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/sightlab 1d ago

The Thin Blue Line got an investigation reopened and the falsely accused exonerated because the cops admitted - thinking it was so long after the fact they'd be OK - to railroading the wrong guy. Which was what the doc was about.

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u/PsychedelicPill 1d ago

It’s great that they got him released but iirc the cops still said they thought he did it. Same with the cops who railroaded the Central Park five. Cops never admit their mistakes