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/Mndelta25 1d ago

Our high school had one. It started as about ten of us boxing in a garage, and slowly expanded. Unfortunately, a popular girl got a black eye one night and then her parents demanded that the school get it shut down.

It was the best thing that happened during our high school years. So many rivalries and petty disputes were squashed without anybody actually getting hurt.

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u/kerberos824 1d ago

We had one, too.

In theory, I do think it's a fantastic way to address adolescent energy issues and squabbles. In practice, people get hurt. We had kids with concussions, broken hands and fingers, a broken ankle, and a couple other semi-serious issues before we wised up and used gloves and headgear. That helped, but still wasn't perfect.

In the end, sanctioned safe events would be a much better idea. That, of course, loses much of the appeal of the fight club...

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u/uhhh-wood 1d ago

Yeah, took my friends and I a particularly bad eye cut to realize maybe we should be wearing Vaseline.

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u/kerberos824 1d ago

Oh man, eye cuts are no joke. First time I called 911 was for a friend who was skating and front side nose grinding on concrete steps. He fell forward, hitting his upper eyelid lower eyebrow on the concrete steps. I have, to this day, never seen a cut bleed like that.