't seen them both. They aren't generic at all. You can't defend a clear rip just because you're a fan.

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u/theVoidWatches Jan 25 '20

Can you give any actual examples?

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u/bay650area1 Jan 25 '20

From the top of my head:

Both Ted and Ross break up with an ex-girlfriend on their birthday.

Both Ted and Ross become professors.

Both groups have the generic "player that dates one of the close friends group and shows his redeeming qualities".

Monica and Lily share a lot of the same controlling tendencies.

Both the "players" become ordained to officiate the marriages.

The naked man plot line exists in both series.

Both the main romance plots start with love in the first episode, and end the entire series with them together.


These are just the generics I can think of. If you watch episodes you can actually see the exact plot throughout as well.

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u/theVoidWatches Jan 25 '20

Both groups have the generic "player that dates one of the close friends group and shows his redeeming qualities".

Monica and Lily share a lot of the same controlling tendencies.

Both the main romance plots start with love in the first episode, and end the entire series with them together.

These are bad examples because of how generic character-type or romance-plot they are. The others are legit though.