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Most of us skeptics by nature blame films, *cough cough* romance movies, for being far-fetched and nothing like real life. However, the scriptwriters are not to blame for why you don't get flowers sent to your office. Yet, they are to blame for the expectations they raise. Either way, it's widely accepted that certain things that work in movies simply don't work in real life. These are the so-called film tropes — a set of cliches overused in movies.
One of which is when a leading actor (ref Tom Hanks in The Terminal (2004)) hops in a random taxi they caught on the street and asks the driver to take them home. Just home, no address or anything. As if the cab driver knows where each of his passengers' homes is. Funnily, this movie trope was "exposed" in How To Be Single (2016) with a snarky comeback from a taxi driver. Yet, this is just one of the many movie tropes that have been used, recycled and used again in filmmaking.
Horror movie tropes arguably rank second (if not first) in frequency. A cabin in the woods is probably the most prevalent theme in teen screams. However, tropes in movies go beyond the romance and horror genres. When a user on AskReddit asked, "What happens in movies or TV that seems to be normal and you think to yourself 'that is not what people in real life do'?", thousands of trope-hunters revealed the most common movie tropes recurring on the silver screen.
Below, we've assembled this movie tropes list from the many answers people left in the thread, revealing the most frequently recurring cliches/tropes in films. Make sure to give the cliches you see way too often an upvote and write down any more movie tropes or 'things that don't happen in real life yet do in films' missing from the list in the comments!
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#1
"A Woman Rejects A Man And He Keeps Pestering Her With Gifts And Attention Until She Changes Her Mind. In Real Life, That’s Called Stalking And She Won’t Appreciate It"
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
80% of Bollywood in a nutshell. The worst thing about it is that boys look up to the “heroes” of the movies and do the same to their crushes. It’s happened to me before
Beowulf Norther 2 years ago
Haha India isn't exactly known for being good at respecting womens autonomy or equality And that's not even considering the caste system
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Amy Taylor 2 years ago
50 Shades of Gray!!! Had he not been a "self made billionaire" (*eyeroll*) he'd be in prison.
SaneMinotaur (she/her) 2 years ago
Exactly! Handsome billionaire stalking you and being an abusive control freak = romantic and lovable. Average Joe who is penniless = creepy stalker who ends up in jail.
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fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
These types of movies are probably where a lot of psycho stalkers get their ideas. "Well, this character seemed to love it, so I should do it to my crush!"
Phyzzi 2 years ago
I don't think we can blame movies for creating psychos, but they are certainly a part of the culture of normalizing middle class and wealthy men from the majority treating everyone else as property/slaves.
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timebleeder 2 years ago
My step-father asked my mom out 15 times before she said yes. They've been married 33 years now and he has been not only a great husband but a great dad to me and my sister.
2 years ago
Wow, *one* "good" example, that doesnt change the fact that its stalking and creepy to 99% of women
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Sarah Schumm 2 years ago
I had a guy do this to me starting in 7th grade and I finally relented senior year when he took me to see Camelot and meet Robert Goulet back stage. It was the best date of my life mainly because I got to meet Robert Goulet. Romantically, nothing came of it. Turns out my date was gay and hadn’t realized it yet because it was the early 90s.
meow point1 2 years ago
This! And quite often, when there's unrequited love, the one who doesn't love the person back will be portrayed as cold or immoral just for not returning the feelings! I hate it!
Jessiebean 2 years ago
Except if the guy is cute and rich then it’s romantic. If he’s ugly and poor, then it’s stalking. Lol
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#2
"Women Can Be In The Jungle For Weeks, And They Don't Have Hair Growing Anywhere. Men Immediately Begin To Grow A Beard"
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago (edited)
Also, somehow womens makeup never gets smudged when traversing through rough terrain and getting coated in dirt, sweat, and mosquito bites, but the second they have an "emotional moment" their mascara runs down their cheeks in an entirely unrealistic way.
Sonja 2 years ago
Yes! That! And at home water is definitely never enough to get that mascara off! It's just silly
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Janet Howe 2 years ago
True. And you'll rarely see sweat under their arms either. They always wake up with full makeup. Who uses lipstick in the jungle?
Marilyn Russell 2 years ago
Yes, I hate how women characters always have perfect makeup. It actually annoys me and detracts from the story in my view.
Layna Andersen 2 years ago
We wake up from a coma with a full face of makeup, and slightly tousled hair.
Fred L. 2 years ago
But men DO immediately begin to grow a beard (provided they have the respective facial hair growth). Begin to grow, not have.
#3
"Getting Eaten By Dinosaur. Rarely Happens In Real Life"
RamiRudolph 2 years ago
So are you typing this from a raptor's digestive tract?
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Janet Howe 2 years ago
Dinosaurs and man probably didn't exist together. Except in the movies.
Paulo Freitas 2 years ago
Só say the statistics, but we can't take all of them as " gospel " lol......
#4
"Being A Young, Aspiring Artist Living Alone In A Nice, Spacious Apartment In A Prime Area Of A Big City Like New York Or LA"
Guile main 2 years ago
What movie is that, it looks interesting from the only picture I've probably ever seen of it?
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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
When I was a young aspiring artist I was living in... my childhood bedroom. Because I could not afford to move out.
Linda T 2 years ago
Mine was a cracker-box size studio apt where I could hear all my meighbors every conversations, smell their smoke 🚬 (and dope), and never h ad to turn on my heater because if the neighbors had theirs on.
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Brianna Tracy 2 years ago
This is a good movie but doesn’t match the title of the post at all lol. This isn’t an aspiring artist in a spacious apartment in a big city, he’s a renowned writer who is going through a divorce and lives in their cabin home in a small town in the meantime.
AK to LV 2 years ago
It was her grandmother's apt but they were subletting illegally.
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Reinaldo Fuentes 2 years ago
But it's not just artists. Almost everyone on TV cannot afford where the TV show has them living. Ever watch the UK Sci-FI show "Primeval"? The character named Abby Maitland is shown living in a London brick loft apartment. She's a grad student living off of a research grant. Yeah... NO.
Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo 2 years ago
This screen grab doesn’t really go with this comment tho
Julianne Hannes 2 years ago
Single writers have roommates and don't have health insurance. The only single writers who lives in Manhatten brownstones are from family wealth. Successful writers make much less than those in PR and marketing and do not have a stable income. Gone are the days when authors can become rich and globally famous like Stephen King and JK Rowling because there is no mainstream market like there was in the 1980s and 90s, the mainstream market is long lost in the wilds of Amazon
#5
"Women Running Around In Heels With Perfect Hair And Makeup, And The Dirt And Sweat Making Their Hair And Makeup Look Even Better"
Amy Taylor 2 years ago
LOL I'm a film and TV makeup artist and any time I question the realism of how it should be applied, the response I always get from the director is "it's not a documentary!" lol
Lyone Fein 2 years ago
The heels thing is just awful. Why set up these unhealthy expectations for real women?
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
I wish this were possible. Sometimes i can't even go through a whole school day without smudged eyeliner.
WonderWoman 2 years ago
Women must look "sexy" at all times, they must be a fantasy for men - that is the goal.
Chris Landrum 2 years ago
And male superheroes wear full costumes and armor while female superheroes wear much less
Megan Pippenger 2 years ago
I will give that particular instance a pass though. Bryce Dallas Howard felt like it actually fit her character to keep the heels. Like she’s this posh fashionable corporate boss babe who gets dirty, clothes torn up, baiting a dinosaur…but goshdarnit she is noy giving up those Power Pumps! And as someone who learned how to run in heels in high school, I kinda love that. The key to running in heels btw is justing running on the front balls of your feet, on your toes. Keep the weight off the heels so they don’t wobble and bring you down.
Rita Williams 2 years ago
Ok just watch a TikTok where lady was dancing like Michael Jackson in five inch heels. My hero!
LeeAnne B 2 years ago
I hated that version of Jurassic Park and the running in heels thing made me roll my eyes.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 2 years ago
I love the original Jurassic Park and I liked the third movie, too. But goddamn, the Jurassic World managed to get the most unlikable main-character-couple ever.
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Anthony Ramirez 2 years ago
I read an interview Bryce Dallas Howard did. Where she was the one who wanted her character to wear those heels. She reckoned that her character was born and bred city girl who grew up in a corporate world. And she wouldn't be caught dead in sneakers.
Crystal Ruiz 2 years ago
In this movie, if you pay attention, she wears flats, but yeah, I get it.
#6
"School Buses Honking And Waiting For Kids Who Are Still In The House. If I Wasn’t At The Bus Stop When The Bus Arrived, It Would Drive On By. It Didn’t Stop. It Didn’t Honk"
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
Nope. Running out the door with the mother still making breakfast for no one.
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Brandon Herrin 2 years ago
My daughters bus driver honks and waits about a minute. Guess it depends on where you live.
