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30 Movies That Teach Terrible Lessons, As Pointed Out By People In This Online Group
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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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just about every rom com that teaches men that 'no' means 'keep trying' instead of 'f&%k off'.
Any movie that teaches the idea that if you're persistent, then you'll get the girl/guy.
Micu herself gave some opposite examples—the good lessons. "I recently watched ‘Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop’ which was about loving yourself as well as all your flaws and accepting love from other people. Also, ‘Dead Poet Society’ teaches you to seize the day."
Grease : If He cannot "rise" to her level - She should "sink" to his.
Fifty Shades of Grey.
It’s a movie about a guy who was ab$#ed perpetuating the cycle of abuse with the thin veneer of “it’s okay because he’s rich and this is how BDSM works.” The f%^k it does; almost all the characters are all sh$^ty people. Period.
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.
As a suicide surviver I can confirm that people don't grow souls just because someone died. If they didn't care when you were alive they won't care when you're dead. The flip side is anyone who did care is deviated.
It’s so sad for me when I see comments like this. Nobody should have to try to kill them selves. Hope you are ok
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When I watched 13RW (OK, only S1), all I saw was all the ways Hannah was let down, and all the ways people being a little less self-involved might have helped her. Especially the guidance counsellor. I saw it more as a cautionary tale that mental health and communication is hugely important.
I think it was trying to get the point across that people's actions have consequences and that even if they didn't realise it all those people played a part, even if tiny in how she felt about herself. I'm a suicide survivor and earringnut is right; if people don't care enough to help you before you try to commit suicide they sure as hell stay even further away afterwards. I do feel like movies & tv try and romanticize suicide/suicide attempts; there's nothing glamorous about being hooked up to machines and having a nappy stuck on you when they have to put you in a coma. And friends don't visit when you wake up; they stay far away :(
I'm sorry you had to go through this! I hope you're better now! And if "friends" stay away, I think it's for the best! Not everyone should be in your life. My so called friends left me because I mentioned I'm depressed and I'm seeing a psychologist. I realise now I'm better without those people in my life!
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I think a lot of people missed the point of this show - it was never about glamourising suicide, it was always about exposing how shitty high school is and how people come to the point of killing themselves. [/survivor here, that was my take on this show] But of course it got a glam spin on it, we wouldn't watch it otherwise.
So many psychologists came out saying how bad it was, including (if I remember correctly) the ones the producers consulted. The producers just chose not to follow the advice from the professionals.
Ugh the first season was so bad and I felt like I was the only one who hated that girl. I understand you were raped but she was so happy in her victimhood. She was so whiny waiting for someone to pay attention to her and when it didn't happen she planned an elaborate suicide with games for the one person who did care. What a horrible message. I get it's hard to talk about and deal with but the show handled it so wrong. I wish they'd shown a more realistic version of depression and rape.
I watched a very very good movie about this. It's " 2H37" from Murali K. Thalluri, i advise everyone going through some stuff (or not) to watch it at least once. It's not a "feel good" movie, it's about someone cuting its arms (blood running under the stall) in the bathroom at school and you follow several kids with problems (huge problems) to find out which one gave up.
This was a PHENOMENALLY shite series. The boy looked positively zonked, and her passive-aggressive 'it's all everyone else's fault' routine from the grave was just tiresome. She should have drowned the guys who raped her. And then chopped them into little pieces.
They’re stories about teenagers, written for teenagers. Extreme actions and reactions are the norm. How many of us said to our parents—-with typical teenage angst—-something like “I’ll be dead [or blind, or deaf, or in a wheelchair, or something just as dramatically drastic] and THEN you’ll be sorry”? Kids can be such drama queens/kings.
The entire concept is pretty much based on a personality disorder.
murder, aids/hiv caught by a runaway prostitute who came back home, rape, suicide, all on the backdrop of empty little people and their vain, meaningless little lives... if this is a metaphor or snapshot of the real world out there for teens these days, it explains why the country is in such trouble... these people will start voting the next year, and 20 years from now some will run for office. Yikes...
