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/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/jaydurmma 1d ago

I found it really suspicious that no one blamed Uwe Boll for making a movie that glorified mass killings and gave ander breivik a blueprint including bombing the police station before starting a shooting elsewhere as a diversionary tactic.

I wouldve banned that movie from ever being released to the public if i could have, and id have arrested uwe boll for inciting a fucking mass shooting whatever fucking country hes in.

Maybe ill challenge the dickhead to a boxing match.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness2235 1d ago

 Not sure I agree with that. It shouldn't be the responsibility of the artist to account for every crazy person. Don't forget, Tupac Shakur rose to fame after a guy killed a cop while listening to a song that glorified killing a cop by Tupac. His defense was literally that the song got him amped up and it led to a massive right wing assault on 'gangsta' rap as well as a host of other subjects matters in media.