Bob La Capra 2 years ago
My bus driver always waited and if she waited longer than a few seconds she would honk.
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
Once I was about 10 blocks from home on the school bus when the driver suddenly slammed on the brakes and said “3 owls, isn’t that your horse?” He had escaped and was grazing in a random stranger’s yard. She said “I’ll just let you off here so you can go catch him.” It was really embarrassing for my 8 year old self but now that I’m older I think it was a cute small-town moment haha
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Lisa McCourt 2 years ago
I lived in a very rural area and my bus driver would honk for me if I wasn't there. My mom actually had to wave him on to let him know I wasn't going to be there so he didn't wait.
kay s. 2 years ago
not pick up, but drop off for me. if i wasn't standing outside watching my kids walk from the bus stop to the house (which was 5 houses down from mine), the bus driver would slow down and give a couple of small toots as she passed by to say "hey, they're home!". gonna miss her when my last kid goes to middle school next year :_)
#7
"No One Using A Computer Ever Uses A Mouse. It’s Just Constant, Frantic Typing"
RamiRudolph 2 years ago
Just as annoying as seeing people using a laptop without a charging cable. And then not switching it off overnight.
Fantastic Mr Fox 2 years ago (edited)
If it was a Mac it could run for 20 hours and sleep for a month or so 😈
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Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
I'm always amazed how people come home, or indeed break into others' homes, open the laptop lid and the machine is on and fully awake, and requires no password to start using it.
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Whenever I disconnected my mouse, I did have to use the keyborard to navigate around so it looked like i was aggressively typing
M O'Connell 2 years ago
But how often do you see people using function keys or alt-tabbing, etc?
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Matěj Horyna 2 years ago
Yea because computer can be operated without using the mouse and if you learn to it, in fact, IS efficient. Of course nobody does that, that is also a fact.
foryouwhynot IB 2 years ago
This one, I get…I love keyboard shortcuts and when super slammed do my best to not have to take my hands away from the keyboard!
Duncan 2 years ago
This can actually be done using a lot of technical knowledge, and had to be done in the ages before the Graphical User Interface. No one would ever want to do it now that we have such conveniences though.
Fantastic Mr Fox 2 years ago
I think power users, people who uses the same app a lot, knows all the keyboard shortcuts and avoid the mouse. It's mostly the time to reach for the mouse and get back on the keyboard that wastes time.
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Phil Green 2 years ago
Open the laptop and the screen magically comes to life. Five minutes of furious typing results in ICBMs being launched. No red underlines ever...
#8
"Having Highly Confidential Conversations About 4 Foot Away From The People They Are Talking About, And Not Being Overheard"
Negatoris Wrecks 2 years ago
I've known a few people irl who need to learn not to do this. I can hear you just fine in the next grocery aisle, Amanda. We are shopping together, this isn't rocket surgery
Algid the Villainous IceWing 2 years ago
Or like talking about the end of the world or society destroying government secrets, and they're loudly chatting with people visibly in earshot
Snoop Catt 2 years ago
And everyone else waits for each other to speak without talking over each other
David 2 years ago
A modern joke for me is those yellow "privacy" lines at places like pharmacies because HIPPA / medical privacy. I can stand well back of the line and hear every bit of the conversation between the patient ahead of me and the pharmacist. It is a total 'feel good' thing with almost no practical value. I mentally picture the "cone of silence" routine from the Get Smart TV series.
Llama_flower93 2 years ago
Even being in a group and saying "excuse us" to go talk privately is seen as rude and very awkward.
Rapunzel With The Loced Hair 2 years ago
I had a friend who perfected this art, we could have a conversation about someone sitting on the same couch as us, and the person would be none the wiser. It was beautiful to watch in action, but something I'll never be able to pull off.
#9
"Everyone Has One Paper Bag For Groceries, And It Has A Celery Stalk And Loaf Of French Bread Sticking Out The Top"
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
Sadly, you must buy your own celery and french bread here. Sometimes they even make you buy the bag
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Ali H M Salehuddin 2 years ago
I read somewhere there is a reason why they are doing this. If they did not show what's inside the bag, viewers get curious on its content. Their attention will tend to fixate on that instead of the main plot lines. Showing celery, baguette and other common groceries items will remove that curiosity.
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
Hey how this person get so spendy using the paper bags, it's plastic or the same bag you used 100 times before without cleaning to save the environment.
marianne eliza 2 years ago
Unless it's a rom-com, then it's french bread and flowers sticking out.
Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
The baguette is actually there for defence, those things are hard! I prefer soft breads and my first real baguette was a huge disappointment.
CanadianaKa 2 years ago
Just out of curiosity, when was the last time you bought a baguette? It's been years for me!
#10
"Running Upstairs In Horror Movies. If There Was Something Chasing You, Wouldn’t Head For The Door To Get Outside?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Depends on where they are chasing you from! If they are between you and the exit, then you increase the distance and barricade. If they are not between you and the exit, then obviously, take the exit!
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
This is a terrible example and iffy cliche, for one in this particular movie THERE IS FREAKING BLIZZARD ACTIVELY HAPPENING. Two they do run outside, and three about half of horror movies either take place outside or where you can't get outside like prison or space.
wowbagger 2 years ago
Also, Danny is still upstairs at this point, and there's no way she would leave him.
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Marie Dahme 2 years ago
And why in horror movies is it usually a girl going down in the basement when the power goes off because they all heard a noise downstairs? Instead of going in pairs or a group to reset the breaker or check on a noise….it’s one girl with an old flashlight that goes dim ? And of course you know her character is going get whacked anyway because she’s the token stereotype…cheerleader, or the new age girl or the promiscuous teen. It’s never the protagonist that always has a bad feeling about this house to begin with because the smart one lives to the end of the movie. Wow, how many movies did that whole stereotype remind you of ? Lol
Zenozenobee 2 years ago
Depending on where the Bad Guy is, it may bé logical. And if not, it's still less stupid than SPLITING IN SMALL GROUPS or even worst tagging alone. If you can make a pack, stat packed.
Chrissyfox 2 years ago
And the number of (stupid) people, especially women, who go downstairs into basements ALONE.
#11
"Guessing The Passwords Of Other People Correctly"
Doctor Strange 2 years ago
So you're saying the password is 1 2 3 4 5? That's amazing, I have the same combination on my luggage!
Emma Klein 2 years ago
I thought so too until I caught our computer in reception having a variation of that password.
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Neuropotathy 2 years ago
Navalny team (state corruption investigators in Russia) obtained an official's password. He is russian intelligence vice-director. Password was Moskva. He found out that was hacked, changed it - Moskva2. No kidding!
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
I mean, how many people are actually stupid enough to use birthdays or anniversaries?
KOTLC_Fan 🇺🇦 2 years ago
Dang uh…dunno..must be real stupid to do that…heheh….lemme just go…change my passwords for no reason…
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Marie Dahme 2 years ago
And from the movie Hackers, the 3rd most used password is God. Lol
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This actually isn't that far fetched. My mother does this for a living obviously with software and the rights to do so. She worked for a large corp that once a quarter would test the security of the building both physically and cyber security. My mom and her 5 co workers were able to access all most all of the computers in the building. The ones that were not breached were theirs (by co worker) and low level security employees that wouldn't of been hacked in the first place. Using only the 10 passwords everyone uses like 123456789
David McMullin 2 years ago
on the flip side, worked IT at a large nation wide insurance company, had to update software - amazing how many passwords were default, or on a post it note near or under a keyboard.
Helen Bennett 2 years ago
This was even better in Independence Day. The aliens had all that world-conquering tech but no firewall, no antivirus, no 2fa.... and Jeff Goldblum's coding skills are the el33test ever.
#12
"If A Simple Miscommunication Happens, No One Stops And Clarifies With The Other Person. Like If One 10 Sec Conversation Can Derail An Entire Plot Thread I'm Not Interested"
Linda T 2 years ago
Yea. There weren't any miscommunication in the Hobbit. 😂
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PaxScientia 2 years ago
This is 90% of movies now. If people would just stop and talk to each other, the movie wouldn't happen.
Rita Williams 2 years ago
“Yeah she’s not the girl for me.” The only part of the conversation the new love ever overhears when he’s talk about his ex.
Marilyn Russell 2 years ago
Yes, those stupid romance movie misunderstandings where they think a brother/sister is a boyfriend so they don’t declare their love and walk away.
Sonja 2 years ago
Arr yeah, this drives me nuts! Or them reading a random snipped on their phone in passing and then it was their mother or something telling them they love them but they won't find out before at least 30 minutes of sneaking around and drama. And people are so nasty to each other! And I think: why would you be with a person who won't believe you or talk down on you so condescendingly?
