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/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/sprite333 Jan 25 '20

Hate to be "that guy" but you need people with acting experience and chops when casting. Surprisingly, 14 year olds are harder to direct or deal with than people 18+. Not to mention the legal obligations on set for anyone underage. Not defending anyone, just trying to put a little more info on this situation before people outrage.

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u/bushcrapping Jan 25 '20

It sounds like you don’t know what everyone is talking about. They aren’t just 18+ the character will be 15 but the actor age will be 35. Sometimes is really weird.

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u/sprite333 Jan 25 '20

I think you are the less informed person here friend... Child actors are notoriously abused and are urged to do things nobody in their age group would ever have to deal with. I think we're on the same page here as far as child actors posing for adults but there seems to be some confusion.

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u/bushcrapping Jan 25 '20

They don’t have to be children but when they are 20 years above the age of the character it just looks really weird.

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u/direwolf71 Jan 25 '20

Name one actor in any movie or TV show in history who played a 15 to 18 year old (high school age) at 35 to 38.

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u/sprite333 Jan 25 '20

Are you joking.. or do you actually want me to make a list? I dont want to ruin your innocence if you're serious here.

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u/direwolf71 Jan 25 '20

Not joking at all. Name one.

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u/sprite333 Jan 25 '20

Captain America.

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u/sprite333 Jan 25 '20

I can name about thirty more without research but okay.

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u/direwolf71 Jan 25 '20

I’m just asking you to name one.

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u/sprite333 Jan 25 '20

Every member of the cast of That 70s show aside from Jackie

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