What have we learned from movies?

Samuel Smith5 said:

Is that clear enough for you now?

nope

It honestly drives me up the wall when people just hang up mid-conversation without even a simple "bye" or a polite sign-off. It’s like basic manners have completely vanished from the face of the earth. 😁
And don't even get me started on people who agree to meet up, only to bail because they've decided they're suddenly too busy or just annoyed by some minor detail. I once had someone reschedule an entire afternoon meeting, and then they had the audacity to walk out after two minutes just because things weren't perfect. I don't care if you needed thirty minutes to get to the coffee shop or if your schedule shifted—if we agreed to meet, you show up. If you can't handle a two-minute conversation without losing your cool and walking away, then frankly, who gives a damn? 😁

I’ve learned that after a wild night, you absolutely have to wake up in an embrace. There’s no such thing as tossing and turning all night... how you fall asleep after sex is exactly how you're gonna wake up in the morning.

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So, I’ve basically learned that teenagers in movies always live alone, they never actually have homework, and lunch breaks are long enough to drive home, hit a job, or head to an OBGYN. Everyone wakes up looking like they're ready for a night out at a club, too. Nobody ever deals with stuff like, "Oh man, I have a midterm tomorrow." It’s always, "I'm pregnant," or "My girlfriend dumped me" (and yeah, we're still talking about teens here), or "I'm an alcoholic." Plus, you can just hang out all night, everyone drives, and obviously, everyone has fake IDs.

I’ve always been under the impression that when two foreigners from the same country find themselves in the USA, they’ll end up speaking English to one another regardless. Even if they are the only two people in the room, the language shift happens anyway.

If you’re putting together a crew—whether it’s a gang, a rescue squad, or some high-stakes mission team—it always follows the same damn formula. You need a white guy, a nerd, a Jewish guy, a Black guy, a Latino, and a Native American. And there’s always that one woman who spends half the time getting on the lead character's last nerve, even if she eventually pulls her weight... It’s predictable. You always get the quiet one, the comic relief, the giant, the little guy, and the heavy-set dude. And then, without fail, there’s always that one specialist who is weirdly obsessed with knives and makes it their entire personality.

I had this dream where the second you hear or see anything even slightly suspicious, it turns into some shady business deal. 😁 Then I dreamt zombies were trying to eat my brain, and the worst part was that they could tell if I was just pretending to be one of them. 😁 Not exactly the kind of thing that’s going to help me out in the real world, right? 😕🙂

...whenever I have to scramble away from a car, I find myself running right down the middle of the road

It is technically possible to kill someone with a single blow if a nasal bone is driven directly into the brain. 🙏🙏

Haha, this is an interesting topic. Here’s what I've gathered so far:

If you’re being hunted by some monster or a serial killer and you happen to be stuck in a horror movie, your car isn't going to save you. Even if you actually have the keys in your hand... I guess it'll probably be too late to start the engine anyway.

If you're being hunted by some monster or a serial killer and find yourself stuck in one of those horror movies where a group of friends is trekking through a dark cave or a creepy forest, it’s probably smart to stay at the front. I guess the person at the back is always the one who gets screwed over.

If you guys are in... I guess you could call it a slasher. Your chances of making it out alive aren't exactly great. I guess if you just kill off everyone else in the group, maybe they might improve.

If you happen to be a woman—and a hot one at that—and some serial killer is hunting you down, just know you’re definitely going to trip over absolutely nothing a few times before you die.

If you're actually, like, super hot, a serial killer is probably gonna kill you first.

If you’re a parent and your kid tells you they just watched a monster murder the neighbor, you probably won't believe them. Not until it's already too late.

If you happen to be an ethnic minority or Black in a horror movie... I guess you'll probably survive.

If some monster or killer is lying there half-dead and you’ve got a gun in your hand... I guess you probably won't pull the trigger until it's already too late. Maybe.

The bad guy always survives. It’s a trope, I guess. If they were going to make a sequel, maybe they could actually lean into that instead of just resetting the board.

Asian spirits usually have that long, flowing black hair. I guess.

A lot of movies that ditch background noise and music are basically just straight-up B-movies. I guess they try to act deep, but maybe it's just lazy filmmaking.