The Starsong Princess 2 years ago
Yes. The one that bothers me is when cops are questioning a witness or suspect and don’t ask any follow up questions. Then later when they find out a big surprise, I’m like that witness would have told you that if you talked to them for more than 20 seconds.
Let’s Be Kind 2 years ago
Or someone decides to keep a secret instead of telling their friend (or the police) even though the secret would have been hugely helpful.
#13
Girl Vomiting Means Pregnant, Hiccups Means Drunk, Coughing Means Seriously Ill
Carol Zee 2 years ago
Not mentioned yet...Patting someone's wound with a wet rag. Totally useless and it will introduce bacteria into the wound. You're welcome.....
Nayla Kanaan 2 years ago
well yes UNLESS its a completely clean cloth or a paper towel or something
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I have emphysema and every time I needed to cough during the pandemic everybody would stop and look at me like I was patient zero with the latest strain. You'd have to smoke a pack a day for 20yrs to catch my cough or have unfortunate genes
Nayla Kanaan 2 years ago
also for the people who have watched anime the creators must not have realized that people actually get wet live in <50º weather stand next to a refrigerator with out literally almost dying and in that vain it’s REALLY hard to look fine one minute then pass out if the problem is caused by something like stress overwork or lack of sleep
#14
"Ordering A Beer Without Specifying What Brand Of Beer They Want"
Rachel Cobb 2 years ago
True. Living in /somewhat/ of a beer state; you HAVE to specify, and then again. "I want "version", of 'brand'."
Šimon Špaček 2 years ago
Living in Czech republic, the land of beer. You go to pub and say "give me one" and you will get beer. They might have two, three, four options, but if you ask for one, you will get the most consumed one.
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Paulo Freitas 2 years ago
Yea... Where i live, you ask a beer you get a beer ( the regional brand ) to get something else you have to specify what you want, no One Will ask you.
DeoManus Argentem 2 years ago
That's been my experience whilst travelling outside the US (55+ countries so far, hoping to add more soon) - you ask for a beer the in the vast majority of countries and if they ask you anything further it's either what size or what type (e.g. pils, etc). You'll get a beer, lol! In the US, you'll definitely have to specify the brand, assuming they serve more than one.
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Clifford Holt 2 years ago
That's due to advertising laws. If the character is going to actually drink it on screen, by law they cannot identity what brand it is.
XenoMurph 2 years ago
You'd think they could make up a name though, isn't that what script writers do? "One pint of 'frothy fall down juice' please!"
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Katie Howerton 2 years ago
I mean I go to a couple of bars in my hometown and they know me really well. (small town And grew up with or are friends with bartenders) if I want a beer I just say beer and they will get me one in particular unless I wasn't something specific then I specify for them
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
These days you have to specify what kind - lager, brown ale, IPA, barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout, Berliner Weiss with passionfruit--
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Gina Carter 2 years ago
Well if they're a regular somewhere, the bartender knows their favorite drink and a great bartender will have it on the table before they even sit down. Provided they start with the same thing. They usually do
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
They just tap the bar top and a glass of whatever just appears with a napkin lol.
#15
"People Splashing Cold Water In Their Faces And Looking In The Mirror To Indicate A Character Is Upset"
Rachel Cobb 2 years ago
Or talking to their reflection. "Come on. GET IT TOGETHER MAN!"
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Thegoodboi 2 years ago
Or splashing water on their face and instantly being awake and energetic for the day. When I try that I just get pissed off lol
Negatoris Wrecks 2 years ago
I can't be the only parent with a constantly soaked floor thanks to this trope
Looks like an Angel 2 years ago
Well I would be upset too if I had to wash my face with cold water. 😁
Winnie the Moo 2 years ago
When I’m upset the LAST thing I want to look at is my reflection ffs!
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
Then a monster or killer is suddenly, and silently, behind them and the character sees them when they lift their head to look in the mirror.
Nayla Kanaan 2 years ago
well the only time it kinda works is when a character has been crying and they dont want people to realize I’ve had times when I’ve splashed water over my face the toweled it off so people don’t realize I’ve been crying
#16
"Young Singles Living In Million Dollar Condos That Overlook The City"
timothythefrog (he/they) 2 years ago
ok but the example here is iron man,, like, his whole thing is that he's a billionare . this trope is better shown in movies where their only job is a waiter and they have a huge apartment?
Lupita Nyong'heaux 2 years ago
the friends cast woulda been a better picture.
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Michael Smith 2 years ago
And of these property "reality" TV shows: "My wife is a pre-school teacher and I do part-time basket weaving at the local community college. Our budget is $1.5 million."
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
I'm thinking the person choosing the stock art is unfamiliar with the MCU.
Bi-Polar Express 2 years ago
Not young and the richest man in the world....Someone needs to fire the person picking the photos.
Mickysixxx 2 years ago
It happens believe it or not, some people have more money than us and can afford such things
#17
"On The Phone Making Plans: 'Ok, Meet Me At 5?' 'Sure.' And That’s The Whole Plan. Where Are You Meeting?"
timebleeder 2 years ago
My friends and I mostly hang out at my house so it is unnecessary to give a location because it's understood where we will be.
Ivana Bašić 2 years ago
With a couple of people, I know where based on what we're planning. So this one between close friends, I can believe it.
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
This is the difference between a guy talking to a guy and a girl being involved. I have seriously had this conversation multiple times with close friends with all that was said was you going? Yep! Ok see you in x amount of time. Granted it was a given typical hangout but drove out girlfriends nuts they had to know more information for some reason.
foryouwhynot IB 2 years ago
It’s assumed they’ll be at the usual place…that shows you how ‘tight’ they are!
Show thyself 2 years ago
Works fine for me and some friends. 🤷 we just know where to meet, and it's not even the same place everytime
NotTodaySatan!! 2 years ago
I think this often when people make dinner/lunch plans. No one ever asks what time. It drives me insane for some reason.
#18
"Wearing Shoes On Their Beds. Like Who Actually Does That?"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
Wearing shoes in the house!!! I made the police take their shoes off before they came in my house!
N Miller 2 years ago
This one comes up a lot. And let's face it, it's just not a realistic use of screen time to have the character remove their shoes, deliver their four minutes of plot important dialogue, put their shoes back on and leave. We just have to let this one go
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Doug the Special one 2 years ago
I always wear shoes in my house. I worked hard for it and I'll do what I want.
Cynthia Wilkins 2 years ago
Again, not unrealistic. I avoid shoes anytime I can, but I know lots of people who don’t take them off until they’re going to sleep.
Skorm Carter 2 years ago
That's me! I have my shoes on all day. I felt vindicated recently when my Dad shattered his toe inside in a super freak accident. Also, I am in no way judging you for your choice to go shoe-less! To each their own.
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Oh jeez. Get over it. Unless you're out walking in paddocks, puddles, mud, or raw sewage, and have white carpets, keep your shoes on. Stop trying to sanitize your world. It's better for a person's immune system to have some nature around them. Especially children. I walked through my horse's paddock barefoot. Same with the chicken yard when feeding or collecting eggs. Barefoot as often as possible, even now (63f). And a very robust immune system. Besides, my pets carry so much in, what little I carry in on my bare, hairless feet is miniscule compared to my hairy Labs and cats. Decide what you will be proud of and thinking about on your deathbed. I doubt it will be clean carpets.
georgios pahatouridis 2 years ago
you get over it. You don´t have to walk into mordor to take all this dirt inside the house.
Load More Replies... Skorm Carter 2 years ago
I mop my floors once a week so I really don't understand the big deal about wearing shoes inside. I mean, unless your entire house has carpet, I guess.
georgios pahatouridis 2 years ago
so you tell us, that mopping the floors ONCE A WEEK, will keep the house clean for the rest of the week, where there are 6 days of getting all the dirt from the outside, in your house. Ok
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L.A. Trefry 2 years ago
Sorry, but lots of people do/did that in the US. It's not unrealistic, it's just a cultural difference.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
Or climbing the rose trellis (which supports all of 15 pounds) to climb into the young, teenage girl's closed by unlocked bedroom window. I've tried it hundreds of times and it NEVER works.
#19
"Crying Without Face Getting Puffy And Red And Ugly"
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Or being pregnant but only having the belly. Sorry, but pregnancy isn’t just the bump. Your body changes pretty much all over the place, and you don’t give birth and hop out of the stirrups with your skinny pre-pregnancy body back, especially if you’re not a teenager or someone blessed with a hyper fast metabolism.
Kathy Gilbertson 2 years ago (edited)
I was 40 and pregnant for the first time and just had a half a basketball size bump. Couldn’t tell I was pregnant when I was sitting down. Had my daughter and was back in my “regular fat” jeans the next day. It does happen.
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Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Well I’ve mastered the talent of crying and not looking like i cried at all. I just look normal without any tell-tale signs of crying. Even then these scenes don’t make sense
Sonnovab Kegeles 2 years ago
One of my very favorite bad movies, Cry Baby. By Jon Walters (closer to his Pink Flamingo days than his Hairspray days).
