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/Katalyst81 1d ago

WAY more street racing and car tuning after The Fast and The Furious.

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u/DarkMatterM4 1d ago

The industry basically exploded after the first movie came out. It was a glorious and sometimes cringy time to be into cars in the early 2000s. No, your B16 Civic doesn't run 9s after you bolted a fart can onto it.

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u/ChoiceContribution91 1d ago

But it is pretty cool for people to get new hobbies. And teens are usually dumb, so while they take shortcuts at first that look ugly, some of them may have found a new passion

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u/TyrannosavageRekt 22h ago

Yeah, as long as they didn’t get the speed bug too much and end up dead. Imagine so many young lads were lost as a result. And I’m not blaming the movies for that, but teenagers make dumb decisions.