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There are certain film tropes around, say, life in New York city and attending an average American high school that are so removed from reality that they wholeheartedly resemble an alternative universe. But, once you take a step back and unsee the movie magic, you’ll find that this is true of quite a lot more.
People online share the things and activities that films always make out to be interesting, fun and cool but are quite the opposite in real life. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.
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#1
Being autistic. We aren’t all math geniuses destined for greatness, some of us are just lonely.
QueerAxolotls 8 months ago
On one hand, I like who I am, and my autism is part of that, as it's a difference in my brain. On the other hand, if one more person tells me I have a superpower while also liking Autism Speaks (charity that victimizes parents of autistic children, wants to "cure" autism) I'm losing it
BrownEyedGrrl 8 months ago
My 2-year-old grandson was diagnosed with level 4 autism. He's absolutely perfect. Thank you for the heads up about Autism Speaks. I had no idea.
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Magenta Blu 8 months ago
Autism sucks. Not being able to fit or to understand people. Not being able to stop being lonely. That's autism: being trapped alone without being able to understand company.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
According to RFK Jr, y'all are suffering, unable to make a life for yourselves, unable to find love or platonic relationships,... I'd like to see this fool tell a room full of autistic people this, but I'd want the doors locked so he can't flee.
Marnie 8 months ago
When he thinks of autism, he thinks of Rain Man. Truly. And the fact that the man that was based on wasn't actually autistic, that's all RFK sees.
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Hoi-Polloi 8 months ago
It's also non-specific these days, since the new DSM. Everyone from "I'm a little odd" to "I can't speak" has the same label.
Marnie 8 months ago
No, there is more to it than that. Just being a little odd will not get you diagnosed (except by a very inept clinician). You are really harming actually autistic people with this. They did combine Asperger's with classic Autisim. But Asperger's was always considered a form of autism. They combined it for good reasons, imo, because it just wasn't truly possible to clearly distinguish. Not being able to speak is one way an autistic person can be severely impacted. But just because a person holds a job and are thus low-support-needs doesn't mean they are not severely impacted. It just means they are less of a burden. I haven't had a friend since 1999. Nobody minds me, I just can't figure out how to get close to people. I'm so lonely that I can't even let myself think about it. I've been s******l off and on since I was 14 (but not since my diagnosis until Trump was elected). I'd be far better off if not for issues caused by autism, including financial and many other ways.
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#2
New York City apartments.
Jrog 8 months ago (edited)
IIRC it's explained in the series as a "ridiculously low, inherited rent-controlled lease" from Rachel's grandmother. because at the time it was already implausible...
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Mrs Irish Mom 8 months ago (edited)
Exposed brick wall, they probably add on another thousand for that feature irl
David 8 months ago
Most of NYC is not what people think. Its the transplants who only want to live in a few high price "in" neighborhoods that pay huge amounts for tiny places. Lifelong New Yorkers live in areas with reasonable rent. My neighborhood a 1 bedroom 1 bath, with a full kitchen, dining room, and living room is between 1500-2000 a month on average (unless in one of the doorman fancy apartment buildings. Price is also more expensive if you are within 2 blocks of a Bus stop, or have parking)) and a 2 bedroom version is between 2000-2600 a month (also depending on closeness to busses, parking, etc), 3 bedroom apartments start at 2700 and split with 2 roommates is very affordable. This is all in NYC, near lots of shopping, safe area, lots of public transit, etc. It is just not an "in" neighborhood with no bars, no clubs, etc. But plenty of clothing, food, grocery stores, bakeries, etc. And a few years ago prices were 30% less, this area recently started getting more expensive.
Mimi M 8 months ago
What neighborhood? In most of NYC, a 1br averages between 3500-4000 for something modest. Studios are 2500-3k, also for something modest. 1500-2k will get you a decent share with roommates.
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Mary Finn 7 months ago
That's actually illegal. It would cost you the place if an inspector noticed it. There actually are some rules, including minimum size per occupant.
