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People Online Are Pointing Out Bizarre But True Plot Points In Famous Movies (50 Points)
Have you ever heard someone say that their life is “like a movie” because of all the unbelievable things happening to them? Movies are indeed as good as their ability to leave a viewer shocked, touched or in consideration. And of course, I guess most of us have that friend or we are that friend that loves to be a “movie critic”, pointing out every little detail that is wrong in the movie. Characters going straight into a deadly trap, stopping their car in the woods in the middle of the night, then running like Usain Bolt himself from death, and of course, managing to escape it. Sometimes the movie plot is so involving that we might not notice some little details that make the movie scenario less relatable to real life.
Having this in mind, Reddit users shared their Shower Thoughts on some strange movie plot choices that actually make sense in real life. From Bruce Almighty changing the way we spell B-E-A-UTIFUL to kids sent to die in a fight in The Hunger Games, showing that this was actually a pretty common practice throughout our history.
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If wookies have a 400 year life span, then Han Solo is basically like Chewbacca's third dog.
Even though the number and the variety of these thoughts are high, one of the most commented movies is about wizard Harry Potter. The movie is based on the seven books written by J.K Rowling throughout the years 1997-2007. The very first movie was released in 2001. The success of the series of books and movies about the magical world is seen to this day. Harry and two other main characters, Rony and Hermione, have fans all around the world and one of the strongest fandoms one could imagine.
The rich sending the children of the poor to die in combat in the Hunger Games is actually the norm throughout human history.
if we used old people instead, the wars would be shorter and the young could still learn and outgrow the supposed need for war in the first place. it's always the older generation passing their hate along to the new. we just gotta flip the script
The townsfolk might have liked Belle from Beauty and the Beast more if she hadn't constantly danced around town singing about how boring they all were.
The story tells us about a boy who lives in miserable conditions when one day he finds out that he actually is a wizard and the rest is history. Even though the plot of the movies is full of fantasy and magic elements that necessarily should make sense, some members of Reddit point out some surprising but logical ideas that get to question the world depicted in these series.
Harry Potter is way too emotionally stable for a kid raised by a family who hates him.
This, plus he is too confident and stands up for himself quite a bit.
If a sequel to a movie doesn’t have the screenwriters or directors of the first movie in it, it’s basically just a high-budget fanfiction
Superman’s most unappreciated power is his extraordinary fine motor skill. He has almost unlimited strength and can literally move mountains, yet is also able to shake someone’s hand without inadvertently ripping off their arm.
I guess he understands the amount of strength needed in certain situations. I'm not going to use the same strength to pull a car as I am to lift an empty box.
Some comments notice that these characters have the ability to stop serious world problems such as shortage of food, energy and space, but instead are concerned about totally different matters. Some people were questioning the privacy issues with actual owls delivering mail. And have you ever thought about how hard it would be for the main three to find a job after school as they barely went there and did not take any exams?
In Home Alone, Uncle Franks says “look what you did you little jerk” to Kevin’s face. Meanwhile Kevin’s dad just sat there while his brother verbally abused his son. Peter McCallister was a bad dad BEFORE he forgot Kevin on 2 separate trips. Maybe that’s why Kevin was acting out in the first place.
My mum hates Kevin's mum because she didn't stand up for her son when his uncle verbally abused him. Every time that scene happens she always says "I wouldn't let anyone speak to my child like that."
Batman could prevent more crime by investing money into Arkham Asylum security measures.
The most futuristic thing in the Star Wars universe is probably that planets are always seen as one unity and not hundreds of countries.
I guess there are so much more to wonder about. Maybe you found some major discrepancies in some movies too? Don’t forget to share it in the comments below!
In the Harry potter universe, couples could take polyjuice potion and swap bodies then have sex to see what it's like from both perspectives.
The main child actors in Harry Potter were tutored on set so they theoretically went to school at Hogwarts.
In hindsight, Simba running away after Mufasa died was a good move. If he came back without his dad after his whole "I just can't wait to be king" song, he might have been a prime suspect.
The most unrealistic thing about Toy Story is that after 14 years Woody still has his hat.
Quidditch at Hogwarts is pay to win, due to the enormous difference in broom quality and the wealth gap between students.
Amputating Mike Wazowski’s legs would be exactly the same as beheading him.
Considering that Cinderella's glass slipper did not turn back to her normal after midnight when it fell off, if Cinderella had completely stripped off she could probably have kept the whole dress.
One day the Lord of the Rings trilogy will be remade and we’ll all hate it.
