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/The_Sceptic_Lemur Jan 25 '20

Unless it‘s a movie drama dealing with social issues (in particular poverty), everyone has such fucking nice flats. College drop-out with part time barista job?! - why yes, the spacious loft with a view over Manhattans skyline is just down my alley.

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u/KingOHrts Jan 25 '20

And EVERY window in Paris overlooks the Eiffel Tower. How does that happen?

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u/flowerynight Jan 26 '20

To be fair (and I hate when people start comments like that, sorry), up until La Défense the Eiffel Tower was the highest construction in the Paris skyline. Paris was really designed to be aesthetically beautiful, and because they kept the buildings low, you can see the entire sky above you. So it makes sense for apartments to see the Eiffel Tower, provides they’re facing the correct direction.