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Almost all movie fights where every enemy just waits his turn.
CP 8 months ago
Typically you don't count on that type of stamina. If it were real life and I were a bad guy, I would wait my turn until they tired out.
Chuck Freiman 8 months ago
With a lack of enthusiasm like that, you'd never be promoted to Senior Bad Guy.
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Mrs Irish Mom 8 months ago
Yes one good guy and about 10 baddies all being nice and waiting for their turn to fight you
Toothless Feline 8 months ago
Ask any professional fight choreographer and they’ll tell you why they do this. The two primary reasons are: one, it’s extremely complicated to choreograph and perform a staged fight with more than two people interacting at once, and the odds of a small mistake causing severe harm increase dramatically with each additional person; and two, it’s extremely complicated to film a fight sequence with more than two people interacting at once—every additional person is an obstacle to the audience actually seeing what’s happening. Then you have to add in the anticlimactic disappointment the audience will get when the entire fight lasts five seconds because four guys simultaneously hit the hero from all sides and drop him like a record needle. It’s more realistic, but it’s not cinematic. Yet another way in which making movies more “real-life” accurate would make them less entertaining.
Gen X Feral 8 months ago
Kung Fu Hustle! I LOVE that movie! The one with English voiceover is awesome, the landlady is my hero. Oh and yeah everyone standing around waving axes waiting their turn is a bit much.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
I'm remembering some of the bar brawls I've seen that spilled out into the street and grew as more joined in. No one hung around waiting for their turn.
#4
Computer hacking.
Andrew Arons 8 months ago
The most cringe-worthy line ever was in the movie Swordfish, when John Travolta asked Hugh Jackman how he was able to hack the DoD mainframe so quickly: "I don't know. I just see the code".
Toothless Feline 8 months ago
Sneakers is one that depicts hacking mostly realistically (aside from Janek’s “black box”, which is obviously fantasy). Very little of the hacking in this movie is a guy sitting at a screen typing frantically. Each exploit depicted involves multiple people with a variety of skills, a lot of research and pre-planning, and several large dollops of social engineering. They do have a guy at a screen, but he’s monitoring information, not typing like he’s playing Rachmaninov. Granted that the movie was made before everything was on the internet and was only partially digital, but even in the modern all-connected era, it still takes a lot of research and planning to make a successful break-in (although sometimes the research and planning is done by someone who builds it into a tool that’s sold to script kiddies on the dark web).
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
At first, I was impressed with these computer hacking geniuses that made me look like a Luddite. But then I realized the writers/directors were merely using poetic license to speed through scenes that would otherwise be insanely boring.
#5
Standing under a waterfall. It looks like a gentle shower, but in reality it's like thousands of tiny rocks pelting you from a great height.
RamiRudolph 8 months ago
Probably depends on the waterfall. Not all of them are as big and powerful as the Niagara Falls.
Edda Kamphues 8 months ago
I love it. It's like getting clean and getting a massage at the same time.
Forrest Grump 8 months ago
That's nonsense. I have been under about a dozen waterfalls and never found it to be painful.
MagicJacket 8 months ago (edited)
Depends on how high the cliff is. Even better than standing under a waterfall is standing behind one, where the water is falling in front of you. That is intense. Folks, if you and your significant other can go to a waterfall and stand behind it, all isolated from everyone else, there aren't many more romantic places on earth.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
Like riding a motorcycle in heavy rain. Looks daring and romantic, but it's downright painful.
#6
Maybe I’m not the one to say, but… fighting? I’ve always liked the brawl scene between Hugh Grant and Colin Firth in Bridget Jones’s Diary, because they do fight like middle-aged white-collar workers—apparently they didn’t choreograph the scene, because they wanted to fight badly. At the climax of the fight, they smash through a restaurant’s front window, and instead of getting up and dusting themselves off and making a snappy Bruce Willis comeback, they wince and groan in pain—because, y’know, broken glass hurts.
