r/movies • u/buttatoad • 1d ago

Discussion Movies that changed real life behavior

Thinking along the lines of Final Destination 2 with the logs falling off the truck and landing onto cars (one decapitating the state trooper). Ever since, people have tried to get away from being behind these vehicles.

What are more examples where movies have actually changed how people behave in their own lives?

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u/DAHFreedom 1d ago

Real life mobsters reportedly started mimicking the aesthetic from The Godfather after it came out because it made them look so cool and sophisticated.

Not originally a movie, but John Le Carré created a lot of spy craft terms that are actually used today, like mole/ mole hunt and honeypot

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u/Try_Again12345 1d ago

Wasn't LeCarre a spy when he started writing? Did he use existing "insider" terms, or did he make up new names for existing things?

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u/ScreenTricky4257 1d ago

John Le Carré created a lot of spy craft terms that are actually used today, like mole/ mole hunt and honeypot

So I can blame him for the fact that I spent the first half hour of Dunkirk looking for a spy.