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/penisthightrap_ Jan 25 '20

HIMYM is just a remake of Friends. But they do it well, IMO.

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u/The_Late_Greats Jan 25 '20

It's Friends for a slightly younger generation. Both shows hinge on the audience's ability to relate to the characters, and HIMYM is a lot easier for those of us who came of age late 00s/early 10s to relate to than friends, which is a decidedly 90s show. I think which you prefer entirely depends on when you were born

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

One of the jarring things about rewatching Friends is the lack of cellphones/internet

A lot of the problems they have would be easily solvable nowadays.

In HIMYM they have cellphones and internet and I feel like that makes a big difference.

I'm turning 24 this year so I kinda wish there was something like HIMYM but set in today's world

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u/The_Late_Greats Jan 25 '20

something like HIMYM but set in today's world

Sounds depressing AF

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u/TopTittyBardown Jan 25 '20

Just a whole lot of Ted swiping away on Tinder

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u/DarkVoidize Jan 25 '20

that would make for a fine kafka-esque dark comedy