Dr. Strange is a movie about the importance of saving before a final boss.
If Star Trek-like transporter technology were invented, the airline industry would spend billions to discredit it as unsafe and scary.
The Cars universe doesn’t seem to have any humans in it, but there seems to be billions of cars. Cars need gas, which is created from organic matter. So, the apparent lack of humans makes... more sense.
Since The Matrix was released in 1999, cellphones have been replacing landlines and payphones, the only way that we were shown how to get out.
Avatar, the highest grossing film of all time, seems to have made zero impact on culture. No one references the movie and no one really talks about it since it was released 10 years ago.
Unpopular opinion but i never liked that movie! Watched it once and have forgotten it completely
Literally not an unpopular opinion, everyone feels this way.
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Something pointed out to me I can never unhear; In the movie Avatar, the Na'vi have sex by joining head tentacles to one another. This is the same method they use to control their flying mounts. In theory, an entire race of people discovered flight thanks to one person in history thinking "I'm low key tempted to put my p---s in that bird right now"
So then why are they wearing loin cloths? (not directed at you, just thinking outloud here)
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It's not like it was an original idea, though. It's basically the Pocahontas story set on an alien planet.
Also "Ferngully". It's basically "Dances with Six-Legged Wolves".
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People talk about avatar the last airbender more than Avatar
It had a major impact on culture by kick starting the next generation of 3D technology, which was its biggest draw and its biggest case for its ticket sales. It will be remembered as many people's first experience with this new tech, in the same way that Wizard of Oz did it for color film.
Yeah.... I will forever remember the biggest headache of my life and my eyes hurting too. Apparently I'm one of few people who can't handle that type of 3D. (My eyesight is only 50% on one eye, so that might be the problem)
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Actually Avengers: Endgame was the highest-grossing film until recently when they re-released Avatar in China and took back the title. Avengers: Endgame is still the highest-grossing film everywhere but China
How you going to say 'actually' as if you're correcting it, when there's nothing to be corrected. You just brought up Endgame when it's irrelevant.
Load More Replies... The special effects and the graphic of the film are the ones that make the film so popular and appreciated.
It's a visual feast and an intellectual famine.
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Avatar was basically Dances with Wolves in space... so I can't think of it without thinking "Dances with Smurfs".
The movie was just a technical showcase for some fancy new cameras and special effects. At no point after watching was I thinking, "Man, I can't wait or a sequel!" Apparently at least two sequels are being shot concurrently. Avatar is "Dances with Wolves in Space," and "Dances with Wolves" is the better movie.
You're right! Saw Avatar 7 times but never talked about it with friends or in public. But when I say "draw me like one of your french girls" most people will know which film I'm quoting. (I wasn't even born when this masterpiece came out in '97.)
Yeah, I didn't really like it. It seemed like it should have been great ( maybe was a great script) but was really blah.
I’ve never seen more than 15 mins of different parts in the entire time it’s been out and yet for some reason they are making a sequel
Just a tidbit of info, Avatar lost it's "highest grossing" spot to Spider-Man : No Way Home. https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadline.com/2022/02/spider-man-no-way-home-avatar-domestic-box-office-record-1234933726/amp/
Hard to like a movie which reminds you that nature is cool and Youre the villain who keeps destroying it by buying stupid s**t that you dont need.
I LOVE THIS MOVIE! So disappointed there hasn't been a sequel yet. Like how can there not be by now??
These floating mountains don't make an impact of millions of people a year at Walt Disney World? They do to me. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/animal-kingdom/pandora-world-of-avatar/
because it took the name of the avatar that should have belonged to Aang in Avatar the last airbender
I believe there are certain kinds of groups or societies that discuss the movie often. For English majors, the symbolism is fab; for Buddha-minded, it captures the Dharma.
In our household it gets talked about (and watched) a lot. We love it. It's become the standing joke that my mother is not allowed to die (she has two types of cancer and has been near death more than once) until the second part comes out, and every time it has been delayed since 2016, we just tell her she has to live forever now.
It was increibdly boring, had an unoriginal story ad lead characters with zero charisma. I remeber almost nothgin from that movie except some pretty floaty things and the wish that it would finally end.
