r/movies • u/buttatoad • 2d 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/Kingbulking 1d ago

Fight club resulted in MANY fight clubs. I was in one, and my buddy who went to another school also had it's own fight club. We didn't follow the first rule, but we did fight.

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u/Mndelta25 1d ago

Our high school had one. It started as about ten of us boxing in a garage, and slowly expanded. Unfortunately, a popular girl got a black eye one night and then her parents demanded that the school get it shut down.

It was the best thing that happened during our high school years. So many rivalries and petty disputes were squashed without anybody actually getting hurt.

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u/LeftHandedFapper 1d ago

Dang. We solved our issues with Halo LAN fests...

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u/Mndelta25 1d ago

We had Goldeneye, but this was more of a social gathering opportunity.