If a door or window is left wide open for no reason, you probably won't even suspect anything until it's already too late.

If you're some kind of kung fu master and someone goes ahead and kills you... I guess that just means you weren't as good as you thought you were. Maybe. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like I'm losing my grip on this whole situation. It feels like things are slipping through my fingers. I don't know. Maybe I'm just overthinking it. Either steal an elephant or whatever—just know one thing for sure: you'll get your revenge in the end.

Hollywood actors. Never. They aren't flying in second class.

Stealing a car is... I don't know. It's just wrong. Maybe it's more complicated than people want to admit, but at the end of the day, it's still a crime. Easy enough. All you really need is... Just connect those two wires down there.

If a brawl breaks out in an American pub, everyone’s getting involved. I mean, absolutely everyone. Even the guys who were just sharing a round a second ago.

If you're the lead actor and you're dropping some heavy dialogue to your co-star, you better make sure that eye contact doesn't drag on for more than five seconds. Otherwise, you're probably going to cause a pileup or run over some innocent bystanders. I guess.

If you end up behind bars, there's a pretty good chance the person you're quoting from the Bible will actually know the next verse.

If you're standing right next to a wet dog, you might as well get ready to hop in the shower.

When you're ordering a steak, this is what actually matters. rare I mean, if they actually said it... Medium rare. I guess that's how some people like it. Maybe. That auntie would have tripped right in front of the camera.

If you’re young and wear a bow tie, you’ll end up clashing with some unbearable conservative. If you’re old and wear one, you’ll probably just run into some weak-willed liberal. I guess.

If you're holding a glass or anything else fragile when you get bad news, it's probably going to drop. I guess it's just one of those things. It'll happen 100%.

It’s just impossible to pull off a convincing death scene.

I guess if you’re important enough, there probably isn't a bullet out there that could actually take you down. Maybe.

Massive, overcrowded cities like... New York City Whenever you show up somewhere for the first time, they always seem to have a reserved parking spot waiting just for you. I guess it’s just how some places work.

If you're a white cop, I guess your partner has to be either a dog or a Black guy.

It always seems to be raining or overcast when there’s a funeral. I guess that's just how it goes.

There’s always a way to make a bad situation even worse. You lose your job, you walk through the door, and then your wife tells you she's pregnant.

It doesn't really matter how hard you mash the keys. You’ll eventually get the interface and the data you’re looking for. I guess it’s probably better to type faster just to make the whole thing feel more impactful.

After you survive an explosion, you’ll only ever be dirty on your cheeks—never on your nose. I guess.

Sexual assault in men's prisons happens more often than nuclear fission. I guess. Maybe.

Sometimes, arrows actually pack more punch than helicopters. I guess. Maybe.

It’s just more profitable to be sorry, I guess.

Coughing up blood is basically a sign that you're 200% dead.

If you’ve got something vital to tell someone, don't do it over the phone. I guess if you try, there's a pretty high chance you won't make it much longer.

Killing an animal is a bigger crime than any atrocity committed against a human being. I guess. Maybe.

Anyone can pick up an instrument and play. It’s not that deep. Mozart. As long as you can't see his hands and his head at the same time.

Ebert's first rule of symbolism— If you actually have to ask what something symbolizes, then it doesn't symbolize anything. Period.

- most of the time, a bomb blast just sends you flying while you're still in one piece, rather than actually shredding you to bits

- all Asians know martial arts, all Latinos can dance salsa, all Russ are KGB agents or mobsters, and all people from the North America are just ugly, dumb, unrefined thugs and smugglers...

- if the world ends, aliens will probably just rescue some kids and two rabbits and take them back to their home planet

- it's always foggy in Seattle

- running in high heels isn't exactly a disadvantage

- maybe the stupider you are, the better your chances of surviving a monster or a serial killer

- little kids are usually smarter than adults

- if you have something important to say, you'll find a way to say it—even if you've taken 34 bullets

- zombies move sooo fast

- I guess you have a better chance of surviving a duel if your weapon is worse

- schools are packed with super smart, talented, but difficult kids

- if you fall from a skyscraper, there's a good chance you'll land on a car

- handling bombs is stupidly easy—even a baby could do it

- if you're running from a hail of bullets, you'll always manage to find cover

I learned from Clint Eastwood how to drive for half an hour without even glancing at the road!

