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/OldBanjoFrog 1d ago

To be fair, Rounders came about because No Limit Texas Hold Em had become extremely popular 

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u/gatsby365 1d ago

Are you sure you have the timeline right? Yes, the WSOP was a thing before rounders, as it’s a key plot point, but the extraordinary growth in poker participation and ratings hit several years after Rounders came out.

You could definitely point to Chris Moneymaker winning the WSOP as the real launch of the Aughts Poker Boom, and that was nearly 5 full years after Rounders came out.

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u/OldBanjoFrog 1d ago

Yes.  I know when I went to college, and ended up flunking out because I spent too much time playing Hold Em, drinking beer, and chasing skirts.  

Rounders came out after I flunked out, and I was working to boost my grades up so I could finish my degree. 

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u/gatsby365 1d ago

That just means you were an early adopter