Misha Writer 2 years ago
Jonathan Jackson is the master at the full on puffy face, snot dripping realistic crying. His eyes get slightly swollen and red rimmed before the waterworks, and the snot starts and he just lets it fly.
#20
"Absolutely Everything Related To Pregnancy And Especially Childbirth. You Don't Just Instantly Rush To The Hospital"
Amy Taylor 2 years ago
LOL I worked on the series "Private Practice" and every single birth scene they had us makeup artists spray them with tons of water until they were soaking wet and the actress would scream bloody murder. We used to joke that epidurals were banned at that hospital, lol
BatPhace 2 years ago
Also the baby is never that clean ever, whether it was vaginal or cesarian. The baby is always too clean in shows. They're gooey and wrinkly and splotchy and they look like a horror movie alien, the clean and cute comes waaay later 😂
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
That's one of the great things about Call the Midwife, the babies look suitably gross, and are the actual size of newborns!
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The Doom Song 2 years ago
What annoys me is ALL the family/friends in the waiting room for HOURS.
Elin Sandman 2 years ago
And the idea that the water always breaks at home and then AAAAAAHHH you have to hurry to the hospital because the baby is being pushed out NOW!!!!
Maple Porkly 2 years ago
Your water doesn't always break either. Most of the time your doctor does it if you aren't progressing enough.
GadgetGirl 2 years ago
My longest labor was 5 hours from my water breaking to holding a newborn. Some people DO rush to the hospital!
Annik Perrot 2 years ago
4 hours for me. For my first. 2 hours for the 4th one. We did rush.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Nope. I did. And after starting the car, I yanked the keys out and the car kept running, so it wouldn't turn over (being already running) when I got back in the car with the missus. Silly me. My wife said, "Just call a cab!" I answered, "NO! Haven't you ever watched a sitcom! Just Thank God there's no elevator!"
Savannah Dantona 2 years ago
This drives me nuts. In real life, labor is pretty boring. The beginning is usually, “Hmm, am I having contractions? I’m not sure.” There is a lot of waiting. When I had my second baby, I spent seven hours walking around the halls of the hospital trying to get myself to dilate faster. Then I got an epidural and took a nap until it was time to push him out. Doesn’t make for interesting TV, I guess. 😂
#21
"Doctors Performing Surgery Without Safety Glasses"
Bryn 2 years ago (edited)
Doctor Strange is one character, and the show he is in is not centered around being a doctor.
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Katie Fink 2 years ago
Ex OR nurse. The number of times I watch these shows going, contaminated, contaminated, incorrect, intriguing... but still wrong. I'm a pain to watch medical shows with!!! Lol
CF 2 years ago
Veterinarian here. Grey's isn't terrible, relatively anyway. But I remember an episode of Chicago Fire or some similar show, where the character is shown laying in a hospital bed saying goodbye to everyone because they had lost too much blood and wasn't going to make it. No IV anything going on. No rapid breathing or distress. Sorry, but that is NOT how it would look to die of massive blood loss in a (developed country) hospital! Don't get me started on the whole idea of all the Dr's and nurses just giving up and leaving this (young, otherwise apparently healthy) patient alone to just die of hemorrhagic shock..
Load More Replies... marianne eliza 2 years ago
And the female surgeons all have long, manicured, fingernails. Um. No. Puncturing gloves. Dirt and ick under them, no matter how long you scrub.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
I often decide whether or not to watch more of a hospital drama based on inaccuracies, which is why 90% of American ones don't lead to me watching a second episode. Same with inaccuracies of police procedurals. UK and Aussie one generally far more believable.
Isabella Anghel 2 years ago
Or (This one mostly applies to Grey's Anatomy) letting residents do surgeries or procedures that they are not qualified to do
Dolly_of TheCowboy 2 years ago
The scary thing is the amount of surgeons and doctors that we see reporting a fluid splash to their face during a procedure and you ask if they had safety goggles or a full face shield on "ohh no it was only going to be a short thing so I didn't bother" or "well I was assisting so..." Wear your GD face shield and goggles people if you do not want to get body fluids in your eyes or mouth!!
Katarzyna Gratka 2 years ago
Hmm, debatable. In Poland, surgeons do not wear protective glasses during operations, only corrective ones.
Upstaged75 2 years ago
What if they don't need corrective lenses? Not everyone does.
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"Hitting Someone On The Head With A Whiskey Bottle To Knock Them Out. Pretty High Risk Of Killing Them"
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
And the bottle probably won't break. The ones they use in the movies are made out of candy glass.
Janet Howe 2 years ago
How about that TV detective Mannix. (in reruns) Every episode he gets hit on the back of the head with a butt of a gun. How can that guy not be brain damaged?
PaxScientia 2 years ago
Being knocked out in general. In real life, that might kill you, and if it doesn't you're going to need some hospital time. In the movies, it's just a convenient way to get somebody out of the scene.
smugdruggler 2 years ago
Yeah, people are much more fragile than movies would have you think.
Load More Replies... Thegoodboi 2 years ago
Yes. Getting a whiskey bottle smashed over their head, them spinning around and punching out the attacker..
Upstaged75 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah I love how characters get knocked unconscious and then just wake up and bounce right back like nothing happened. If you've ever had a concussion you know that's not how it works!
Mickysixxx 2 years ago
And if it doesnt kill 'em you can always practice ya stabb'n with the broken end
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
What does this photo with brass knuckles have to do with a whiskey bottle?
Redheaded1 2 years ago
I was wondering that too but it's Tom Hardy so I'm good with it. ;)
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Courtney Christelle 2 years ago
Hitting someone on the head in general! No one's ever afraid of accidentally killing someone and going to jail for manslaughter.
#23
"Knocking On The Door And Someone Opening It Within Two Seconds"
Janet Howe 2 years ago
They never show anybody tripping over the coffee table to get to the door in time.
Ann-Marie Bentley 2 years ago
Hmm might have been expecting them also you can't expect viewers to sit there for 2 minutes whilst a person peels themselves of the sofa to answer the door....
Jude Kay 2 years ago
And they open without looking through the PEEPHOLE. AND a security screen or storm door is added protection. Even rich people with elaborate alarm systems open the door right up! And windows with no curtains,!!! Ehhhhh!!
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
I live in a security building and the last renovation put the peephole even higher than i can reach. I really don't want to drag out a footstool every time someone's at the door.
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AJ Claymore 2 years ago
If you want me to answer the door you have to wait for me to put pants on first. If I'm home alone I'm sitting around in my boxers.
Kate Jones 2 years ago
Especially when the house is huge. I was watching Hannibal and he lives in this giant home and someone knocks on his door and he literally opens it right away. I'm like...where you standing in the doorway? Big mansions and houses have lots of issues. You never see anyone taking out trash. Long huge driveways and you never see anybody dragging the trash bins to the curb. Yet, it's not like they have any staff helping them. They live in these giant homes and there's no extra staff and yet it's always clean and dusted.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
fascinated by this usa thing where you have a path to the road and no fence and people just walk up and ring your doorbell. Haven't seen that in my country since 1979. Since about 1987-ish, it's six ft walls and razorwire.
Susan Bosse 2 years ago
Who opens their door anymore? I mute the tv and slink to the window unless I'm expecting someone. Like, don't just knock on my door. And don't call me. I'm not answering either.
#24
"Throwing An Unspecified Amount Of Money On The Bar And Walking Out"
Stephanie A. Miller 2 years ago
I’m glad I’m not the only one bothered by that. I always wonder, is that the correct amount?
Cynthia Wilkins 2 years ago
As a former server, I can tell you that people do this all the time. It’s the worst. You have a mini heart attack when you see the table or spot at the bar has been vacated and you Hope really hard that they left the right amount. If they didn’t, you might as well start looking for another job, because your boss will try to take that out of your pay, even though it’s illegal, and fighting it is going to require a better paying job.
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simfan all day every day 2 years ago
This one drives me crazy although I am the type that pays exactly to the cent including 20 percent tip.
David 2 years ago
I assume they are well off in terms of money. I guess because I assume they are leaving an amount they know is more than the bill. I have done this once or twice with food when the place was really busy. But I knew the bill was covered. Like leaving $5 for a Denny's level cup of coffee.
Katarzyna Gratka 2 years ago
But sometimes I've seen them counting the money in their hand before putting it on the bar.
Not-a-Clue-What-to-Call-Myself 2 years ago
And they never actually finish the drink they've paid a stupid amount for!
