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Life would be much simpler yet more exciting at the same time if things worked just like in our favorite movies. The good guys would always save the day at the last minute. Adventures of a lifetime could happen at any moment. And your soulmate could be just around the corner. Alas! That’s not how the real world works.

OG_Builds created a thread on r/AskReddit and asked people to share what is totally normal in movies but never actually happens in real life. And, wow, did people deliver! The redditor’s post received 28.8k comments in 2 days, as well as more than 64.2k upvotes. Scroll down to have a look, don’t forget to upvote your fave things that are normal in movies, and share your own ideas in the comments! OG_Builds told Bored Panda that they got the idea to make the thread after watching a lot of movies while on vacation, while the comment that they could relate to the most was the one about finding new friends.

“I think the comment I found the most relatable was one pointing out how movie characters find friends the second they move to a new city. I just moved to a new town and I feel like movies underestimate the amount of time it takes to get to know people and build relationships.” Read on for the rest of our interview with the thread’s OP.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Women can be in the jungle for days but no body hair anywhere.

Men instantly grow a beard

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Secret: women pack an emergency shaver, men an emergency testosterone injection.

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Everyone’s house is neat and tidy.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Looking away from the road for a solid 10 seconds while driving to talk to someone

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“While watching The Amazing Spiderman 2, I thought about how there are so many things that are never questioned in movies, though the same things rarely happen in real life. I wanted to see if my fellow redditors had some examples of such things,” OG_Builds shared what inspired them to make the thread in the first place.

They added that some of the other comments that stuck in their head from the thread were about car explosions and parking spots. “Another user commented that it takes very little impact for a car to blow up. If a car crashes into a tree it explodes, which is rarely the case in real life. Someone also pointed out that finding parking spots is way too easy. I never thought about this, but it’s actually really weird that movie characters are able to find parking spots in the middle of the day in Manhattan.”

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Working as a waitress and living in a huge apartment, with the fridge full, and expensive clothes.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights The pushy dude in the romcom ends up getting the girl whereas in real life they’d be more likely to end up with a restraining order.

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In the redditor’s opinion, life wouldn’t be better if everything worked like in the movies. “I think movies fail to acknowledge that humans aren’t perfect. We make mistakes. Sometimes we stumble the words and we cough in the middle of conversations. Life isn’t always on our side. Sometimes, we need an hour to find somewhere to park, and some days we wake up with the worst bed hair.”

They continued: “Some might say it would be easier if life was a movie, but these flaws and imperfections are what make life so beautiful. I wouldn’t change that for the world.”

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My boss gave me a small picture for the newspaper headline. - Take this, zoom in. - We can't zoom in... - What you mean we can't? I saw it in movies. They just zoom in... - But sir, that's in movies... - You probably don't know how to do it... Why did I hire you?

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Being able to outrun an explosion.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And /or surviving because apparently jumping at the right time means the shockwave won't hurt you

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Mom makes a huge breakfast and lays it all out. Kids and husband grab a bagel on the way out the door ignoring all the food

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And going to the bar of cafe to get a drink or some coffee, drinking 1/4-2/4 then suddenly they need to run off somewhere or decide to just leave for any reason really (leaving the drink that they only just paid for behind).

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Whether things would be better if life were more like movies is debatable; but making movies more like real life would be a pretty bad idea, don’t you think? Let’s have a think and see what would change.

Imagine for a moment how boring Star Wars and movies with battles in outer space would be if we didn’t willingly suspend our disbelief and wanted everything to be super-realistic.

Ion cannons and explosions wouldn’t make any sounds (“In space no one can hear you scream” is very accurate, too). Meanwhile, you couldn’t even see those spectacular laser weapons. Darn you, vacuum of space, why do you have to make things so dull?!

However, lightsabers could kinda sorta maybe work according to some scientists and some very dedicated and talented crafters.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Wherever the detective has to go, he always finds a parking spot right in front of the place. Downtown Manhattan included.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would be quite boring watch them search parking space unsuccesfully :-)

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights People waking up with perfect make up, my wife points this out in everything we watch.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women don't take their makeup off before going to sleep, yet they wake up with impeccable skin

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Actually being able to have a conversation at a bar while music is playing.

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Action scenes would also be horrific if everything worked on IRL logic and not film logic. Protagonists wouldn’t disarm the bomb at the last second before the timer counted down to zero. There’d be no timer in the first place!

In case our heroes couldn’t disarm the bomb in time, they wouldn’t walk away from the explosion without getting hurt at all. The powerful shockwave would mean that the villains would win and that we’d have to get new heroes in the middle of the film. (Come to think of it, it would be interesting to see more movies where the bad guys win.)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The shortest I've seen in a TV show was several minutes. Minutes, for Pete's sake!

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Easily avoidable issues if the person just explains what is happening

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Running with high heels (and not breaking a bone)

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Let’s also not forget how dangerous jumping through shattered glass windows is in real life. The sharp edges would hurt you very, very badly. Meanwhile, action heroes shrug shattered windows off like it’s no big deal.

Our verdict? Movies might have a bunch of things in them that never happen in real life but that’s why we love them so much! We wouldn’t have it any other way because movies that are too realistic wouldn’t have much structure and would end before things really got started. Now if only movie logic would spread to real life...

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Meeting new friends the minute you move to a new town.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And these either becoming life partners or nemesis. Never just casual.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

...and always being cut at 00:00:01. Unless they cut it at 00:00:02 and yoke that it normally is cut at 00:00:01.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights People in their twenties having large lavish apartments.

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In a fight, those henchmen usually fight the main character one by one, one on one until they all get beaten.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These bad guys are so polite, each one waiting for their turn to fight and eventually get beaten.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Physically fit and attractive people everywhere.

