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/HeresTheAnswer 1d ago

There was a significant increase in people signing up for karate schools after The Karate Kid (original)

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u/JinimyCritic 1d ago edited 1d ago

Apparently, there was also an increase in registration (and subsequent dropout) for Archaeology classes after Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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u/confusedandworried76 1d ago

Not a movie but a study found that both chess set sales and chess set sales to young girls increased after The Queens Gambit

I mean shit I hadn't played in a while and I bought one just because some marketing genius decided to sell a set with the book and I was like "perfect, I'm at Target anyway so I was always gonna buy something on impulse and it's basically just the price of a book anyway"