Michelle C 2 years ago
I do that all the time...then the bartender runs out to my car and asks for the rest! LOL
#25
"Going To A Friend's Place, Staying There For All Of 30 Seconds To Talk About Something Plot-Relevant, Then Just Leaving Right Away"
Lil mish 2 years ago
My friends would play games drink all my juices before they say what they are here for then drink watch TV
Allan Hart 2 years ago
"I just drove across town to tell you not to yell her what I said, goodbye"
Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
Chandler and his sports coats. He always looked like he was drowning in them.
Debrina Blackmoon 2 years ago
The hair reminds me of Doc 10. Sort of, sometimes.:)
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Clappertonian Delight 2 years ago
Also visiting someone's house and going right to their fridge and grabbing a drink. Like, ASK FIRST MAN!
Jonn Thundergun 2 years ago
This depends on relationships. My friends and I literally make ourselves at home within reason. Why offer the privilege if you don't expect them to take advantage? I don't do this with EVERY friend I have but my closest friends and I treat each other in this manner.
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rodger coghlan 2 years ago
Cops driving 50 miles to a suspect's home, asking one question and leaving
Omni Unicorn 2 years ago (edited)
Friends isn't really a good example of this, since 4 out of 6 of them live in the same building.
Anthony Ramirez 2 years ago
I have a friend who does just that. He comes over to drop off an 1/8 and some papers. Then he jets out to his family.
#26
"When A Couple Wakes Up In Bed Together (With No Wild Bed-Head Hair, Mind You) And Just Start Making Out"
Guile main 2 years ago
And she's always somehow automatically covered so when she sits up no cleavage is shown
lauralett50 2 years ago
Or is in matching bra and panties. Seriously, not in this life.
Load More Replies... Kate Jones 2 years ago
Lol some people just start going at it and I'm like...bad breath aside, are there people on the planet that don't need to pee immediately when they wake up?
Stephanie 2 years ago
Yes and we shove our significant other off us and go pee before we burst lol
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Corinna S. 2 years ago
Also: Having sex with the woman still wearing her bra. Come on, sexy time is naked time :)
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Don't forget the L-shaped bedspread , so he can show off his chest, but hers doesn't earn the film an R rating.
Lama 2 years ago
Same. I've never had complaints about bad breath, not from me or from my partner(s). I'm surprised it appears to be so common..
Load More Replies... Phil Green 2 years ago
They are always wearing underwear too. None of them taste of that garlicky dish they had last night and they never fart in their sleep.
David 2 years ago
I don't consider this unrealistic because I have done it many times IRL. It's a way to enjoy that just woke up 'glow' you are both feeling. The unrealistic part is where the movies don't show after kissing for a bit and realizing it is getting serious - one of us says either "just a sec I gotta go pee" or "let me brush my teeth real quick"
Trillian 2 years ago
Morning breath. Plus I usually need to pee first thing in the morning.
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"Scenes Where Someone Is Painting Something, Like A Wall Or A Chair, Wearing Nice Clothing, With No Tape, Coverings, Or Paint Splatter Anywhere"
Yvonne Blau 2 years ago
And they always keep painting and painting over the part that is already painted!
Marilyn Russell 2 years ago
Yeah, that’s not me when I’m painting even when I try to not make a mess. It still happens.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Usually the trope is that they start painting their name on the wall, then get into a paint fight with the other painter
#28
"Taking Turns Talking. Like In Cop Shows When One Cop Begins An Explanation, Then The Next One Picks Up The Story At A Seamlessly Convenient Spot"
HipHop 2 years ago
Yelling FBI while flashing a badge gets you immediate access to anything. No questions asked
Allan Hart 2 years ago
I have a fireman's badge that looks like a police badge. One time in Wal Mart a guy was test riding a bike. I pulled out my badge and said, "cease and ASSIST"
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FlatEarf 2 years ago
Gotta love them friends whether or not they were done your finish that sammich
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Pan Paweł 2 years ago
Well, as a filmmaker, I can tell you guys, thay it is because otherwise movie would sound like an utter chaos.
Debrina Blackmoon 2 years ago (edited)
Now I'm curious what kind(s) you make. My faves are sci fi and horror dramas. Some comedies, just depends.
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Wysteria_Rose 2 years ago
The movie Contagion was really good a this with people talking over each other randomly...and you know, predicting a world pandemic.
#29
"Furiously Making Out While Coming Through A Front Door"
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
My ex actually tried that one on, thinking it was "hot" and "romantic" (we were both young idiots). It ended with me bashing my elbow on the wall and yelling "will you STOP THAT!"
Do-nut touch da donut 2 years ago
Noo.. dont make me laugh.. im in a room with mourning people... 🤣🤣🤣
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Wonderful 2 years ago
I will admit we had the trail of destruction and clothes early in the relationship. After 20 years together we still fling clothes wherever but no destruction or knocked over lamps. That's stuffs expensive and we are older and don't want to be sore the next day ;)
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#30
"Every Time Anyone Sneezes People Assume They're Sick, Like Don't They Ever Get Random Sneezes"
The Person 2 years ago
There is a reason for things like this. There is an idea formulated for writing and screenwriting which is just that you don't include things that don't contribute to plot or character development. While including these details would make a more realistic movie or book, they are just not necessary. Although this lack of detail definitely belongs here!
Joseph Morris 2 years ago
I have a genetic anomaly called photic sneeze reflex, which causes me to sneeze when a bright light is in my eyes, like the sun. Exaggerated when I’ve been in a dark room for a while. So coming out the movie theater in the middle of a summer afternoon causes a ridiculous sneezing situation.
Phil Green 2 years ago
People rarely go to the toilet, scratch an itch, blow their nose. The only time anyone takes medication is when they have a hangover.
Lazy PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
I’m pretty sure this is because of the concept Chekhov’s gun, where you get rid of anything that isn’t plot relevant. Sneezing for no reason wouldn’t move the plot forward, so you don’t have it.
Cynthia Wilkins 2 years ago
Community has an episode where sneezing is one of the side-plots, and they even talk about sneezing on purpose 😂
Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
At the grocery store after wearing masks was lifted & I sneezed. Lady near me freaks out. I was like "calm the f*Ck down. Even during a pandemic people still have allergies".
#31
"The Stupid Slow Motion Kiss Or Hug As The World Is Falling Apart"
Michael Smith 2 years ago
Fun fact... the maximum decibel rating of sound in air is only 191... at which point it becomes a shockwave (the pressure wave moves faster than sound).
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Or worse, as the timer on the bomb is ticking down to zero, or the bad guy is getting away, or someone is going to die right then and there if they don’t start CPR NOW—-or preferably the second before you started declaring your undying love and kissing. You get the idea. Have your soul kiss AFTER taking care of urgent business, ffs.
lauralett50 2 years ago
Or they disarm the bomb with seconds left on timer. Sure,okay . Mean while the bomb squad is at the local school because a bomb threat was called in
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 2 years ago
This was primarily a thing in the 90s, but that face-smashing kiss they do rather than a real kiss. I mean, they don't have to use tongue but make it look like something people actually do.
Cynthia Wilkins 2 years ago
I mean…. Have you ever been to an apocalyptic event without this element?
#32
"Getting Fired From An Office Job And Walking Out With A Box That Has A 3-Foot Tall Plant Sticking Out"
PattyK 2 years ago
And just one box, one small enough and light-weight enough that the star can carry it easily.
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
Yeah I basically live in my office, I have multiple outfits and like 6 pairs of shoes and a bunch of hair styling tools and products and blankets and fake plants and candles and a bunch of my own art supplies like a paper slicer, laminator etc……it would take an entire vehicle full of stuff to move me out lol
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simfan all day every day 2 years ago
Yeah how dare they let you take your stuff and leave. Security loves hauling grown ups kicking and screaming like their toddlers out of the building, stealing that avocado plant you were growing for decor and stealing anything else valuable before giving you the box of your own stuff back at the front desk, with the old crippled secretary or security guard at the front desk.
Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo 2 years ago
I mean, if you’ve been at that job for a while you’re gonna have a bunch of personal effects and sometimes a plant
MushroomHead22 2 years ago
i had an employee quit. she never returned for her stuff, so we put it in a box and locked it in a locker. so yeah, box checks out.
#33
"Suppressors On Firearms Making Them Whisper Quiet"
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
Everyone walking around not seeing a bunch of dudes running around with guns that have "longer" barrels now lol. Silencers and suppressors don't make the guns invisible plus why are you guys running? Should I run too??
David 2 years ago
This one is partially wrong. A semiautomatic .22 with a SUBSONIC bullet is literally about as quiet as what the movies often show. An assassin in a hotel room double tapping whoever is very likely to not be heard outside of the room. You can find plenty of youtube videos demonstrating this. (the sound difference, not the murder - lol ). The only ridiculous part of this is when some movies apply it to hand cannons with magnum ammo and such.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
This one has faded, but well into the 1980s, San Francisco and New York were apparently mobbed by fruit carts and people moving 30-foot-long mirrors.
