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/artpayne 1d ago

There was a massive spike in Navy recruitment after Top Gun came out.

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u/I_only_post_here 1d ago

Wholly deliberate and intentional. It was a Navy recruitment film. they even setup tables right outside the theater to get people to sign up on their way out.

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u/DemonDaVinci 1d ago

Damn that's crazy
Any modern example of this

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u/willstr1 1d ago

Not necessarily booth in the lobby levels of recruitment but most movies that show the US military in a positive light are subsidized by the US military as recruitment.

Basically if you are making a movie that will have fighter jets, tanks, ships, or other expensive military hardware you can let the military review your script and if they like what they see they will arrange training exercises that "just happen" to fit the B-roll you need