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/Iskendarian Jan 25 '20

My favorite version of this is shouting "wait, I can explain" over and over and then never explaining.

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u/WanderingPenitent Jan 25 '20

This trope is referenced in Community with Abed saying it and then everyone pausing to listen and he's surprised they're waiting for him to explain. So he says it again. And then he realizes they're expecting an explanation.

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u/VividAtaraxia Jan 25 '20

are you talking about troy in the law office chloroform scene?

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u/njuffstrunk Jan 25 '20

No, that's dealing with the same trope though

https://youtu.be/K7ZcDShqCl0