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How normalized stalking is. "You dropped this, so I followed you for three hours to give it back" -> "Kiss and hug, now we're dating".

In reality, it's mace and call the cops for stalking.

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Ask your friends to meet you at a predetermined time and place with no explanation as to why.

I have a hard time getting friends to meet up for legitimate reasons with advanced notice. Meanwhile, movie characters come together in an abandoned warehouse in Brazil like...

(all walk in at the same time)

"Why'd you call?"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Often without mentioning what time and what place, yet they all magically show up at the same time and same place. Wish I was psychic like that.

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Not saying bye before hanging up.

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Walking home from the grocery store carrying a single paper bag with an unwrapped loaf of French bread sticking out the top.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as a kid learning about people not living in the same country as mine from TV, I thought they really do only eat those kind of bread daily, and that sliced white bread we have were "third world" food.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also hackers using 1 keyboard with 2 people to hack into 3 different systems in 44 seconds.

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You can have a Ph.D. in theoretical high-energy astrophysics, have finished your postdoc(s), and be running the biggest project in the organization by the time you are 23 if you are a woman and really pretty.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And all those academic pursuits take a shitload of time, energy, and focus to do. Something has to take a backseat til you’re done and graduated, and usually it’s your social life, which also frees up the time it takes to maintain perfect clothes, hair, and makeup. Hell, while I was putting in long hours writing my Master’s thesis, there were days when I didn’t have the energy to shower, much less blow dry my hair, put on makeup, get dressed in nice clothes, and go out for several hours. I preferred to spend that time researching, writing, or sleeping.

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Nobody ever has to use the toilet.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exception : Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction. Result: He was shot ;-)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or charge their cell phone. Always on the nightstand, not plugged in, while they are sleeping...

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Hannah M
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes this always gets me! That, and how in fantasies women can go on ridiculous journeys and be in the middle of nowhere with no supplies for weeks and their periods are never an issue? Not possible

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Personally, I don't feel it necessary to find out that a character is having her period or watch her deal with it. LOL!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would be more realistic(and a step forward) if they just showed someone excusing themselves to use the loo...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Including the dogs. I hate when people get home from work in a movie and pet the dog and then carry one. Or worse get up in the morning , pet the dog and start on something in the plot. Dog is like "f**k this s**t, I am going in her shoe!"

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Susan Widomski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rarely, you will see someone sitting on the porcelain throne, but I think it is for shock value more than anything. Personally if it is an hour and a half or two hour movie, I don't really need to see or imagine what they are doing. Just go on your dangerous adventure or sophisticated dinner and move on.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't want to watch people use the toilet. I don't want to hear people talk about using the toilet.

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Susan Widomski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Frankly, this is an aspect of real life I don't need to dwell on in a movie. Don't leave out Ryan Reynolds having to use a bottle in "The Hitman's Bodyguard". Personally, I have a hard time not having that smell in my head for awhile.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Going to the toilet in movies/tv-shows might be one of those things people don't really notice. Because my main issue is people not washing their hands after having used the toilet on screen and I'm horrified at how often that happens, so they must be going to the bathroom quite a lot.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I'm thinking of Carl in Mama's Family. He was never seen, but always in the toilet and actually died in there.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They only have to use the toilet if there's a joke involved

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there's some things that we just don't need to see. I'm pessimistically waiting for Netflix producers to run out of other ways to be 'Edgy' and start showing us this.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Perry Miller in Ordinary world and the main girl in Like Sunday Like Rain did

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not true characters excuse themselves to go the bathroom or come out of it all the time

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

usually, herds of women going to talk about something. usually their accompany-ing dates.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It seems to me that many movies produced in the last few years have a lot of guys standing around peeing. They used to turn their backs, now the camera even shows the pee stream. One scene in Outlander had the hero pee against a wall, turn around and stroke his beloved's cheek with the same hand.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not true. And what would e interesting about that for the story though? (sorry, but thats a stupid complain)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a list of things that are normal in movies but aren't realistic in real life. Not things that are or aren't put into a movie to make them more engaging. Also these aren't complaints, again, read the title of the post. One more thing, yes true. I've seen many, many movies and shows. And yes, you may have seen ones that I haven't where they do use the bathroom, but the only one I can think of out of everything is 13 Reasons Why, when Justin says (honestly, not him going to the bathroom to cry like in most movies) he's going to take a s**t. Not very pleasant to hear, but at least it's realistic.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Uninterested woman has a sudden change of heart for the loser guy and they live happily ever after.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Waking up from a long coma and being able to walk...

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Guy walks in holding a 30-page document, gives to some other dude.

The dude who's getting the document glances at the first page for a nanosecond and immediately knows everything there is to know about this case.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Cars exploding on impact

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always thought that westerns should have horses explode any time they roll down a mountain just to make fun of exploding cars.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights People not screaming in absolute agony when shot or stabbed in the gut.

Reservoir dogs is one movie that did it realistically.

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Women in war zones and other longterm disaster situations with filthy matted hair and tattered grimy clothes always seem to find the time to have perfectly groomed eyebrows and put on a little make-up

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An orange filter when you go to mexico

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You mean that Tweety the tangerine toddler has been camouflaging all that time to build a wall without being noticed?

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights people recovering very quickly from injuries, especially head injuries

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Background music. Life would be so much better with background music

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights Scientists in any field are experts in every other field of science as well, e.g. the physicist in Annihilation concluding the tree formations are due to homeotic mutations.

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People Share What Movies Present As Normal, But It Actually Isn't, And Here Are 40 Of The Best Insights In horror movies I always enjoy how fast and deep a perfectly symmetrical grave gets dug

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandfather was a gravedigger and he was very proud of his symmetrical holes :-)

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