I’m not writing this because I’ve been in such fights or want to, but because in the few fights I have seen in my life, they were short and graceless and un-fun and didn’t look like The Matrix at all.
Nightclubs. In movies, you can have extended conversations with girls as you dance with them, or call to them from across the floor, or interact with others. In real nightclubs, on the dance floor the music is the volume of a revved jet engine and no one can hear anything you say unless you screech it in monosyllables three times directly into their ear. If you’re a great dancer, in real nightclubs everyone does not move to the edge to cheer you and your partner on. Nightclubs are always “packed with good looking girls” in movies and on nights when you are not there, never when you are. Real nightclubs suck.
Yayheterogeneity 8 months ago
They were great fun. But I never went looking for company but to dance and get lost in the music. I still miss it.
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 8 months ago
Fights: I've been in plenty of fights. They are nothing like the movies at all. Street fights usually last less than a minute because fighting is exhausting, and getting punched hurts worse than you can imagine. Also, if you knock someone out, they are out for 3 to 5 seconds. If they are out longer than a minute, they are seriously hurt and need to go to the hospital.
Skogsrået 8 months ago
True, seen enough fights to say i have never seen a fight were a guy ends up on the ground getting beaten up just to bounce back up all the sudden and turn the fight around. If you end up on the ground it's usually game over.
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realenancy170 8 months ago
Check out the fight between Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in "48 Hours". They are exhausted after a few minutes and try to keep throwing punches but they keep missing.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
A former housemate of mine was a bit drunk, and instead of walking away from an aggressive a-hole, decided to fight him. The AA-H hit him once in the jaw, and down he went. He remained there until the ambulance arrived. That's what most fights are like in real life.
#7
Getting out of a pool.
Chefette67 8 months ago
Yep, my swimwear is either riding up my b u t t c r a c k.....ewww..... or my swimwear is drooping behind my b u m, looking like a big t u r d is hanging there 🤣🥰
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Mrs Irish Mom 8 months ago
Never have I ever done it without having to pull my swimming pants out of my àss mid climb
#8
Owning an artisan bakery / coffee shop.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
I hear it's a lot of hard work, very early mornings and you have to be okay with tossing out tons of unpurchased products.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
I briefly worked in a bakery/deli, and it is hard work. I managed to convince the owners to set aside their unpurchased products and donate them to a couple of local food kitchens because it's a disgraceful waste not to.
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Big Chungus 8 months ago
According to hallmark, everyone owns a bakery and all the ovens break and then there is a crisis until the young farmer in town can help
Robin Roper 8 months ago
My cousin by marriage family owned a very successful bakery in a medium size town. She and all her brothers worked for their parents and when the parent's started to consider retirement, all told them they would not take over the bakery. So many in that town still talk about the wonderful baked goods but they had no idea the price the family paid for them to have the wonderful pies, cakes, cookies, and breads for all those holiday gatherings.
#9
Jumping out of moving vehicles.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 8 months ago
I had a friend who jumped out of a moving vehicle going 25 mph (40 kph) and it fúcked him up badly. Anything above that and you'll probably die.
Beth Wheeler 8 months ago
Not a good idea, you will always get hurt or die a d. There are things worse than death which is the only reason I would even think of doing it.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
I've fallen off the back of a pickup truck and have gone down a few times on a motorcycle. It hurts. And you don't jump back up. You lay there in pain with the breath knocked out of you. These action scenes are done by professionally trained stunt actors, and these people are finally getting their rightful acknowledgement with a long overdue Stunt category at the 2028 Oscars.
#10
S*x on a sandy beach.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 8 months ago
Never before in my life had I thought to say this, but: Anakin Skywalker knows best...
Enuya 8 months ago (edited)
S*x in nature, in general. Lots of grass, sand, dirt and other elements going into places they definitely shouldn't
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
Anyone familiar with the 1953 film "From Here to Eternity" knows the iconic beach scene of passion with Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr. You know the one where the waves wash over them sending sand into crevices they didn't even know they had.