I have to defend this one. It's not for kids so don't care what they may think, there was boy injecting himself with mercury because of superhero movies and he wasn't low intelligence or mentally incapable in any way. And yes in many ways it's horrible and disturbing, but so are drawings / paintings of people with depression and this is one person's depression painting in that serie and in that sense it fulfilled the purpose. It's on everyone's intelligence to recognize that it's not how it works, it was taken far enough from reality to express that point.
If Micu was making a movie with an unusual moral, she would want to communicate that good isn't always rewarded with good: sometimes the good goes to bad people instead, to give spectators expectations of "just how the world works."
Cats. It teaches impressionable Hollywood producers that it's a good idea to make a movie like Cats.
The whole Twilight series. Edward and Jacob are both controlling pricks at best, and Bella is too spineless to put them in their place.
"My love dumped me, so I'm going to engage in reckless behavior."
"My love is dead, so I'm going to commit su&%#de by cop."
"My love is in a relationship with someone else, so I'm going to try to force myself on her so she will change her mind."
If you want some professional input about how bad the relationships are in Twilight, check out Cinema Therapy on YouTube.
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.
Talking about sending messages, movies are treated as a powerful tool for propaganda. While today's Hollywood is more influenced by the audience, award shows, and other countries' censorship, from 1934 to 1968, the industry was self-regulated by the strict Hays Code.
Love Story. "Love means never having to say you're sorry!" What the hell were they thinking?
The Sex and the City Movie… and series. Big leaves Carrie time and time again over the years. This teaches that if you stick around your toxic relationship the man might finally change and commit to you…even after 10 years!
With that said, I love SATC! Watching it in my 20’s I saw Carrie finally get her man. Watching it in my 30’s I cringe and just wish Carrie would have stayed with Aiden.
I am 100% team Aiden, but glad he didn't get stuck with Carrie, she would have made him miserable!!
Most high school movies. There's nothing wrong with wearing glasses. Characters barely ever study etc.
The Hays Code was influenced by moral panic from spectators and politicians as well, but many of the rules wouldn't fly in todays US. It prohibited things like interracial dating, French kisses, evoking empathy towards criminals, etc. In fact, in one of the movies mentioned in this list, Cinema Paradiso, a filmmaker shares memories of stealing cutout frames of kissing from a small-town cinema in Italy, where they were censored by a local priest.
50 shades of gray. Creepy dude gets viewed as elegant and mysterious just because he’s rich
40 days and 40 nights. It's about a girl who's a total slot but she decides to challenge herself not to have sex for 40 days. She's doing fine until her friend makes a website about it and a being pool starts. Suddenly everyone is trying to get her in bed.
Meanwhile she meets this really great guy who teaches her that love doesn't have to involve sex, you can have a great time and even be intimate without f@#king.
Still, she's so horny, you guys. At the end of the 40 days, she literally handcuffs herself to a bed to keep from letting anyone f@#k her.
The pool is up to huge amounts of money now.
Then her ex boyfriend walks in. He sees her tied up, so he ra&#s her. He claims the prize money and literally rides off into the sunset.
The s*#^ty girl is upset because her awesome new boyfriend might not accept her now that she cheated on him by being r&#ed but it turns out he's ok with it.
Oh wait oops I accidentally reversed the genders of all those characters.
Lots and lots of romantic movies. Maybe you can just walk up and kiss someone like in The Notebook if you’re Ryan Gosling. In reality, though, get consent first ffs.
Any action movie where someone disarms someone who has a knife. Don’t try that. If possible, run the fuck away.
Fifty shades of grey. Shit writing aside, that’s not how you do bdsm, relationships or anything in between. It’s not romantic. It’s creepy. Why in the fuck did anyone like that movie?
In 1934-1941, as divorce rates grew, Hollywood's screwball comedies, like His Girl Friday, It Happened One Night, and Adam's Rib started incorporating the theme of remarriage, which later was recognized as a subgenre by philosopher Stanley Cavell, who dedicated a whole book to it in 1979 called Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage. It's important to note that female characters in these films were independent and still chose to come back to their husbands, even though these screwball comedies show marriage as a miserable situation.
