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19 Movies That Teach Terrible Lessons, As Pointed Out By People In This Online Group
Article created by: Gabija Jan
Remember watching something in a movie you wanted to repeat? Well, fiction is not only there for escapism; many writers/filmmakers want spectators to be wiser and adapt lessons characters learned to real life. They convincingly use words, directing, cinematography and music to portray emotions. Of course, not every film has a profound lesson in it. Some are pure entertainment or teach bad lessons. And that's ok.
Anime and gaming fan Micu was thinking about what an "awful message" the musical Grease delivers and asked Reddit "What's a movie that teaches a really bad lesson?" She received over 6k responses. Rom-coms and action movies got a lot of smack in the thread. Scroll down for the best ones, and an interview with Micu.
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#1
just about every rom com that teaches men that 'no' means 'keep trying' instead of 'f&%k off'.
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#3
Grease : If He cannot "rise" to her level - She should "sink" to his.
#4
Cats. It teaches impressionable Hollywood producers that it's a good idea to make a movie like Cats.
#5
Any romcom. You're about to get married, but you met a really cool person you had a connection with. Now your fiance seemed... Off. They aren't the right person for you. Leave them for that stranger.
#6
Love Story. "Love means never having to say you're sorry!" What the hell were they thinking?
#7
Most high school movies. There's nothing wrong with wearing glasses. Characters barely ever study etc.
#9
a lot of disney channel stuff aimed at teenage girls. the protagonists are bi&$hy and manipulative and use their looks to get what they want disguised as empowerment
#10
Passengers with Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. It's okay to develop Stockholm syndrome and fall in love with the guy who basically ruined your life and manipulated you.
#11
My Best Friend's Wedding - Hey, I know a way to show my support for my best friend. Lets sabotage his wedding to a perfectly lovely girl.
#12
Shrek teaches it's okay to inflate innocent animals into balloons and let them float away to their probable death
#13
Pretty mild example but Justice League.
The moral of the story is basically that a team is nothing without their strongest member. Basically it’s contradicting the moral of what teamwork even stands for in the first place.
#14
Chicken Little oh my GOD that freaking chicken’s father did not give an f about his son until he was the big star of the town
#15
Not a movie, but Paw Patrol. All the adults are incompetent and require a kid with 5 dogs to deal with their every problem.
#16
Christmas with the Kranks teaches us that adults should not be allowed to spend Christmas however they like, and they must bow to peer pressure and do what other people want them to do.
#17
The intern - teaches if your boyfriend cheats on you because he can't stand how successful you are, it's your fault and you should forgive him
#18
13 reasons why. Not a movie, but is basically plays to the fantasy of any teenager who’s thinking of harming themselves how everyone will run around afterwards trying to piece it all together and they’ll still be a big part of peoples lives when they’re gone.
The sad reality is that this is not true and it’s a terrible message to give to kids.
#19
Any movie where a couch or car door is used as cover in a firefight.
That's concealment really...
A .22 will go through a car door or a couch.
A car isn't even cover like in Jon Wick or anything. Rifle rounds will zip right through unless it's a solid engine block hit.
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