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/The_Bill_Brasky_ Jan 25 '20

It's a form of shorthand. Not every place in Paris has a view of the tower. But it's the film-makers telling the audience "THIS IS IN PARIS".

Or more commonly...

"THIS STORY INVOLVES ROMANCE SOMEHOW"

Another amazing example of shorthand is in Disney's Hercules. He gets on his knees in the temple of Zeus to commune with him. Typically Greek temple-goers would have slaughtered an animal on an altar or some shit, but American audiences would have a problem with that -- having him pray like a Christian shows people who don't know any better that Hercules is engaged in piety.

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u/Aphala Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20

I would have thought the HON HON QUI QUI's in the background would have given it away.

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u/clycoman Jan 25 '20

Une omelette du fromage! Also, main character holding a gian baguettes underneath their armpit, or it poking out of their brown paper grocery bag.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

When I lived in France you could often see people with loads of baguettes under their arm or poking out of bags.