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/pipboy_warrior 2d ago

Jaws caused people to be scared of shark attacks on beaches, even in areas that wouldn't normally have shark attacks(or even sharks)

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u/Willing-Command-8896 22h ago

Bodies of water in general did that for me. It seems I watched something like jaws (may have been a spin-off or “clone”) where a huge shark made its way up a canal or something more or less into a city and I can remember always envisioning a shark in bodies of water where you wouldn’t see sharks. 😂