Revenge of the Nerds can’t even claim it’s satirical. The nerds are just as bad - if not worse - than the jocks. Yes the jocks started it by running a few pigs through their party. What the nerds do is far worse but really only at the expense of the easier targets - their women.
Other than the humility of losing in what is effectively a few competitions they cheat at (along with some Tigers Balm in their jockstraps), the Lambdas don’t really get revenge on the jocks, they take it out on their women.
First they spy on them in the nude. Then they distribute the nude photos to the school. Finally Lewis r*^es Betty Childs. All because like four girlfriends helped the jocks with the pigs?
And the idea that it’s okay because Lewis is good in bed is beyond disturbing. She doesn’t just accept it, she decides she’s “in love with a nerd.” That movie was written by some serious incels.
Almost all 90's comedy movies are like this. "I have a problem with this guy so I'm gonna get his girlfriend or wife in bed and then somehow it's all her fault in the end!"
Overboard - she has amnesia so he convinces her she is his wife & mother to his 3-4 kids. Then he has sex with her.
So r#^ey.
The original story described is from the 80's with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell and not the picture above which is the remake!(edit:picture was changed after my comment) In the remake is the other way around! It was already cringe even for the 80's and i have no idea who decided that this story had any place in today's society!!
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
Typically, Richie Rich. Would slap that kid, also uses money to get whatever he wants...including power on women. Really bad bad values there
On the other side of the world, the first Commissar for Education in the Soviet Union remembered Lenin saying "that of all the arts, the most important for us is the cinema." He recognized the capabilities of cinema as a thought-shaping tool in a country with a large percentage of illiterate people. The Commisar stressed the importance of showing films in remote villages where people hadn't seen any, thus propaganda there would be even more effective.
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.
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.
It's a great movie and one of the only realistic ones. A woman realizes too late she lost her love and embarrassing hurts people acting like a complete suitcase trying to win him back. the only unrealistic part is when he forgives her.
Not a movie, but the kids' show "Caillou" is fucking terrible. It's made for kids at the age where they copy everything they see, and the main little fucker in the show crys and whines the whole time, so kids who watch it become insufferable.
Bad lesson for kids, good lesson for parents who will learn about "modeling."
What have you learned from movies? Have you learned the Heimlich maneuver to save a choking person? Threw a similar party to Project X? Became concerned about the fabric of reality and privacy after The Matrix and The Truman Show?
Shrek teaches it's okay to inflate innocent animals into balloons and let them float away to their probable death
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.
Oft cited, but for good reason - Revenge of the Nerds. R@#ey stalkers are the heroes here.
A year or two ago Cracked.com did an article about this movie and how problematic it is, especially the hero of the movie technically committing rape by deception. An alarming number of commenters saw nothing wrong with this and said they’d do the same thing if given the chance. o.0
Didn't want to let the kids see Jackass. Gave in. Ńext day, the very next day, they were sliding down a staircase in a laundry basket.
''Don't try this at home'' And chill out, if you let your kids watch Jackass, maybe YOU are the nut one
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
Hollywood seems to make most fathers into clueless a-holes. Most Dads I know try to do their best even when they are a little clueless. Another shitty movie for that was Inside Out. Made me not like the movie because of how they depict the douchy dad.
Not a movie, but Paw Patrol. All the adults are incompetent and require a kid with 5 dogs to deal with their every problem.
Hocus Pocus, Max gets relentlessly harassed and bullied almost the entire movie for being a virgin
I was actually quite surprised when rewatching this movie in college (hadn't seen it since I was a kid) and discovering that the "virgin" bit was so thoroughly emphasized. Especially because it's Max's little sister who keeps bringing it up. Someone who shouldn't even know what a virgin is to begin with at her age.
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.
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.
Free Frosty!! Such crap, what if you don't celebrate, will your crazy neighbors harass you every December?!
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
That's not the message I got from that movie at all. To me, it's when needs in a relationship aren't met for a prolonged period of time, or when people lose themselves in the flow of a relationship that they actually feel trapped in, people can make bad decisions, for which they ultimately can be forgiven for, if the appropriate effort is done. (emphasis on 'can' and not 'should')
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The Little Mermaid: Want to win the man of your dreams? Be attractive, naked, and silent. Also, it's totally acceptable to completely and suddenly abandon your home, family and friends in pursuit of this one person.