#11
Car parking. There is always a free spot just out the front of the building.
Tucker Cahooter 8 months ago (edited)
With plenty of room to park head first too. Kudos to the writer of the final episode of "The Sopranos" for actually showing what parallel parking really is like for many people (including me)
Pencil 8 months ago
That was also a jab at New Jersey drivers. The trope that they can't parallel park to save their lives has been around forever.
Load More Replies... Pedantic Panda 8 months ago
Well who wants to watch a movie where ten minutes is spent slowly driving around a car park?
Daniel Atkins 8 months ago
The movies that do that end up on shows like Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax and are soundly mocked for it.
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Riley Quinn 8 months ago
Just once, I'd like to see a character realistically parallel park in a genre other than a comedy. Or have to circle the block a couple times looking for a spot.
#12
Holding your breath while swimming under water a stupid amount of time.
R.C. 8 months ago
When I was younger I used to try and hold my breath during those scenes to see if I could hold my breath for as long as they were.
BeKind&Rewind 8 months ago
Swimming under water for a long time without holding your breath would be a lot worse!
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
Unless you're an Ama diver or Kate Winslet, who was able to hold her breath for over seven minutes after her training with a free-diving expert, the average person can't do it.
PeepPeep the duck 8 months ago
7 minutes is so dangerously impressive 😂 I can do 3 1/2. My ex mermaid boss does 5 mins and that’s extreme to me.
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detective miller's hat 8 months ago
I've always tried to hold my breath as long as the actor in the movie while they're underwater.
Devin Schmitt 8 months ago
My wife cannot understand how long I can hold my breath underwater.
Devin Schmitt 8 months ago
Pool lifeguard told me that I'm no longer allowed to swim the length of the pool underwater.
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Combat/military exercise.
You rarely see the bruises, dirt scratches, blisters or shaking muscles. And more importantly the things you can only feel: pain, thirst, fatique, ears being exposed to loud sounds, the whole mind set going nuts from these. People will make dumb decisions because their minds are so overdriven and fatigued.
When you're dragging a machine gun made out of steel, across a wet swamp, at 2.30 AM, been up for >24hrs, feeling cold and being in "auto-drive" mode carrying 30+ kg of equipment... It isn't cool at all, it's total BS.
Disclaimer: haven't been in combat, so haven't had the actual fear of death on top of all these things.
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
Heck, being in the military is boring. "Hurry up and wait" is the military's middle name.
superfluous 8 months ago
Should have been a decision maker sitting in an air conditioned bunker, loser /s - my take on what a draft dodging 'leader' might think
#14
Driving long distances. There are very few unexpected shenanigans to get into on a long drive.
BrunoVI 8 months ago
Music. Peace. Comradeship. Long drives are great for a marriage. Even with kids.
Nicole Weymann 8 months ago
I feel the concept of a road trip, i.e. driving to some destination half a day's travel or more away, is an more American one. I know people who cruise on motorbikes or old cars on the weekends, but AFAIK four or more hours in a car with or without family is not considered a fun activity. More like "something to be endured until we reach our destination, and may god help you if you forgot entertainment supplies for the kids".
Load More Replies... Uncle Panda 8 months ago
As a thought exercise, I use "How far could I drive cross-country with this person before I started looking for places to hide a body?" It's pretty revealing sometimes.
PeepPeep the duck 8 months ago
I’ve been lucky gone across Australia four times and Dubbo to Kakadu and never had an issue. Although the car I had when I did Kakadu had no aircon so technically you could class that a little in the category.
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Susan 8 months ago
You have to make it fun. One of my favorite family vacations was a road trip stopping at new locations each night for two weeks with my hubby and kids. You have to plan little pit stops at fun or scenic locations every hour or two. Make it about the journey, not the destination.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
Most of my road trips were fairly uneventful, but back in the 70's, my long-haired cousin and a couple of his buddies rode their motorcycles down into the Deep South. Think Easy Rider. It turned ugly, and they barely made it out alive.
