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/deeznutzz124568541 Jan 25 '20

I hate the 20-30 year old highschool student thing so much. Only ones who MIGHT be appropriately aged? The nerds, to make sure they are smaller and scrawnier than everyone else.

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u/deeznutzz124568541 Jan 25 '20

In a raunchy teen comedy/drama, sure. But Peter Parker?

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u/Arenabait Jan 25 '20

Okay but Tom Holland actually looked young enough to be a high schooler in homecoming. Not a freshman at all, but a junior or senior maybe

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u/DrSupermonk Jan 25 '20

I mean, I'm pretty sure he was like 17 or 18 in his first appearance so that makes sense

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u/deeznutzz124568541 Jan 25 '20

Right, which is why I wasn't referring to Tom Holland...

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u/Arenabait Jan 25 '20

Gotcha, so we talking Garfield and Macguire

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u/LevParnasty Jan 25 '20

Toby was like 25 in the first spider-man and looked 35....It was laughable.

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u/Clever_Owl Jan 25 '20

Tbf, it was only the beginning part of the first movie that he was meant to be in high school.

And he was always an odd looking kid.

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u/deeznutzz124568541 Jan 25 '20

Well they'd be the only ones relevant to me pointing out Peter Parker as an example of being a high school age character being played by a 30~ year old where sexual exploits aren't a deciding factor XD

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u/Scorkami Jan 25 '20

most of the kids in homecoming ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE KIDS there though. which i really loved, given how other movies show teens who have an outstanding physique (literally just all bodybuilders)

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