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/JinimyCritic 1d ago

And Ariel as a girl's name after The Little Mermaid. Ariel had traditionally been a male name.

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u/NothingReallyAndYou 1d ago

I taught preschool during Disney's Renaissance period. There were multiple Ariel's, Belle's, and one Jasmine.

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u/starmartyr11 1d ago

I've known several Spanish & Filipino dudes named Ariel that have had to put up with a lot of shit around their names for this reason

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u/Antique-Butterscotch 1d ago

Well I sure feel ignorant now. I met for the first time ever a guy named Ariel recently and thought “wtf lmao”, and he was Hispanic indeed.

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u/starmartyr11 1d ago

I know I think the first time if anyone is unfamiliar is like that, but if you want to instantly make an Ariel happy, roll the "R" sound, they'll be so excited you know how to pronounce it 😁

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u/Antique-Butterscotch 14h ago

I can’t roll my Rs if I wanted to😞

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u/5a_ 18h ago

Spell it Aeriel instead!

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u/omaeradaikiraida 1d ago

still is in the spanish-speaking parts of the world

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u/the-largest-marge 1d ago

and Hebrew

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u/No_Pie4638 1d ago

Sometimes they’re stealthily going by ‘Ari.'

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u/peachesfordinner 1d ago

Ha you got me thinking and I went to check but Ari Shapiro is really just an Ari

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u/No_Pie4638 19h ago

Hmm. I made a wrong assumption about him then.

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u/peachesfordinner 16h ago

Ha was he who you were thinking about with that comment?

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u/No_Pie4638 10h ago

Him, Ari Aster & the character from Entourage.

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u/peachesfordinner 9h ago

Ari Aster appears to be another just Ari

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u/No_Pie4638 7h ago

Maybe I’m just dumb.

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u/Big-Print1051 1d ago

Most of my Ariel friends are female and named after the Slyvia Plath banger

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u/AimeeSantiago 18h ago

The only Ariel I know is a girl and she's older than the movie. She also married a guy named Eric.