Michael Fernandez 8 months ago
I love long-distance driving, but then again, I’m retired and like the solitude and listening to podcasts & satellite radio.
Graham_Illegal 8 months ago
I can't be the only one who enjoys long-distance driving, partly because of the lack of "unexpected shenanigans". It's quite fun even solo, with a great playlist or an audiobook.
#15
That jumping around a corner while shooting at stuff.
You'll hit nothing and land on your a*s making a vulnerable target.
Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
Heck, even shooting period. The majority of bullets in any gunfight are more about making the other guy duck and then duck out than to harm anyone. 97% of all bullets in a war are used this way. They train you to do it.
Tonyah Mcanelly 8 months ago
If they got trained by a storm trooper you don't even need to duck . they make you look invincible
Load More Replies... Snazzy Smurf 8 months ago
Not if you have a gun like Angelina Jolie did in the movie Wanted. J/k
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
As a former sharpshooter, most of those scenes make me flinch with incredulity. The majority of shoot 'em up scenes are beyond ludicrous.
#16
Food fights.
C .Hunger 8 months ago
I've been in an actual food fight at summer camp that involved a lot of cake. It was one of the highlights of my life. The dining hall went from one person throwing it at a friend to the apocolypse in 5 seconds flat, and ended about 20 seconds later. It was 20 seconds of unplanned chaos that was awesome.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
The wallpaper in the family dining room had to be changed far more frequently than it should've been due to the arguments that ended in food fights. I'd say I was raised by animals, but I like animals too much to disparage them in that way.
BS Detector 8 months ago
Food fights in a school cafeteria were a lot of fun, but never got the engagement you see on TV.
#17
Running from the cops.
Snazzy Smurf 8 months ago
This doesn't loom cool in the movies. Maybe I am just stating my age.
Roni Stone 8 months ago
It looked cook when the Dukes of Hazzard did it, though. Wonder how many Chargers they went through on those jumps?
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Beth Wheeler 8 months ago
You might outrun the car but not the radios or the chopper depending on where you are
Vermonta 8 months ago
What I learned from watching Cops TV show is if they don't have a shirt on, it's a felony crime.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago (edited)
And a plaid shirt with the sleeves ripped off, it's usually a jäckäss who's had a few too many.
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Alex Mosby 8 months ago
I've witnessed a police foot chase. I was as cool as the movies. Maybe not so much for the guy who jumped my fence like an Olympic gold medalist.
#18
Inside. No one's house or apartment looks that shiny and clean or rich. They're job could be selling aluminum cans and their home will look like an architectual magazine.
Multa Nocte 8 months ago
Disagree. I have two friends with OCD and you couldn't find a thing out of place or a surface uncleaned.
Janine Randall 8 months ago
That's why I very rarely have people over. My apartment is very small, hardly any storage. It's cluttered. Also, I'm not the greatest housekeeper. There aren't piles of dirty dishes or anything moving around where it shouldn't be but, dusting and vacuuming are pretty low on my priority list.
Forrest Grump 8 months ago
OMG. I keep my house spotlessly clean at all times. That's why I don't like going in other people's houses.
#19
CPR. You can't wake someone up with a CPR. Even with a Cpr machine. Only the hospital can wake you up with adrenalin and stuffs. And the chances that you wake up (if you wake up) with no brain damage are very very slim.
Edit : so, I should have predicted that, but now everyone is sending me stories of people woken up by cpr. Obviously there are exeptions. I was just trying to point out that you can't expect someone to wake up from a cpr like they do in movies.