Don't forget to mention she's only seen said man once, has never actually spoken to him and doesn't know him at all.
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I might get schooled and downvoted for this, but - no, I'm not going to defend any of these films, I dislike most of these tropes just as much as everyone else - I just think we should change our approach to how we see the entertainment industry. It's entertainment, not documentary. We shouldn't expect a work of fiction to teach us anything. If it does teach something good, besides being entertaining, that's wonderful, but not every film is there to teach anything. So many nice films have been ruined by this approach because people taught it "was teaching a bad lesson", while really, no, the film was just supposed to make you reflect upon what you just saw, possibly making you create your own new thoughts. And, before you school me on how sensitive is the youth, I was always taught that fiction is no reality and thus need not be emulated in real life. Heck, there are things that are funny BECAUSE you wouldn't do them in real life.
So, yes, please, change the cliché tropes, but let's not get all self-righteous about it. End of my Ted Talk. *bows*
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Any movie where the protagonist is suddenly thrust into a new adventure and expects to become a super-pro in a stupidly short period of time. As opposed to taking years to learn the art/craft/skill needed to succeed.
Ha. South Park ep where Stan had to learn to ski to win a race against rich high school kids. Stan: dude, I’m 8, I’ve never been skiing before! Montage song about becoming an expert in ten minutes.
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Reading these felt like I was in my living room watching a movie with my wife who pin points and has something to say about every moment. I get it, some movies teach the wrong things and not very realistic. But one if the kid in the cartoon is a whinny f**k stop letting your kids watch it, and two unless its a documentary watch it for entertainment purposes only, who the hell looks for life lessons in a movie anyways.
Your life must be very sad since you clearly don't understand humor.
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I was never a fan of movies where main protagonist, no matter man or woman, no matter how good looking they are, just forcefully kisses someone they like without asking, just assuming they are irresistible because they are soooo good looking. Even when it's a woman who plays "femme fatale" and just jumps on some poor schmuck and we are supposed to think it's sexy? Or man who is like "ruggedly handsome" and grabs a woman and kisses her. It's not ok. Ask first, ask on a date, flirt at least to see if the other side is interested.
And another thing.....if you work hard enough you can attain your dreams. Sorry but no. Look at the ratios - the number of people who actually hit the big time vs the number who start out, particularly in the creative arts. Sure, work hard at your talent, but have a fall back as chances are that without a little bit of luck and a whole lot of support and money behind you, it won't be happening.
another bad lesson: in the Ryan O'Neal movie "Love Story" (1970), the bottom line message is "Love means you never have to say you are sorry". Nope, hate to tell you, but the author missed it... If you love someone & want to continue in a long-term relationship, you will have to say that you are sorry more than quite a few times... The relationship will have to be regularly renegotiated with growth and progress, commitment, and recommitments, or it will fail. What sort of charmed life did the author base this nonsense on? Nonsense!! Maybe he stopped saying "sorry" because he knew she was under a death sentence since leukemia was untreatable back then.
home alone 1 and 2. everyone is ok with buzz acting like a jerk to his brother?
No one's ok with it. His character is written as the bully/thug.
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1-Early Bond movies have James raping women. 2-Any national disaster movie about plagues, zombies, aliens, etc. that show America (or the world) rallying together to overcome. We have seen what would happen during plagues or zombies. As far as the a** kicking politicians putting themselves on the line for the good of the country, well let's just say lol to that idea.
Crank - it's okay to r*pe your own girlfriend out on the streets for everyone to see while they cheer and hoot because who cares about her it's about the male protagonist and she will eventually start to like it anyway. I don't care if the guy would be dead if he didn't do it - it's still a really cringy scene and ruined the movie for me.
Any film that tells you to Be Yourself (I'm looking at you Disney). Yes, lots of us need to get a lot better at accepting the good in us, but not one of us doesn't have things we need to work on as well. Myself is a grumpy, short-tempered cow when at home with my family, for their sake, I need to work on the reasons for that and exercise some self-discipline while I'm a wip.