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
Lol silencers in general are hilarious in movies. The best case in real life is the shot sounds like something else like a faint dog barking or something stupid, they are rather pointless
Rachel Cobb 2 years ago
This is actually somewhat true. On small guns it makes them create a *cyoo* sound
pocwaddler 2 years ago
Or using a silencer on a revolver. Won't work because of the gap between the cylinder and the barrel.
#34
"Car Gets Hit, Scratched, Rolled, Goes Off A Cliff, In A Car Accident... It Blows Up"
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
That’s because, way back in the days before safety testing of automobiles (thank you Ralph Nader!), cars could catch fire or blow up on impact, as for some reason the fuel tanks were generally just put where they fit, even if that was the absolute worst place. So, the trope was created back in the early days of filmmaking when cars were so much more dangerous, by their safety-ignoring design, than they are now. You’d think someone would’ve updated the trope by now, but of course why would they do that if they can make a scene more dramatic by using it? They forget that audiences are a bit more sophisticated now, and aren’t as willing to suspend their disbelief as they used to (unless of course the story isn’t trying to be realistic, like a movie based on a fairytale or sci-fi or something). Any movie that’s trying to go for today’s realism had better rely on more updated versions of well known tropes. Cars don’t blow up on impact. Women don’t fall in love with their stalkers. The bad guys’ guns won’t always miss the hero, and the hero’s gun won’t kill all the bad guys surrounding them.
Shaun Coleman 2 years ago
Like when the bad guys unload machine guns on the good guys and totally miss. The good guys take out the bad guys with hand guns. Also the magic bullet factories that apparently exist in all weapons in the movies.
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Thegoodboi 2 years ago
Driver blows up in crash but seen later perfectly fine. Managed to teleport at the last second probably..
Paulo Freitas 2 years ago
You don't see that c**p só much these days, but during the 80s lmao, if dude keyed a car it would imidiately blow up.
Marilyn Russell 2 years ago
Or cars that do crazy jumps or stunts and still keep going like they didn’t crack the frame, bust an axle or cv joint or anything.
Solomon Pachowiak 2 years ago
Hand grenades with bright brilliant orange explosions irks me. High velocity explosions don't have a nice flamy orange to them.
Tegane the Sane 2 years ago
At one of our employer-required CPR classes one of the firefighters teaching told the story of when they attended a car accident where the vehicle *did* blow up. When the crew got back to the station, none of the other firefighters would believe them because THAT NEVER HAPPENS!
Kioh81 2 years ago
Uh... My car didn't blow up but I DID hit a deer right after Christmas THIS YEAR and hit the concrete median and my car did CATCH on fire afterwards. I have the pictures to prove it! It did not explode (even though I was terrified it might bc the flames were so intense) but it turned into a giant ball of fire. It was a 2019 Subaru so no, not even an old car.
Kioh81 2 years ago
Also my gas tank was located on the opposite side of the impact. So it just depends on the amount of damage and type of accident too. I walked away from it bc the safety features of that car are amazing but it DID catch fire.
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Hill Branda 2 years ago (edited)
I remember that one episode of Mythbusters where they tried to do just that---send the car over a cliff and make it blow up. It was so hard for them to accomplish this that it was damn near hilarious!
OneHappyPuppy 2 years ago
Not only is it Don's car from F&F it is Vin Diesel's car IRL, I believe it was also in xXx
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Mickysixxx 2 years ago
Haha my brother rolled a skid steer and jumped out as fast as anything and ran away. Apparently he thought it was going to blow up hahaha bloke watches to many movies
#35
"Just Asked A Random Girl: "Hey Wanna Get Dinner Tomorrow? I'll Pick Up At 5". You Dont Have Her Adress Or Her Phone Number"
Thegoodboi 2 years ago
They go home, have sex, instant love, dude breaks her heart, dude says he's sorry, have sex again. Rinse and repeat :).
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
You missed the part about her current boyfriend acting like a presumptuous a*s so she can ditch him or cheat on him with no guilt and then he's the villain when he's upset by this. Remember, thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet wasn't in a safe lifeboat.
Load More Replies... Michael Smith 2 years ago (edited)
I feel like I saw a movie a while back where they turn this trope on its head... the guy spends half the movie trying to figure out her number/address.
Evy 2 years ago
Serendipity with John Cusack I think had a plot like this.
Load More Replies... Mickysixxx 2 years ago
That's because they've done the groundwork and stalked her for months harassing her for a date until she said yes
foryouwhynot IB 2 years ago
But they have each other on FB and all plans are assumed to be made there….
#36
"Turning On A Shower And Jumping Right In Without Checking The Water Temperature With Their Hand First"
Paulo Freitas 2 years ago
Há joke's on you, i Never check the water temperature with my fist. I use my foot.....
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Does your foot even sense anything? Mine will take ages to decide if water is even flowing or not
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Brandon Herrin 2 years ago
Actually, this one depends on where you live. Here, we don’t even have a hot water tank because the water is always the same temperature.
Dr Obfuscate, Ph.D 2 years ago (edited)
My shower is weird in that the water pressure and temperature is not controlled by the same dial, so the water temperature does not change when the water is tricking or full. Best thing ever, you just turn the shower on full and wait 15 seconds and step in.
David 2 years ago
My dad used to have a fitting in one shower with separate levers for temperature and water volume. I was the only one who used that shower so I could leave the temp at the same place and just turn on the water. I still checked the temp before getting in but it was cool not having to adjust it. Have not been able to find. It wasn't like the fancy ones with electronics. It did it all mechanically. Related to post - the can usually just turn the water on and don't have to wait for the temperature to even out. The hot water is instantly there.
Dawnieangel76 2 years ago
I don't turn on the water until I'm IN the shower, and just adjust it from there.
#37
"Find A Parking Spot Right In Front Of Their Building"
The Captain 2 years ago
This doesn't belong here. Statistically this is actually a very common occurance. Every time the car out front leaves there is an open spot right out front.
#38
"Wake Up At 6am No Matter What Time Of Year And It Is Bright And Sunny"
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
I live below the tropic of cancer and I can confirm that where I live, the sun begins rising at 6:30 minimum
Angersly 2 years ago
A high without my car. I'm not moving that thing for at least a week.
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N Miller 2 years ago
All year? Coz here in the North of England we're still in deep winter. The sun ain't making an appearance before about 7:30 at the moment.
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Bruce Horton 2 years ago
On a similar note, a series that always seems to be summer even though it's set in Norway.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
south africa here. Sunrise in cape town is 05:56 am tomorrow.
Heather Talma 2 years ago
Time of year? What movie or TV show cares about that if it's not about a specific holiday?
#39
"Drinking Heavily Without Consequences"
#40
"Instantly Drying, Even Though They Just Jumped Into Water Fully Clothed"
Headless Roach 2 years ago
I already checked very closely. If not wet, then at least moist.
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fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
And how fast long hair dries in movies. Like, how come yours is dry in ten minutes but mine takes six hours to be completely dry?
Ingrid Jeffers 2 years ago
And flying through a cloud of bugs/falling into mud puddle/etc. and perfectly clean after shaking themselves off or when the scene changes for a moment
#41
"Dreaming Of Kissing A Beautiful Woman, But Actually You're Just Being Licked By An Animal"
Donkey boi 2 years ago
I had a dream I was being licked by a cow, when I woke up, I was actually being licked by my dog! Does that count?
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
I once dreamed I was in a haunted house, and something was scratching next to my head. When I woke up, my cat was making biscuits on my pillow
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I mean I've had similar dreams. I had a dream that I tore my fingernail off and I woke up and I actually had
the one panda _ 2 years ago
Off topic but why are like 50% of the pics on this list from family guy?
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Happened when my sister's friend slept over. Well, she was dreaming of a guy, but you get the idea.
Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo 2 years ago
It’s stupid but it’s real. Because outside stimulation can reach our dreams but since we don’t know what is actually happening or brain just interprets it into a kiss or whatever it happens to be
#42
"Highschool Bullies In Movies"
sofacushionfort 2 years ago
IMHE, bullying involves the entire student body singling out one victim, rather than one bully and a few toadies picking on a victim. More like a flock of chickens than lions and wildebeests.
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
As a former bully I am unsure what the bad trope is? There are plenty of types of bullies, from emotional bullying ( using someone's emotions for you or someone else to exploit or hurt them) physical bullying typical b.s that I used to pull threatening or physically harming another but never leaving actual proof, status bullying a higher status student making fun of a low status student. The list goes on there is a lot more bullying then most think of. This bullying is Generally the cause of active shooters and very rarely do the victims actually stand up to their bullies.
TMoxraaar 2 years ago
That's just the bullies trying to gaslight everyone.
