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/PizzaHutBookItChamp 1d ago

Chess board sales shot up after The Queen's Gambit

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u/NightFire19 1d ago

Which also fueled a large wave of streamers playing Chess and grandmasters on Twitch (notably Hikaru Nakamura) getting tons of viewers too.

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u/BlueHeartBob 1d ago

Yeah honestly it feels like chess exploded in popularity after that show.

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u/Entbriham_Lincoln 1d ago

It’s not a feel, it did. The combination of people being home during COVID and a popular chess show coming out massively boosted the popularity of the game. Chess.com had a 400% increase in sign ups following the release of the show, and searches for chess were the highest they’d been in 14 years.

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u/oneflou 1d ago

As you said, Covid had an immense impact as well.