... it’s an old cliché, but the lead actress's best friend and the leading man's closest pal always end up together...

... and when you’re watching those mobster flicks, the heavy is always some massive guy...

- the guy is basically just a raw material—ideally some depressed, alcoholic, borderline suicidal cop—but his wife? she’s the real prize

- once they wipe out his entire family, he won't actually lose his mind until they take out his partner

- every single crime investigation inevitably ends up at some neon-lit strip club

- right after sex, he rolls out of bed in just boxers while she stays completely naked

- every car the lead guy drives has such killer suspension that even jumping over a freight train feels like a smooth ride

- every police chief has a bottle of whiskey tucked away in their bottom desk drawer

- even though every criminal invokes their right to an attorney, they always end up confessing everything anyway

- James Bond can handle anything

- Jack Bauer can handle even more than that

- Clint Eastwood would beat them both senseless before you could even blink😁

- when you run out of ammo, just toss the gun aside and keep moving

- you’ll be defusing the bomb just seconds before it goes off

Russians in Russia don't speak Russian; they speak English with an incredibly thick Russian accent. 🙂

Laura Martinez2 said:I’ve always been under the impression that when two foreigners from the same country find themselves in the USA, they’ll end up speaking English to one another regardless. Even if they are the only two people in the room, the language shift happens anyway.

Oh, absolutely. 🙏

And let’s not forget the classic movie trope: whenever the villain finally corners the poor underdog he’s been chasing through the whole film—he's got the guy cornered, he's got the gun pointed right at him, he has every opportunity to end it—he never just pulls the trigger! No, instead, he spends the next ten agonizing minutes delivering a dramatic monologue about everything that happened, repeating things like, "I finally have you... now you will pay!" And, of course, that’s exactly when the hero manages to pull off some miraculous escape.

Most women, after they're done in bed, just roll out of there wrapped up in a duvet or some kind of blanket

If the main guy is driving, say an old beat-up Chevy Bolt, he’s gotta have at least 300 HP under the hood... plus he'll be heavy, like 2,000 lbs, just so he can ram a Cadillac right off the road

If you need to, the car can pull a hard stop using 1.2-inch brakes

Look, if you don't have a gun and you take out the bad guy, there's zero point in looting his weapon. It's the same deal if you've only got one magazine and there's 40 enemies left to kill

When you're staring down a massive horde of zombies, always grab the shotgun with 8 shells. Doesn't matter if you've got five boxes of ammo sitting right next to you

If some supernatural freak starts chasing you, split up. Do it by design or by accident, I don't care, just get apart

If someone close to you turns into a monster... let them kill you. Or let them turn you into one too... just let it happen

It's always gonna come down to picking the blue wire or the red wire

Everybody knows who James Bond is. And everyone knows that everybody knows it... except for Bond himself, and maybe the villain every once in a while

Raymond Cruz42 said:Most women, after they're done in bed, just roll out of there wrapped up in a duvet or some kind of blanket

If the main guy is driving, say an old beat-up Chevy Bolt, he’s gotta have at least 300 HP under the hood... plus he'll be heavy, like 2,000 lbs, just so he can ram a Cadillac right off the road

If you need to, the car can pull a hard stop using 1.2-inch brakes

Look, if you don't have a gun and you take out the bad guy, there's zero point in looting his weapon. It's the same deal if you've only got one magazine and there's 40 enemies left to kill

When you're staring down a massive horde of zombies, always grab the shotgun with 8 shells. Doesn't matter if you've got five boxes of ammo sitting right next to you

If some supernatural freak starts chasing you, split up. Do it by design or by accident, I don't care, just get apart

If someone close to you turns into a monster... let them kill you. Or let them turn you into one too... just let it happen

It's always gonna come down to picking the blue wire or the red wire

Everybody knows who James Bond is. And everyone knows that everybody knows it... except for Bond himself, and maybe the villain every once in a while

But who's actually going to carry all that gear? 😳

rowdybadger41 said:But who's actually going to carry all that gear? 😳

Just find some idiot willing to carry it for you. They might even double as rations if things get desperate... 🙏 Or maybe just use them as zombie bait. 😁