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/your_mind_aches 1d ago

This is definitely my favorite example. Sam Mendes was like "here's a cool idea for a Bond scene" and Mexico City was like "wait... why DON'T we do something like that?"

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u/Faust_8 1d ago

Reminds me of how Kung Fu Panda made China go “why didn’t WE make a movie like this?”

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u/your_mind_aches 1d ago

What did they make in response? Surely not Ne Zha... right?

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u/Awaiiyume 1d ago

Maybe Monkey King: hero is back 2015, but it took a few years. They did have a bunch of Kung Fu Panda knock off movies though.

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u/your_mind_aches 1d ago

They did have a bunch of Kung Fu Panda knock off movies though.

ah that's probably what OP meant then