*raspberry sound 8 months ago
Is that what you were "just trying to point out" because you use the words "only the hospital can wake you up" which seems like a pretty confident statement, not a generalized fact-ish? Seems like someone would not try at all after reading that, like it was a useless option, but it exists for a reason and my daughter is here because of it.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
I have no doubt your daughter is still with us due to someone's quick thinking use of CPR, but more often it just buys time until the professionals arrive. CPR does keep the oxygen flowing, lessening the chance of brain damage. OP's wording is incorrect, but CPR should never be thought of as a panacea in many medical emergencies.
Load More Replies... Forrest Grump 8 months ago
"adrenalin and stuffs" Wow, now I'm wondering how many Nobel Prizes in medicine you have won. Must be at least a dozen. 🤔
Leg less In Minneapolis 8 months ago
Went septic and heart and breathing stop at home. CPR eventually restarted my my heart (after a whole bunch of c*****d ribs), it did not wake me up. I did not wake up until 3 or 4 weeks later. Yes I am in the glorified 10%, but it left me messed up for life
Roni Stone 8 months ago
And the ribs. Oh, the broken ribs. But always : chest compressions, chest compressions, chest compressions. It can keep people alive until the professionals arrive. Thank you Dr. Mike.
Tonyah Mcanelly 8 months ago
maybe you should have thought out your words there are probably many documented times CPR was performed on some one and they came out of it before paramedics arrived.
jasper 8 months ago
CPR, if done right, which is almost never is, usually ends up with broken ribs at the very least. One goal with CPR is to keep oxygen flowing to the organs in case they are organ donors. Another goal is to provide the person doing the CPR with the knowledge that at least they tried. Seriously.
Robin Roper 8 months ago
Or that hearts get restarted with CPR. That's the job of a defibrillator.
Forrest Grump 8 months ago
WRONG. A defibrillator cannot restart a heart that has stopped. The purpose of the defibrillator is to reset the electrical rhythm in the heart muscle. The heart is then restarted by chest compressions (preferably in conjunction with IV medications).
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#20
Costumes that chacaters wear, they look really cool in movies and if you wear the samething outside it's lame.
Jumping Jellyfishes 8 months ago
There's a guy dressed as Batman going around in a Batmobile. Definitely not lame.
howdylee 8 months ago
Depends on the level of money he spent. $10 costume from Dollar General, not cool. $1000+ custom molded pieces, then yes.
Load More Replies... Tonyah Mcanelly 8 months ago
Its not lame when guys dress up like super heros and clean the windows of a childrens hospital .
*raspberry sound 8 months ago
I think that if a guy in a "lame" costume shot spider silk from his human wrists, it may be substantially less lame. Some greasy a-hole in Time's Square, sure! But Spiderman? BEING actual Spiderman, pretty cool.
Sally-Ann 1 month ago
I have a theory that the one superpower that every superhero gets the moment they get superpowers is some kind of instant body cooling. How else could they be running about their normal day with all that spandex and whatnot under their regular clothes and not sweat to death?
Hippopotamuses 8 months ago
I always wonder how they make 'tinkle' when they're wearing those things.
#21
Bartending....
we don't just pop open beers and magically make cosmos appear instantly. in reality I've probably also got nance complaining about 'the other girl' who made her drink, or me still waiting for my manager to apply this d**n coupon.
Multa Nocte 8 months ago (edited)
I did when I was a bartender, but no one ever took it. You quickly find out that almost everyone has already made their decision and they are just looking for ways to justify it.
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RamiRudolph 8 months ago
On the other hand, bart ending is pretty great if you hate people named Bart.
#22
Stake outs. Tried it once. So boring.
nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
As long as nobody says "it seals in the juices."
Load More Replies... Doctor Strange 8 months ago
As a Land Surveyor, 'stake out' has a very different meaning to us.
#23
Dangerous driving on the highway or road in general. HOW HAVE YOU NOT HIT SOMEONE YET.
SaraCapybara 8 months ago
I love scenes set in moving cars where the driver looks at the passenger for an extended conversation and just ignores the road.
Susan 8 months ago
I get anxiety watching those scenes as if I'm watching someone actually looking away from the real road while they're driving.