Many of the "classic" movies from the so-called golden age of Hollywood are pretty problematic as well. "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" in particular.
Does anyone know why there's a one at the end of everyone's comments?
I think it's a glitch/coding error. Glad Im not the only one seeing the "1"
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Phantom of the Opera - really, really creepy - like we understand he didn't have love, but still, his actions and obsession doesn't make it romantic.
did you guys ever see the snl skit about hallmark movies? kate mckinnon says, "it's okay if i cheat on my husband because he works a lot."
I guess every Woody Allen movie is a bit sexist (I haven't watched them all), but last was You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger: a middle aged man stalks his young neighbour, persuaded her to get lunch together after several no's, tells her he's been stalking and enjoys watching her naked, and asks her to give him more shows of that (even after he finds out she's engaged and getting married soon). This is already unacceptable, but the worst part is that they actually end up together!
The Pokémon movies teach us that they're not canon, and TV Ash doesn't know the awesome adventures Movie Ash has had.
The Lion King: If you see meerkats and/or warthogs in real life, you should not approach them. They can't talk, sing or make funny jokes. You can't become friends with them. They should best be left alone in their natural habitat. It's a bloody f*cking outrage what Disney made me believe when I was only 12 years old.
But seriously now. I think it's funny how nobody ever seems to be bothered by the really bad ones. Like history channels' show Vikings. This one basically teaches you can become wealthy, powerful and famous by raiding, murdering and raping your way across Europe.
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Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken is great except for the romance which is DISGUSTING.
Breakfast Club - the Nerd ends up doing all the work and gets basically nothing for it.
The "work" was a 500-word (or so) essay, which he enjoyed writing and felt deep pride in (kissing the paper). The other guys asked him very nicely and were appreciative. But, more importantly, the peers that usually wouldn't notice him, welcomed him into their group, listened to him, and grew respect for him.
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Nobody has mentioned 'Pretty Woman' so I'll add it on. I never liked the movie but I'm not going to get all feminist about it. Rather, what always bothered me about it is that it had nothing to do with love; it was just sex. Yes, yes, they ended up falling in love but they had absolutely nothing in common with each other. And what happens afterwards when they start meeting each other's friends and family? What if somebody recognises her from her profession? How does a respectable businessman maintain his standing with a former prostitute as his romantic partner?! Rom coms can be fun but not this one.
Why are there upvote / downvote buttons for some pages but not for others?
pretty woman, plenty of people see that movie as glorifying prostitution, like some rich guy is going to see you on the street, take you in and fall in love with you
Can anybody put Sia's Music movie into this list? It is a horrible movie with terrible morals.
Yeah all these movies and, honestly, I expect any movie on the Hallmark channel. I saw an ad for a movie on that channel one time where a guy randomly grabs some woman who he doesn't know in an elevator and kisses her. Then, she was so excited that he is taking her on a date. I'm pretty sure that's called assault!
Snow white: Yes, perfectly fine for a 14 year old to be in the woods around strange tiny people with behavioural issues. And very normal for a 30 something year old man to come along, see a dead body, and decide to kiss it.
Also, movies or shows that has a main character doing everything great without recognising his/her faults.
(I figured, but the point about understanding the difference between reality and fiction needs to be pointed out as to another reason why ratings exist)
Um, realistically, most of these movies are trying to give any message, they're just trying to entertain. I feel sorry for people trying to take messages of life from movies
I watch movies & shows for entertainment, not for life direction or advice. I know real ducks don't come back to life after being killed, nor do people (though, no horror movies actually made this ridiculous list). I know groups don't break out in song, especially in high school; I know superheroes are not real; and I know there is no "happily ever after". If you don't know all these things, you've got bigger problems than Wonder Woman's wardrobe or the fictional social ramifications of awakening three dead witches.
I fell there should be some movies like Limitless or Night crawler in this list. They teach you it's OK to resort to questionable actions when pursuing money and power.
