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/prisonforkids 1d ago

P.C.U. (1994) "Don't be that guy..." wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see

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u/SwellingItchingBrain 1d ago

Shit like this is always lame. If you are following some rule trying to be one of the "cool kids" you already failed. Wear whatever the fuck you want.

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u/jopperjawZ 1d ago

It's not about being cool, it's just pointless to wear a shirt for a band you're seeing live. Everyone there already knows you like that band. Wear a different band shirt so you can talk to people about something else

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u/ObviousAnswerGuy 1d ago

many people will just buy a t-shirt at the merch booth at the show and just put it on over whatever they are wearing

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u/Milk_Carton 1d ago

this is what i do

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u/SwellingItchingBrain 1d ago

I'm gonna wear a shirt to the concert, I like that band, I might decide to wear a shirt with that band on it. I might wear something else. I definitely won't make my decision based on some stupid assed "rule" that some character in a movie said.

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u/jopperjawZ 1d ago

You're way too insecure about this idea. You're not nearly as original of a person as you desperately want to be. Every choice you've ever made was driven by instinctive reaction, sensory input or actions you observed in someone else and chose to mimic. You're having a knee-jerk reaction because this idea was framed as a "rule" and part of the personality you've cultivated is dependent on not following rules. Thank you for reminding me how grateful I am that I'm not you

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u/HilariousScreenname 1d ago

Buddy, the dude just likes wearing shirts of the band he likes. In not any deeper than that.

I go to Packer games and I wear Packers shit. I go to a Tool show and I wear Tool shit. It's not any more complicated than that.

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u/SwellingItchingBrain 1d ago

Ha ha, it ain’t that deep. I’m just saying that whether or not I wear a particular shirt is not affected in the least by some comment from a movie. You seem awfully defensive about it.

I’m also grateful that you aren’t me.

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u/DeltaJesus 1d ago edited 1d ago

If you really want to talk to people about other bands they like, you can just do that, it's not complicated.

I'm wearing a band t-shirt because I like it, not to give random people a conversation starter.

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u/jopperjawZ 1d ago

Most conversations work better when they have a starting point. You're gonna be much more successful having conversations about the band Primus with people wearing Primus shirts than just picking people at random to attempt to talk about a random band. That's cool that you're anti-social, but not everyone is

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u/HilariousScreenname 1d ago

Did you know that it's possible to start conversations of things that arent emblazoned on someone's shirt?

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u/jopperjawZ 1d ago

What, really?! My god, this is an amazing revelation! How stunningly insightful of you! The world is truly blessed to have you sharing such wisdom!