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Love triangles.
WonderWoman 8 months ago
Where does that ever look fun? Never saw a movie where I was like oh look a love triangle, I wish I could do that
Tarnai Péter 8 months ago
Mediterranean Food, a Spanish movie from 2009 ;)
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#25
Being an electrician, plumber, pizza delivery guy, etc.
Upstaged75 8 months ago
Electricians and plumbers make excellent money and are highly skilled.
Vermonta 8 months ago
and they get to see al your stuff and play with your pets
Load More Replies... RamiRudolph 8 months ago
You sure being a plumber isn't fun? Mario always sounds like he enjoys it, what with all the WAHOO and stuff.
Forrest Grump 8 months ago
I think it would be cool to be an electrician, plumber, pizza delivery guy.
#26
Being a Mall Cop.
General Anaesthesia 8 months ago
"Resource officers" in many schools in the US, too.
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Child of the Stars 8 months ago
At my local hospital, they can't keep them more than 6 months to a year, less for night shift.
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Dancing in the rain. In a sprinkle, sure but pouring rain is not to be danced in.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 8 months ago
As long as you can take get to a dry and cozy place afterwards, it is real fun! It can also be romantic and exhilarating...
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
I danced down the street in the pouring rain during a protest march one and it was really fun. It ended up raining so much that we had to get really tall people to lift my brother's wheelchair above the water to get out of a train station!
Veronica Jean 8 months ago
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. I recommend rain dancing in torrential downpour. Your soul doesn't know what it's missing
#28
Stepping on Lego. Always enjoy it happening in movies. Not once enjoyed it in real life.
#29
Standing in the rain. In real life, you’d likely get pneumonia getting cold and wet like that, not to mention the raindrops down the back of your neck
Standing near an explosion. Oh yeah, look at that fireball! Cool, my eardrums have burst and my internal organs are mush! Awesome!
Travelling. As in transit, paying for fares, waiting in queues, walking, etc. Very dull. All of that happens in a blink of an eye in most films. You’d swear going to another country took less than an hour!
Holding onto a ledge with one hand. Happens a lot in films to up the tension, whereas if you’re a scarecrow like me you’d get tired after about five seconds and end up falling with a newly dislocated shoulder
A zombie apocalypse. Would in real life be fairly short-lived thanks to the military, barbed wire fences and enormous trenches
Being the quiet kid. Kids in movies look so interesting and mysterious not saying a word all the time, but when I try it I just look autistic
Susan 8 months ago
Too much to unpack here. I agree and disagree with some but there's too many listed. I hate when posters do this so automatic downvote.
joann fielding 8 months ago
Sigh. Once again, colds are caused by a virus, you cannot get a cold being wet and cold. 🤦♀️ It's just CALLED a cold.
Ray Carrillo 8 months ago
Zombies = Corpse decay being the limiter on longevity. Zombie like people would die due to dehydration and malnutrition.
vy4b62ztwm 1 month ago
You do not get pneumonia from getting cold and wet. It is a bacterial or viral infection depending on which strain. You do not get colds from being cold or flu from being cold. They are viruses.
Daniel Atkins 8 months ago
To quiote Allen Gamble from Th Other Guys. "How do you walk away in a movie without flinching when it explodes behind them? There's no way! I call b******t on that! When they flew the Millennium Falcon outside of the Death Star, and it was followed by the explosion, that was b******t!"
#30
That one scene in deadpool 2 where deadpool literally gets ripped in half. Not much else to say.
Hoi-Polloi 8 months ago
Well, the upside is that you new get to have some next-week plans!
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MagicJacket 8 months ago
If he was ripped in half and regrew his legs, shouldn't there be two Deadpools now? The discard legs that were ripped off would regrow the top half of him.
#31
There are several things that look cool in movies but often fall flat in real life. Here are a few examples:
Car Chases: In films, car chases are thrilling and action-packed, with dramatic crashes and high-speed maneuvers. In reality, high-speed driving is dangerous, illegal, and often results in serious accidents.