I feel this is a little over-the-top. As Daria B said - not everything is meant to teach a lesson. Sure, if something becomes a TROPE, as in: is used over and over for a certain type of movie, that can become a problem. There's many movies with questionable morals, and I'm glad that the perception is changing towards a more tolerant and open and less sexist society. But if you as a parent want your kids to not take up one of the tropes, it's on you to set the movies you're watching in perspective. Talk with them! Let them talk about it with you. Let them watch different movies with different morals, so they can make up their own mind about things. There's so many amazing movies, you just need to look better.
I HATE ANY super hero film. Makes people (especially kids) think someone else will show up and fix their problems. They quit thinking for themselves, stand around as victims. This also goes for attributing fabulous man-made structures or nature-made wonders to aliens. Mankind has been intelligent and problem solving all through time. Don't see your species short!
Well, I thought especially Iron Man was pretty well-done in that he's NOT someone with super-powers. He's 'just' really smart and a total nerd. No special powers, just a man in a suit of armor.
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So much messed up thing movies show us: You only have value as long as you are with someone, if you aknowledged something bad you have to tell everyine right away or it means you don't trust them, "I just wanted to protect you", your partner screws up big time but a romantic gesture will wipe that out, 'no' means 'maybe, try harder', being lonely is not ok. Some script writers should stop writing.
The Rock- want to honour veterans that fought and died? F**k you, you’re a terrorist. Bridget Jones- be a horrible and off putting person and men will still fight over you. The High School Musical series- High School actually matters!
Working Girl was rotten. "Only successful if get man". Fatal Attraction went awry when the wife didn't kick the cheater to the curb!
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Saw this online, "The Wizard of OZ - Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets then teams up with three strangers to kill again." I mean...they aren't wrong. :)
Hi, I personally love seeing interesting characters, it's a fiction - artists might as well use their creativity and explore the rabbit holes their mind goes into without taking these things into physical reality (unless someone gets inspired by them), it also helps viewers understand that they are not a weirdo for having similar thoughts. Completely avoiding these films because of that would be like avoiding violent video games.
Load More Replies... The Little Mermaid: Want to win the man of your dreams? Be attractive, naked, and silent. Also, it's totally acceptable to completely and suddenly abandon your home, family and friends in pursuit of this one person.
Don't forget to mention she's only seen said man once, has never actually spoken to him and doesn't know him at all.
Load More Replies... I might get schooled and downvoted for this, but - no, I'm not going to defend any of these films, I dislike most of these tropes just as much as everyone else - I just think we should change our approach to how we see the entertainment industry. It's entertainment, not documentary. We shouldn't expect a work of fiction to teach us anything. If it does teach something good, besides being entertaining, that's wonderful, but not every film is there to teach anything. So many nice films have been ruined by this approach because people taught it "was teaching a bad lesson", while really, no, the film was just supposed to make you reflect upon what you just saw, possibly making you create your own new thoughts. And, before you school me on how sensitive is the youth, I was always taught that fiction is no reality and thus need not be emulated in real life. Heck, there are things that are funny BECAUSE you wouldn't do them in real life.
So, yes, please, change the cliché tropes, but let's not get all self-righteous about it. End of my Ted Talk. *bows*
Load More Replies... Any movie where the protagonist is suddenly thrust into a new adventure and expects to become a super-pro in a stupidly short period of time. As opposed to taking years to learn the art/craft/skill needed to succeed.
Ha. South Park ep where Stan had to learn to ski to win a race against rich high school kids. Stan: dude, I’m 8, I’ve never been skiing before! Montage song about becoming an expert in ten minutes.
Load More Replies... Reading these felt like I was in my living room watching a movie with my wife who pin points and has something to say about every moment. I get it, some movies teach the wrong things and not very realistic. But one if the kid in the cartoon is a whinny f**k stop letting your kids watch it, and two unless its a documentary watch it for entertainment purposes only, who the hell looks for life lessons in a movie anyways.
Your life must be very sad since you clearly don't understand humor.