The impact was technologically advancing the approach to filming fully cgi environments, and setting a higher "finished product" cgi standard that audiences started demanding by default. But yes, pop-culture-wise it's not even parodied anymore xD
That's because it's not the highest grossing movie of all time. Gone With the Wind is. And it's talked about and revered
Well, I guess it depends....in my large and extended family, we sometimes look at someone and say “skown” (or however you would like to spell that) when someone is acting the fool. But, due to the fact that no one else remembers this movie but us, it’s a hilarious inside joke! 🤣
Merchandising is likely the reason Avatar is a non-entity in pop culture. There were some toys released but they were a bust. Star Wars for instance had everything, toys, clothes, cups, plates, bedsheets, cereal you name it. One could say though Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom inclusion of 'Pandora the World of Avatar' has kept it somewhat relevant.
avatar is basicslly a mix of smurfs and pocahontas with better effects and space travel
Not true. An episode of Bones was dedicated to it as one of the actors in Avatar made an apperance.
Not really. I saw references to it in other places. See for example Simpsons
I think they had planned to expand on it but never did. Though I think Avatar would be better suited to the route the Aliens series (Games) took then say Stargate (TV).
Maybe because the director paid so many people to create an alien sounding soundtrack just for him not to use it as it sounded "too alien" to him. :D
The live action one? My class hates that movie they be tryin to get it to never exist
And Avatar2 and Avatar3 never got past early planning stages...
Probably because it is a grown up version of Fern Gully and of course the whole "humans are the cause" argument that has never and will never gain any traction...regardless of how true the argument may be.
If by "traction" you mean people love it, then no. It's a responsible reminder we all need to hear. Over and over again. Until we stop producing single use plastic, balance our greenhouse gas production, and get our heads out of our asses.
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We have a guy in my city who drives around in an Avatar themed pick up truck, like not a couple stickers kind of thing but like full truck body paint job or wrap of some sort. We see it every once and a while and it’s odd.
James Cameron has dedicated the remainder of his career to make this a massive thing. It has been years since we've heard of a sequel, it's dead.
I still get upset when searching avatar brings up blue aliens rather than ATLA
Perhaps because it was utter bilge. Watched it once, got halfway through, stopped watching it. Just an exercise in CGI with little or no depth to it. A waste of time and money.
They failed to make a decent sequel, in an industry that's mostly made of multiverse movies now, not to mention TV and Netflix series. It takes at least a 50-hour long drama to make an impact on culture now.
The hardest thing to believe about Batman is that not 1 distant relative tried claiming him in order to inherit the Wayne fortune.
That narrative was used in "Lemony Snicket's a series of unfortunate events" with Jim Carey and Meryl Streep.
It's weird that Hobbits don't have a foot washing station at their entry considering how dirty their feet must get and how clean their homes are.
If people from the Star Wars universe ever came to Earth, the fact that it has deserts, rain forests, prairies, tundras AND oceans would probably be a real mind f**k for them.
Yeah I always wondered why it was just a world with just a forest, or just a desert
In movies, there are two kinds of vents. Human sized vents and vents that are big enough only for the smallest, least experienced member of the group.
Owls are a major security flaw in the Harry Potter world, all you have to do is write a letter to whoever you're looking for and follow the owl.
Peter Parker must’ve been really confused when he met Nick Fury, since he’s such a big fan of Star Wars, and Nick fury played Mace Windu.
Aquaman's skin is impenetrable by normal blades, bullets and more... Which makes you wonder how he got his tattoos in the 2018 movie.
If you saw the movie jaw backwards, it's a heartwarming story about a shark, which gives arms and legs to people who are disabled.
Harry Potter could have been hallucinating everything due to carbon monoxide poisoning by being stuck in the cupboard under the stairs.
Why on Earth would there be carbon monoxide under the stairs? Do you mean carbon dioxide?
In zombie TV shows and movies, wrecked cars never have airbags deployed.
Star-Lord from the Guardians of the Galaxy movies probably still thinks Santa is real. He was taken from Earth as a kid and then raised in space around aliens and crazy creatures the rest of his life. He probably assumes Santa is an alien.
He's the Eternal, Kronos. Has the ability to stop time so he can be everywhere at midnight, has an antlered pet (Lockjaw) that can teleport, and access to the dwarves of Nidavellir to build whatever he needs.
Elsa is pretty athletic for a person that was locked up in her room since she was young until she turned 21.
The ship in Wall-E uses up energy for artificial gravity just to put people in anti-gravity chairs.
Mufasa caused a lot of damage to the Pridelands ecosystem by exiling the hyenas.
For being a high school in Europe, Hogwarts has a surprising lack of cigarettes.
In Despicable Me, the entrance to the villain bank is in the middle of three urinals, which makes sense because no sane person would use the middle urinal to avoid being right next to someone while peeing. Plus only a villain would use the middle urinal to create the chaos anyway.
