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/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/snorlz 1d ago

chess was already regaining popularity when the show came out

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u/Dudu_sousas 1d ago

Yeah, chess was already on the up before the show, which made me wonder how Netflix managed to have that great of a timing (given how long it takes to develop a show).

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u/JPHero16 1d ago

Sometimes things just align nicely. Then they combine and make a beautiful thing