Load More Replies... I was never a fan of movies where main protagonist, no matter man or woman, no matter how good looking they are, just forcefully kisses someone they like without asking, just assuming they are irresistible because they are soooo good looking. Even when it's a woman who plays "femme fatale" and just jumps on some poor schmuck and we are supposed to think it's sexy? Or man who is like "ruggedly handsome" and grabs a woman and kisses her. It's not ok. Ask first, ask on a date, flirt at least to see if the other side is interested.
And another thing.....if you work hard enough you can attain your dreams. Sorry but no. Look at the ratios - the number of people who actually hit the big time vs the number who start out, particularly in the creative arts. Sure, work hard at your talent, but have a fall back as chances are that without a little bit of luck and a whole lot of support and money behind you, it won't be happening.
another bad lesson: in the Ryan O'Neal movie "Love Story" (1970), the bottom line message is "Love means you never have to say you are sorry". Nope, hate to tell you, but the author missed it... If you love someone & want to continue in a long-term relationship, you will have to say that you are sorry more than quite a few times... The relationship will have to be regularly renegotiated with growth and progress, commitment, and recommitments, or it will fail. What sort of charmed life did the author base this nonsense on? Nonsense!! Maybe he stopped saying "sorry" because he knew she was under a death sentence since leukemia was untreatable back then.
home alone 1 and 2. everyone is ok with buzz acting like a jerk to his brother?
No one's ok with it. His character is written as the bully/thug.
Load More Replies... 1-Early Bond movies have James raping women. 2-Any national disaster movie about plagues, zombies, aliens, etc. that show America (or the world) rallying together to overcome. We have seen what would happen during plagues or zombies. As far as the a** kicking politicians putting themselves on the line for the good of the country, well let's just say lol to that idea.
Crank - it's okay to r*pe your own girlfriend out on the streets for everyone to see while they cheer and hoot because who cares about her it's about the male protagonist and she will eventually start to like it anyway. I don't care if the guy would be dead if he didn't do it - it's still a really cringy scene and ruined the movie for me.
Any film that tells you to Be Yourself (I'm looking at you Disney). Yes, lots of us need to get a lot better at accepting the good in us, but not one of us doesn't have things we need to work on as well. Myself is a grumpy, short-tempered cow when at home with my family, for their sake, I need to work on the reasons for that and exercise some self-discipline while I'm a wip.
Many of the "classic" movies from the so-called golden age of Hollywood are pretty problematic as well. "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" in particular.
Does anyone know why there's a one at the end of everyone's comments?
I think it's a glitch/coding error. Glad Im not the only one seeing the "1"
Load More Replies... Phantom of the Opera - really, really creepy - like we understand he didn't have love, but still, his actions and obsession doesn't make it romantic.
did you guys ever see the snl skit about hallmark movies? kate mckinnon says, "it's okay if i cheat on my husband because he works a lot."
I guess every Woody Allen movie is a bit sexist (I haven't watched them all), but last was You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger: a middle aged man stalks his young neighbour, persuaded her to get lunch together after several no's, tells her he's been stalking and enjoys watching her naked, and asks her to give him more shows of that (even after he finds out she's engaged and getting married soon). This is already unacceptable, but the worst part is that they actually end up together!
The Pokémon movies teach us that they're not canon, and TV Ash doesn't know the awesome adventures Movie Ash has had.
The Lion King: If you see meerkats and/or warthogs in real life, you should not approach them. They can't talk, sing or make funny jokes. You can't become friends with them. They should best be left alone in their natural habitat. It's a bloody f*cking outrage what Disney made me believe when I was only 12 years old.
But seriously now. I think it's funny how nobody ever seems to be bothered by the really bad ones. Like history channels' show Vikings. This one basically teaches you can become wealthy, powerful and famous by raiding, murdering and raping your way across Europe.
Load More Replies... Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken is great except for the romance which is DISGUSTING.
Breakfast Club - the Nerd ends up doing all the work and gets basically nothing for it.
The "work" was a 500-word (or so) essay, which he enjoyed writing and felt deep pride in (kissing the paper). The other guys asked him very nicely and were appreciative. But, more importantly, the peers that usually wouldn't notice him, welcomed him into their group, listened to him, and grew respect for him.