Gun Fights: Movie shootouts are often choreographed for maximum excitement, with characters dodging bullets and executing perfect shots. In real life, gunfights are chaotic, unpredictable, and usually end in tragedy.
Hacking: In movies, hacking is often depicted as a quick, flashy process involving rapid typing and flashy graphics. In reality, hacking is usually a slow, methodical process that requires extensive knowledge and patience.
Time Travel: Time travel is a fascinating concept in films, allowing characters to change the past or future. In reality, time travel is purely theoretical, with no evidence that it’s possible.
Superhero Powers: Characters with superhuman abilities can do incredible things, but in real life, humans have physical limitations and cannot fly, lift cars, or heal instantly.
Romantic Gestures: Grand romantic gestures in movies often lead to happy endings. In reality, relationships are complex, and such gestures can sometimes be seen as unrealistic or even inappropriate.
Fight Scenes: Choreographed fight scenes can look impressive on screen, but real fights are often messy, uncoordinated, and can lead to severe injuries.
Life in the Fast Lane: Characters living extravagant lifestyles with constant parties and excitement can seem glamorous, but in reality, such lifestyles can be exhausting and unsustainable.
These elements contribute to the escapism of movies, allowing audiences to enjoy thrilling experiences that are often impractical or unrealistic in everyday life.
superfluous 8 months ago
What would be the point of watching if it wasn't different than real life???
Susan 8 months ago
Too much to unpack here. I agree and disagree with some but there's too many listed. I hate when posters do this so automatic downvote.
nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
Again, please describe the nature of the offensiveness.
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Spittnimage 8 months ago
In gun fights the good guys can't hit anything they aim at til the end or the movie would be over sooner rather than later.
Lucas Jackson 8 months ago
Usually with fights as well irl they are short ie. A few punch’s and then either someone runs away, police are called or friends intervene. Not to mention repeated blows to the head will result in brain damage at the low end and death at the extreme end. In movies they depict fights where characters can take multiple blows to the head and just walk away fine. Also they never lose teeth which would be one of the first things to go.
What do you think ?
Vermonta 8 months ago
They are supposed to be or it would be a documentary
Load More Replies... Veronica Jean 8 months ago
Little one that makes me crazy: holding a lantern up at eye level. You see it in every film: a lantern or torch is held up and out in front of someone's face to "see". In reality, the light directly in your eyes completely blinds you. You hold it down and away or way above your head on a pole
Jaya 8 months ago (edited)
That's interesting, I've never thought about it but what you're saying makes sense.
Load More Replies... Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
Drinking. Some of the characters wouldn't be able to stand because of the amount they drink.
Becky Samuel 8 months ago
Bonus points when the tiny athletic woman outdrinks the giant Russian/Slavic musclebound g**n.
Load More Replies... Little Bit 8 months ago
Characters who can be stabbed, shot, beaten to a pulp, or suffer some other potentially life-threatening injury get up and walk away without barely a scratch.
Vermonta 8 months ago
They are supposed to be or it would be a documentary
Load More Replies... Veronica Jean 8 months ago
Little one that makes me crazy: holding a lantern up at eye level. You see it in every film: a lantern or torch is held up and out in front of someone's face to "see". In reality, the light directly in your eyes completely blinds you. You hold it down and away or way above your head on a pole
Jaya 8 months ago (edited)
That's interesting, I've never thought about it but what you're saying makes sense.
Load More Replies... Lee Gilliland 8 months ago
Drinking. Some of the characters wouldn't be able to stand because of the amount they drink.
Becky Samuel 8 months ago
Bonus points when the tiny athletic woman outdrinks the giant Russian/Slavic musclebound g**n.
Load More Replies... Little Bit 8 months ago
Characters who can be stabbed, shot, beaten to a pulp, or suffer some other potentially life-threatening injury get up and walk away without barely a scratch.
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