11 Ways the Movies Are Different From Reality

February 14, 2024

Films often aim to mirror reality in very many cases. There are also instances where they amplify or distort certain aspects for dramatic effect. There is a big query about what elements diverge from real-life experiences. Participants in a well-known online discussion platform wanted to know what things aren’t like in the movies.

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Digging a Grave

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“Soil is much harder than what movies pretend,” points out a user. And it is worse when digging a grave in the woods because there are scattered roots.

Car Accidents

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“In movies, car crashes are either utterly inconsequential or a fireball. In reality, people get crushed and ripped to pieces,” points out a Reddit user.

Carrying an Unconscious Person

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How heavy can an unconscious person be? You are wrong if you think it’s an easy task. One husband who carried his sick, unconscious wife says, “An unconscious body is surprisingly limp and slippery. The arms are frail, and they slip through your fingers… their back won’t stay stiff enough… their head is rolling the whole time.”

Hacking

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An IT person points out that hacking in movies creates unrealistic expectations. He says, “People think we can just write a couple of lines of code and fix all their issues in a few minutes.” Real hacking takes hours, days, weeks, or even months before one can utter the cherished words “I’m in.”

Handling a Gun

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One user corrects the false narrative of gun handling in movies, “Drywall and furniture don’t stop bullets, and reloading is a thing.” Besides, silencers are not as quiet since they are about 130db, and your eardrums may be obliterated if a shot is fired close to your head.

Living in a Bad Neighborhood

Not every day is a crime day when living in a bad neighborhood.

Waking Up

“You do not wake up fully refreshed, dressed, hair done, and the blankets still neat on the bed,” says one comment. Moreover, no one is fully awake to hold a meaningful conversation seconds after opening their eyes.

Talking on the Phone

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One post summarizes how talking on the phone differs: “The hang-ups without saying goodbye, the abnormally long pauses, the other person always answering on the first ring, and someone’s phone randomly ringing during a conversation.”

Driving

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In movies, actors are ‘continuously jerking the steering wheel from left to right.’ But if you did that in reality, ‘you’d be swerving all over the road and have car accidents every time you drove.’ Plus, when driving in reality, “you really have to pay attention to the road, and it is very rare to get parking space just outside of where you need to be,” a Redditor says.

Working in an Office

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It is sad that in every movie, “the office worker is getting ready for the big meeting” or trying to get a huge project or client. However, one employee states that most of the office day is spent attending useless meetings.

Getting Hit in the Head

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Humans are resilient creatures, but getting hit on the head may result in a coma, inability to move arms and legs, or death. However, actors only get an inconvenient nosebleed or minor headache in movies.

Source: Reddit
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