Load More Replies... Jay 2 years ago
And they don't all crumble like a house of cards when you stand up to them. My older brother was my bully, and when I stood up to him it enraged him, he fought back and he escalated. Other bullies get all "HOW VERY DARE YOU!" as well. Not saying you shouldn't stand up, or that it never works (they are cowards at heart), because it does work. It just doesn't always work immediately and it can get worse before they give up.
Meebumitches 2 years ago
Going to junior and high school in the 80's... I can guarantee you what they show is rarely as harsh as reality. It was common for someone to get beaten badly by a bully. They did NOT give a c**p about teachers seeing either.
rob kneepkens 2 years ago
In addition in many American movies bullying means straight beating the s**t out of someone or hitting them with yoir car.
Silke 2 years ago
Bullying doesn't stop after high school. There bullies at work (every kind of work), bullies on the street, the highways, buses, subways, LRTs There are neighborhood bullies. Get help on how to deal with bullies before you leave school. It gets harder to get help (even to ask for help) later in life. Me? I'm 72 Last summer I went through a long drawn out bullying session by a woman in her mid-40s and she managed to convince everyone that I was picking on her. Now, when I am coincidentally very sick at home, nobody will so much as bring me a bottle of water If you're "different / eccentric, learn to deal with those bullies now. It does NOT get easier
#43
"Waving 'Full' Coffee Cups Around"
Caliban Taylor 2 years ago
Especially when Rachel was a waitress and was supposedly horrible. All of the cups should have been canonically empty.
Load More Replies... Maple Porkly 2 years ago
Or getting it and immediately drinking it no problem. Blow girl, that shits hot!
WonderWoman 2 years ago
Why can't they make weighted cups so they appear to have something inside of them?
#44
"Putting Baby In A Playpen When Your Friend Visits And Said Baby Doesn’t Scream"
David 2 years ago
I knew a couple who used to literally give their children nyquil. He is in prison now for other stuff. Not sure about her. Quality people.
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timebleeder 2 years ago
Some kids actually enjoy being in their playpen. My cousin would throw a fit when he was taken out.
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
Is your cousin little baby Jailbird Joey from Back to the Future ? Lol
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"Soldiers Running Towards The Enemy Instead Of Hanging Back And Setting Up Suppressing Fire"
Paulo Freitas 2 years ago (edited)
Yea... I was gonna make a snarky joke, but then i realizei this dude is right....
Illicit 2 years ago
I was going to say something about superheroes, but the point is just too relevant.
Load More Replies... Zenozenobee 2 years ago
Also work if the ennemies are protected by a wall of shield. Ask the Roman Legion.
Tushar Roy Mukherjee 2 years ago
Falcon was literally the only one with Guns...wait you're right. Wanda had energy hexes...Scott had Pym pellets....CAP HAS A SHIELD!
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
Fury - trained soldiers charge a single tank with Panzerfausts only to miss every shot at distances below 10 meter...
GadgetGirl 2 years ago
Just like the NPCs in video games. No matter how much stronger the enemy is, they charge headlong at them.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 2 years ago
Unless you are doing an escort quest, in that case they will just stand still without fighting getting damage.
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Taryn Wallace 2 years ago
I was gonna make a Hawkeye joke about not running but it may be too soon
M. Kat Mason 2 years ago
Hey, don't mess this up. I've come out on top twice because some idiot thought this way.
MushroomHead22 2 years ago
but in this particular scene, who hangs back to suppress fire? I mean everyone involved on both sides know each other, they know their next move and what not.
#46
"Computers Doing A Soft Priiiiiip Every Time A Line Of Text Appears On Screen"
Lyone Fein 2 years ago
Those were the old fashioned computers. They all made those kinds of noises 40 years ago.
Donkey boi 2 years ago
My work laptop does that, it's really annoying! IT can't work out why it does it!
Anthony Ramirez 2 years ago
Or the fact that any local, state, or government agency has a "control" center that is that high tech.
#47
"Walking Into Friends' Houses Without Knocking"
fair_weather_rose 2 years ago
Yes! I never understand how everyone in movies leaves their doors unlocked 24/7
Augustine von Freiburg 2 years ago
My son's house is like this. Don't knock. Just come in.
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Katie Howerton 2 years ago
I grew up with an open door policy and I have something similar for myself. But we still locked the door at night or if not home. Granted my dad never locked his vehicles and ended up with a lot of stuff stolen over the years.
Misty Storm 2 years ago
This is actually done in the rural areas of Norway. Friends and family just show up whenever, and no reason to lock the doors
foryouwhynot IB 2 years ago
Actually, that was pretty common where we grew up…town of less than 500, my friends houses were just as ‘home’ as my own and vice versa.
Caliban Taylor 2 years ago
I lived in one of those houses in my late teens. It was a constant, never ending party. It was also “haunted” which was probably just some dude that figured out our door wasn’t locked.
timebleeder 2 years ago
If I know you're coming over just walk in. A knock means I don't know you and there is no reason to answer the door. There are three men living in my house in pretty nice neighborhood in a fairly low crime city. We rarely lock the door and if it is most of my friends have a key. Some of them are allowed to hang out even if none of the actual residents are home.
Ozymandias73 2 years ago
When I was a kid, we did this all the time at friend's places. Much different times then. And not THAT long ago. Just over 40 years.
#48
"People Opening The Oven Only To Be Surprised And "Oh No" To A Completely Black Roast/Turkey/Meat Of Some Kind. And Then Have Smoke Just Billowing Out Of The Oven"
Marilyn Russell 2 years ago
Yes! It would take a long time of ignoring what you are cooking for it to blacken and smoke.
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
Ummm I am confused which part is unbelievable? My dad is a bad cook and I am as well so this happens quiet often. Not to the drama extreme of this but. you never forgot something in the oven and was like whoops opened the oven to see the food is smoking and burnt?
Kai Pie 2 years ago
The only time this has ever *kind of* happened to my family is when we let a family friend cook the monkey bread on Christmas, and when my dad opened the oven, the oxygen going into the oven caused our breakfast to burst into flames (my dad's beard even caught on fire a bit... the entire house smelled like burnt hair for awhile after that.) But, yeah, it's definitely a bit more dramatic on TV-
Sheri Muntean 2 years ago
Ikr! The "oh, no! The cookies!" Moment. Followed by the "aw! You're so cute" moment. Hmmmm.... Yeah. No.
#49
"The Amount Of Ultimatums In "Romantic" Movies Is Appalling"
Temporary Dork 2 years ago
Ultimatums after the age of high school are a sign you're dealing with a narcissist.
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"Make The School Dance A Big Deal"
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
But it's the school dance it's A BIG DEAL be there for your kid you absent parent
Michael Smith 2 years ago
Wait, what kid wants their parent to come to the school dance with them???
Load More Replies... Shane S 2 years ago (edited)
And unlimited budgets. My school was lucky to get $100 worth of decorations but in movies and on tv, they have elaborate decor, costumes, and themes.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
I skipped mine and will certainlyl support my kids in skipping theirs. It's a travesty. Huge waste of money, embarrassing for introverted kids, puts pressure on them to do the dating thing when they don't feel ready. It's gross, I hate it.
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
At my school it was a HUGE deal for everyone, even my best friends, but I wasn’t interested in it because we had to be pairing up to even get into the dance, which was kinda stupid. My friends wanted me to go with them so I ended up going with my own cousin, who we promptly ditched each other to do our own thing right after we got in.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 2 years ago
My mother made me go to my 8th-grade graduation dance even though I would rather chew aluminum.
Alleman Jennifer 2 years ago
I hear you. I didn't even go to my law school grsduation..
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Alleman Jennifer 2 years ago
Midwest US. I have three teenagers going to two different dances in the next 8 days and I can assure you the big dance is a big deal. Good Lord I'm looking forward to a week from Sunday. Then I don't go thru the teen spirit whirlwind again til May. Yyyyeeeesh!
#51
"Elite Soldiers/Agents Making Elementary Mistakes When Handling Firearms"
M O'Connell 2 years ago
In their defense, the Mangalores were not familiar with that weapon, and were only given about 7 seconds of training.
You Should Do Nothing with the Fence 2 years ago
Just commenting for the folks who think this is a poor photo choice. If you're not familiar w/ this movie, it's "Fifth Element" and, as M O'Connell mentioned, he's (Zorg, right?) demonstrating the weapon in this scene. The Mangalores were considered (for the purposes of the story) "Elite" soldiers.
Maple Porkly 2 years ago
Star Wars drives me crazy for this. Fully trained storm troopers that can't hit a target in plain site a few feet away
Doctor Strange 2 years ago
This would have been better with a better reference picture, like the elite soldier/assassin holding their knife backwards like an idiot.
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
I am trying to think of a time this happens in a movie that it's not supposed to be funny or intentionally done... Any ideas?
