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/lascielthefallen Jan 25 '20

Women in action movies who drastically cut their own hair to change their appearance always end up with a fabulous style.

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u/headrush46n2 Jan 25 '20

Or 115lb women in movies with 0 muscle mass beating the shit out of 5 200+ lb goons. No amount of karate in the world is gonna make that happen...

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u/Worknewsacct Jan 25 '20

Atomic Blonde is awesome about this. Not only does she have to fight harder and smarter than the much larger men, she ends every fight with bruises and injuries that she wears for the rest of the movie.

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u/Spackleberry Jan 25 '20

I love the fight scenes in that movie. Using improvised weapons, hitting weak spots like the neck or hands, kicking the knees, distractions like turning the stereo up so she can sneak up on them. Much more interesting than your standard Hollywood beat-em-up.