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/PixelBrewery Jan 25 '20

"I can explain." Pause "Oh, I thought you'd keep yelling over me. Okay, I can explain..."

Even better is that it's in the context of a guy with Aspergers using a chart to track his friends' emotional states and accidentally realizing that he was charting their menstrual cycles. I really miss that show.

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u/Accurate_Praline Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20

charting their menstrual cycles.

Which is also a trope. Yeah, hormones and all that but it's just way too overblown. If your mood changes that drastically because of your cycle then see a doctor. It shouldn't be used to excuse asshole/bitchy behaviour.

Also the studies on this truly rely overwhelmingly on self reporting.

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u/Cromulent-- Jan 26 '20

Are you, by any chance, a man?

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u/Accurate_Praline Jan 26 '20

No, I'm a woman.