Jonn Thundergun 2 years ago
Any action movie of the 80s. Always firing from the hip, never running out of ammo or changing magazines, complete lack of muzzle awareness when in squad formation if they even get formations right, lack of trigger discipline etc. Movies in the 80s and into the 90s were terrible about accuracy with weapons handling.
Load More Replies... MushroomHead22 2 years ago
they don't make mistakes on weapons they are used to using, they make mistakes on a weapon they are using for the first time. they didn't build it, they just demanded it be built. they never listen and will always grab the weapon before its either 1. ready 2. the scientists who built it didnt have time to explain how it works 3. the scientist says its still a "prototype" and can malfunction or act poorly... and the bad guy doesn't listen and grabs it anyway. that goes for "main villain of the movie" all the way to "my number 2 who never speaks but is a total bad a*s, but also an idiot"
#52
"When They Are Playing Video Games And Just Turn Off The TV"
Adam Gregory 2 years ago
Just to add, whenever playing a game with a controller so much button smashing. Not even the most intense fighting game uses input at that speed, let alone Halo.
Brandon Herrin 2 years ago
If you’d ever seen any of my fired a play any game, this is realistic. Required? No, but exactly how they do it.
Load More Replies... The Captain 2 years ago
Button mashers get lucky sometimes. Pull out your Street Fighter 2 and remember how annoying the button mashers were.
Kate Jones 2 years ago
The tv is a funny thing in general in tv and movies. In some shows, it's like the characters don't own one. Especially dramas. The characters are just never shown sitting around watching tv or on their computers. There lives are always so full of dramatic stuff.
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
This was a nonsense trope or cliche but now idk why but my PS5 AND XBOX S TURN ON AND OFF with my tv if it's on the correct input. I have not used my controller to turn my systems on in over a year now that I think about it.
Jonn Thundergun 2 years ago
CEC feature through HDMI. Allows HDMI connected devices to control each other to extent. It can be turned off either through the TV or console but it's a handy feature to have lol.
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"A Cop Is Chasing A Criminal. They Get Into A Fight, The Cop Gets Hit In The Head, There's Blood On His Face, The Criminal Gets Away"
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
Lmao cops chasing the criminal BAD IRL they just let them escape and arrest them later usually while hiding out at their mom's house.
#54
"Literally Everything Aaron Sorkin Has Ever Written. Non-Stop Razor Sharp Dialogue With The Most Quick-Witted Responses And Comebacks. It's So Perfect It's Distracting"
C.M. 2 years ago
The West Wing, The Newsroom, Sports Night, A Few Good Men, Molly's Game, The Social Network, Moneyball, Charlie Wilson's War, etc
Load More Replies... Katie Fink 2 years ago
He's an American tv writer known for quick witty dialogue. The newsroom and west wing are two examples of his work that come to mind. As the OP states, though, the dialogue is enough to make most average people feel dumb witted for never having these 'comebacks'. Most of us can think of these clever things but only in bed 3 weeks later after agonizing over it. lol
Liz Orreo trex ago go 2 years ago
Hard to watch because you miss half the conversation, have to rewind or turn on closed captioning
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SealOfDisapproval 2 years ago
I've actually liked the Sorkin written material I have seen. I find the rapid fire dialogue entertaining.
timebleeder 2 years ago (edited)
Newsroom, Sports Night, first four seasons of The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, A Few Good Men, The American President, Charlie Wilson's War, Moneyball, Steve Jobs, Trial of the Chicago 7, Being the Ricardos. His writting is left wing extreme intellectualism. He's the kind of writer that other writers and the the industry love for the reasons every one in this post has chastised him and his stuff is brilliant and fantastic.
Load More Replies... Brandon Herrin 2 years ago
Typical board game night at my house. Maybe people should hang out with intellectuals more?
#55
"They Remove The Headrests From Cars So You Can See The Actors Better"
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
I didn't get a car with a headrest until 1976!
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Brandon Herrin 2 years ago
I removed mine. My height doesn’t line up right and it felt awkward.
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RamiRudolph 2 years ago
So I guess movies and TV shows are actually not realistic. Who would've thought...
Jay 2 years ago
True, but their unrealistic stuff actually fools people in real life, and not just stupid people. Like CPR and defibrillators: They never do CPR right (always bending their elbows and other techniques that are just wrong) Defibrillators can't restart a stopped heart, that's not what they're for. They fix an irregular rhythm (too fast or two slow AND uneven) they're a reset, not a jumpstart. That screws with people in life threatening situations.
Load More Replies... Bob La Capra 2 years ago
Driving a car with the column shift lever all the way up meaning the car is in park. Moving the steering wheel left and right as if driving a slalom course. 50 year old military people wearing stripes normally earned after a year or two. Fist fights. A two-way radio conversation carried on normally with no one saying "over." British actors playing an American, speaking in a perfect American accent but then referring to their cell phone as their mobile.
Mila Preradović 2 years ago
If a column shift lever is up it could be in the 3rd or 5th gear as well
Load More Replies... PaxScientia 2 years ago
I'll add, you want to destroy whatever is in a computer, so you smash the monitor, as if that does anything at all.
Kate Jones 2 years ago
I would add to this list the size of kids bedrooms. They're always ridiculously huge. I don't even have that now. Also, the amount of times young people can get into bars and nightclubs without any issue. And also how students dress in school. Some of these shows have girls dressing like they're going to a club in heels and miniskirts. Even when it's a catholic school uniform or something, the main character's length of skirt is always WAY higher than would ever be allowed at school.
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
Stopped watching Buffy because of this. Not that I liked it that much anyway.
Load More Replies... Steve 2 years ago
Why didn't anyone mention that everyone driving constantly has their windows down and doors unlocked. Mid winter? No big deal freezing half your face off. Being chased? Not even thinking of locking the doors.
Vasileios Pseimadas 2 years ago
Another one: Boyfriend hurts girlfriend's feelings, he offers to drive her home but she refuses and decides to take a taxi instead. Within the next 2 seconds and a few steps away, a taxi has been already waiting for her.
PattyK 2 years ago
People never thank someone for giving them something or for doing something for them.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
or more annoying, they hang up the phone without saying "ok you got it? Are you sure? ok good bye." no, they phone the hero, give rushed instructions including addresses, coordinates, bank account numbers, etc., and then hang up. Errrrr no.
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Kathie Mihindukulasuriya 2 years ago
Yelling, just stay with me at an injured person... Consciousness is NOT required here, breathing and circulation are
RamiRudolph 2 years ago
So I guess movies and TV shows are actually not realistic. Who would've thought...
Jay 2 years ago
True, but their unrealistic stuff actually fools people in real life, and not just stupid people. Like CPR and defibrillators: They never do CPR right (always bending their elbows and other techniques that are just wrong) Defibrillators can't restart a stopped heart, that's not what they're for. They fix an irregular rhythm (too fast or two slow AND uneven) they're a reset, not a jumpstart. That screws with people in life threatening situations.
Load More Replies... Bob La Capra 2 years ago
Driving a car with the column shift lever all the way up meaning the car is in park. Moving the steering wheel left and right as if driving a slalom course. 50 year old military people wearing stripes normally earned after a year or two. Fist fights. A two-way radio conversation carried on normally with no one saying "over." British actors playing an American, speaking in a perfect American accent but then referring to their cell phone as their mobile.
Mila Preradović 2 years ago
If a column shift lever is up it could be in the 3rd or 5th gear as well
Load More Replies... PaxScientia 2 years ago
I'll add, you want to destroy whatever is in a computer, so you smash the monitor, as if that does anything at all.
Kate Jones 2 years ago
I would add to this list the size of kids bedrooms. They're always ridiculously huge. I don't even have that now. Also, the amount of times young people can get into bars and nightclubs without any issue. And also how students dress in school. Some of these shows have girls dressing like they're going to a club in heels and miniskirts. Even when it's a catholic school uniform or something, the main character's length of skirt is always WAY higher than would ever be allowed at school.
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
Stopped watching Buffy because of this. Not that I liked it that much anyway.
Load More Replies... Steve 2 years ago
Why didn't anyone mention that everyone driving constantly has their windows down and doors unlocked. Mid winter? No big deal freezing half your face off. Being chased? Not even thinking of locking the doors.
Vasileios Pseimadas 2 years ago
Another one: Boyfriend hurts girlfriend's feelings, he offers to drive her home but she refuses and decides to take a taxi instead. Within the next 2 seconds and a few steps away, a taxi has been already waiting for her.
PattyK 2 years ago
People never thank someone for giving them something or for doing something for them.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
or more annoying, they hang up the phone without saying "ok you got it? Are you sure? ok good bye." no, they phone the hero, give rushed instructions including addresses, coordinates, bank account numbers, etc., and then hang up. Errrrr no.
Load More Replies... Kathie Mihindukulasuriya 2 years ago
Yelling, just stay with me at an injured person... Consciousness is NOT required here, breathing and circulation are
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