Load More Replies... Nobody has mentioned 'Pretty Woman' so I'll add it on. I never liked the movie but I'm not going to get all feminist about it. Rather, what always bothered me about it is that it had nothing to do with love; it was just sex. Yes, yes, they ended up falling in love but they had absolutely nothing in common with each other. And what happens afterwards when they start meeting each other's friends and family? What if somebody recognises her from her profession? How does a respectable businessman maintain his standing with a former prostitute as his romantic partner?! Rom coms can be fun but not this one.
Why are there upvote / downvote buttons for some pages but not for others?
pretty woman, plenty of people see that movie as glorifying prostitution, like some rich guy is going to see you on the street, take you in and fall in love with you
Can anybody put Sia's Music movie into this list? It is a horrible movie with terrible morals.
Yeah all these movies and, honestly, I expect any movie on the Hallmark channel. I saw an ad for a movie on that channel one time where a guy randomly grabs some woman who he doesn't know in an elevator and kisses her. Then, she was so excited that he is taking her on a date. I'm pretty sure that's called assault!
Snow white: Yes, perfectly fine for a 14 year old to be in the woods around strange tiny people with behavioural issues. And very normal for a 30 something year old man to come along, see a dead body, and decide to kiss it.
Also, movies or shows that has a main character doing everything great without recognising his/her faults.
(I figured, but the point about understanding the difference between reality and fiction needs to be pointed out as to another reason why ratings exist)
Um, realistically, most of these movies are trying to give any message, they're just trying to entertain. I feel sorry for people trying to take messages of life from movies
I watch movies & shows for entertainment, not for life direction or advice. I know real ducks don't come back to life after being killed, nor do people (though, no horror movies actually made this ridiculous list). I know groups don't break out in song, especially in high school; I know superheroes are not real; and I know there is no "happily ever after". If you don't know all these things, you've got bigger problems than Wonder Woman's wardrobe or the fictional social ramifications of awakening three dead witches.
I fell there should be some movies like Limitless or Night crawler in this list. They teach you it's OK to resort to questionable actions when pursuing money and power.
I feel this is a little over-the-top. As Daria B said - not everything is meant to teach a lesson. Sure, if something becomes a TROPE, as in: is used over and over for a certain type of movie, that can become a problem. There's many movies with questionable morals, and I'm glad that the perception is changing towards a more tolerant and open and less sexist society. But if you as a parent want your kids to not take up one of the tropes, it's on you to set the movies you're watching in perspective. Talk with them! Let them talk about it with you. Let them watch different movies with different morals, so they can make up their own mind about things. There's so many amazing movies, you just need to look better.
I HATE ANY super hero film. Makes people (especially kids) think someone else will show up and fix their problems. They quit thinking for themselves, stand around as victims. This also goes for attributing fabulous man-made structures or nature-made wonders to aliens. Mankind has been intelligent and problem solving all through time. Don't see your species short!
Well, I thought especially Iron Man was pretty well-done in that he's NOT someone with super-powers. He's 'just' really smart and a total nerd. No special powers, just a man in a suit of armor.
Load More Replies... So much messed up thing movies show us: You only have value as long as you are with someone, if you aknowledged something bad you have to tell everyine right away or it means you don't trust them, "I just wanted to protect you", your partner screws up big time but a romantic gesture will wipe that out, 'no' means 'maybe, try harder', being lonely is not ok. Some script writers should stop writing.
The Rock- want to honour veterans that fought and died? F**k you, you’re a terrorist. Bridget Jones- be a horrible and off putting person and men will still fight over you. The High School Musical series- High School actually matters!
Working Girl was rotten. "Only successful if get man". Fatal Attraction went awry when the wife didn't kick the cheater to the curb!
Load More Replies... Saw this online, "The Wizard of OZ - Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets then teams up with three strangers to kill again." I mean...they aren't wrong. :)
Hi, I personally love seeing interesting characters, it's a fiction - artists might as well use their creativity and explore the rabbit holes their mind goes into without taking these things into physical reality (unless someone gets inspired by them), it also helps viewers understand that they are not a weirdo for having similar thoughts. Completely avoiding these films because of that would be like avoiding violent video games.
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