Movies, whether science fiction, fantasy, drama, or thrillers, incorporate bits of truth about reality. Sometimes, however, they deviate from this, and it can become difficult to distinguish facts from fiction.
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Walking Out of the Hospital After Waking up From a Coma
It’s wild that many people believe this to be true. They forget recovery isn’t an overnight thing. One poster shares, “I was in a coma for a week and had to learn how to walk again. I couldn’t feed myself either because my arms had atrophied, and I couldn’t get a fork or spoon close enough to my mouth.”
Women Being Fully Made up No Matter the Time, Period, or Situation
No, women don’t always look good, but this is the narrative that movies sell. The reality is women do take off their make-up and wear sweatpants.
Escaping Through Air Ducts
“They are way smaller than in movies and don’t lead to hidden exits. They lead to the AC/heating room,” explains a user. Moreover, the air ducts contain numerous screws and sharp pieces of metal that would hurt anyone who tried going through them.
Hacking Is Fast
Additionally, many movies show that hacking takes minutes and even less if the hacker is under duress. But, in reality, it can take days or even months for a hacker to succeed.
Maintaining Eye Contact While Driving
Remember those scenes where an actor is driving, but they can take their eyes off the road for several seconds to converse with their passenger? Well, that’s a lie. If you did this in reality, you’re likely to crash in just a few seconds.
Zoom In and Enhance
Take a look at your security camera. Is it grainy and distorted, especially at night? Well, that’s the reality. You can’t just zoom and enhance a video when the camera is bad quality to begin with.
Love Wins the Day & Everyone Lives Happily Ever After
The happily ever after notion has also been a lie movies have heavily marketed, with many falling for it. Another lie is that “love is infallible and perfect if you do it right.”
Correlation Between Entry-Level Salaries and Apartment Size
Have you ever noticed how movie characters with entry-level salaries own large apartments? This, too, is a lie because there’s no way, in reality, that people earning minimum wage can afford luxurious flats.
Wait 24 Hours Before Reporting Someone Missing
Some people follow movies’ suggestion to wait 24 hours before filing a missing person’s report. However, “the first 24 hours are crucial in all missing person cases” and should be reported immediately.
Cops Show Up in Seconds
It’s amazing how that 911 call in movies takes seconds before the cops show up. Sadly, cops take an hour or more in real life, with some users noting they didn’t show up when they needed them.
A commentator writes, “It took 3 hours for the cops to show up when my ex slashed my tires. And the police department is only two blocks away.”
Cars Blow up After a Collision
Movies also display a huge explosion whenever cars collide, making many people believe this. However, this is rare because the cars lack the high pressure to make the gasoline blow up. Other lies that people believe are cars fly and that one can survive without fatal injuries if they jump out of the car.
Sharks Will Hunt and Target Humans
Did you know humans are not part of sharks’ diet? But movies make it seem like sharks hunt humans for food. In reality, sharks are happier eating dolphins, seals, seagulls, other sharks, or large sea mammals.
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