Big Hero 6 is about the importance of backing up your work.
The wizarding world in Harry Potter can multiply food as much as they want, but still choose not to end global hunger.
This is not mentioned in movies, but is explained in the books. JK Rowling addresses the creating food issue in the Deathly Hallows book. I would need to look it up for accuracy, but when Harry and Hermione are alone in the woods starving after Ron left, Rowling made it very clear that wizards and witches cannot create food using magic. They can use magic to manipulate food such as cooking and cleaning, but she makes it very clear that there is no spell or magical device that can create food from nothing. She also explains why the food appears so quickly in such large quantities and is cleaned immediately in Goblet of Fire book. It is the elves making, delivering, and clearing the food. It's explained the work makes them happy. Hermione is of course horrified by this and starts the Society for Promotion of Elfish Welfare (SPEW). It is a shame they could not fit that into the movie. So it is not that they can end world hunger choose not to, they just can't create food with magic.
Hogwarts’ assignments on 3 or 4 feet of parchment seem really long until you realize that the length of an A4 paper is 11.7 inches. Harry constantly complained about writing a 4-page essay.
The Titanic moved over liquid water, was powered by water vapor and was sunk by frozen water.
When they filmed the Matrix “There is no spoon” part, they would have had to pretend to hold a spoon in order to cg a bending spoon...thus making the statement true. There really was no spoon in that scene.
In Lord of the Rings, Orcs don't seem to get paid or have a very good quality of life, yet they are very enthusiastic about their work.
There must be millions of people who still spell out B-E-A-UTIFUL in their head the same way Jim Carrey did in Bruce Almighty.
Clark Kent would be outed as Superman pretty fast if he ever accidentally pushed a pull door.
If it wasn’t for their fame, Harry, Ron and Hermione probably wouldn’t have gotten jobs since they didn’t attend the last year of school and didn’t take their leaving exams.
Shrek says “hold the phone” even though telecommunication does not seem apparent within the Shrek universe.
Not as bad as a western I once saw where a guy riding a horse told his partner in crime who was also riding a horse that he needed to put the pedal to the metal to escape the sheriff's posse.
If the wizards in Harry Potter really wanted they could create a society with unlimited food, space and energy that could vastly improve Humanity as a whole, instead they just hide like assholes.
They hide because of a treaty with the muggle government, to avoid persecution
A tad much Potter for my liking, never cared for him.
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Actually, one of the laws of magic state you cannot create food, or else they would theoretically be able to end global hunger.
I know, it’s Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration. But I suppose we must use suspension of disbelief to accept that JK Rowling didn’t think of everything when writing the books.
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Star Wars: how come they never spacewalk?? I always wondered that. Harry Potter: Going to hogwarts seems to be more trouble than it’s worth. I mean they always have to do something dangerous or battle Voldemort.
In The Outsiders, how does Johnny write a letter to Ponyboy when Johnny is barely able to breathe while in the hospital?
Dam I should have known this article would be full of spoilers
#21- well, now we know what happens with our world. We are all killed off in the future by a killer virus before a vaccine can be made, time passes. The university's back up power somehow keeps running and Deep blue becomes sentient and uploads into everything Wi-Fi enabled. Devices develop personalities of their own. There is a robot war. The cars win and clean up the world, using their knowledge to turn humans and human waste into clean fuel. Slowly, they build the world into the shape they want... The world of CARS
A tad much Potter for my liking, never cared for him.
Load More Replies... Actually, one of the laws of magic state you cannot create food, or else they would theoretically be able to end global hunger.
I know, it’s Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration. But I suppose we must use suspension of disbelief to accept that JK Rowling didn’t think of everything when writing the books.
Load More Replies... Star Wars: how come they never spacewalk?? I always wondered that. Harry Potter: Going to hogwarts seems to be more trouble than it’s worth. I mean they always have to do something dangerous or battle Voldemort.
In The Outsiders, how does Johnny write a letter to Ponyboy when Johnny is barely able to breathe while in the hospital?
Dam I should have known this article would be full of spoilers
#21- well, now we know what happens with our world. We are all killed off in the future by a killer virus before a vaccine can be made, time passes. The university's back up power somehow keeps running and Deep blue becomes sentient and uploads into everything Wi-Fi enabled. Devices develop personalities of their own. There is a robot war. The cars win and clean up the world, using their knowledge to turn humans and human waste into clean fuel. Slowly, they build the world into the shape they want... The world of CARS
