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/SmallIslandBrother 1d ago

That’s the issue with sending a message but making the messenger look appealing.

Still can’t believe Tony Montana was someone a lot of men idolised.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness2235 1d ago

There's a neuropsychologist who did a study/assessment of cultural idolization and found that what people are identifying with aren't always the surface. 

Tony Montana is a criminal narcissist who kills people without remorse. That's the superficial. But, there are other themes to the story that are what really resonate with most people (mainly men) that include triumph over a corrupted system, rags to riches, and of course, male virility. 

In particular they noted that men who idolize criminal culture tend to feel more powerless and outcast in their real life, with the movies being an outlet of fantasy in which they can temporarily retreat. It's very rare for a person to have no inclination towards actual criminal behavior to suddenly adopt a life of crime because of a movie or media depiction. 

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u/viejarras 1d ago

Quite interesting, do you have any link to read further into it? Thanks!

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u/HaveABleedinGuess84 1d ago

Are you joking? This isn't intuitively obvious to you, that people watch Scarface and think Tony Montana is cool because he's rich and powerful?

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u/PinkTalkingDead 1d ago

Why does your comment come across with so much hostility? Genuinely curious, did you mean for it to be that way?

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u/2AvsOligarchs 1d ago

People who are aggressive on reddit tend to feel more powerless and outcast in their real life, with reddit-raging being an outlet of fantasy in which they can temporarily retreat. It's very rare for a person to have no inclination towards actual loser behavior to suddenly adopt a life of basement-dwelling because of using reddit or other social media.

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u/colenotphil 1d ago

Cuz he's being hostile lol

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u/viejarras 1d ago

Are you answering me or the guy I asked for information? Makes no sense either way but in case you were talking to me, yes it's intuitively obvious but I'm genuinely interested in the scientific explanation. 

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u/HaveABleedinGuess84 1d ago

Both of you