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Whether intentionally or not, what do movies depict or present wrong a lot of the time?

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[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 2 points 6 minutes ago

The good guy winning.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Guy gets shot and the impact sends him flying across the room, out the window, etc. Physics says “oh hell no”. The guy who fired that shot would have likely had his arm dislocated from the recoil if he was able to even hold onto it.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 14 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Getting hit on the head and staying unconscious for an extended period of time.

No... No that's not how that shit works. If you're hit on the head so hard that you are lying on the ground limp, you're either dead, dying, or have received sever brain damage.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

No that’s not how that shit works

sh.itjust.works

[–] Lor@mander.xyz 4 points 5 hours ago

The fight scenes, most people would die. In the movies they walk away.

[–] Medic8eme@piefed.ca 19 points 8 hours ago

Getting knocked unconscious.

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

How comfortable people are dragging their nice clothes/long coats/shoes into water and mud. How many times you see a woman in a period piece with this long flowing dress, traipsing through a big muddy area and not even attempting to hold her dress up out of it. like, c'mon, man. People in movies just don't care about having wet socks I guess.

[–] Sybilvane@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Not to mention that for period pieces especially that's probably one of only like three dresses/pants they own, if they're relatively well-off.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Giving birth. In movies and TV shows it's always this sudden thing. Like "My water broke! The baby is coming!" then there is some pushing and screaming and bam, baby. In reality, having a baby takes many many hours and often times days, even with induced labor.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yes! CPR will keep you alive long enough for the defribullator to stop your heart.

[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Also, it’s not even vaguely gentle. Broken ribs are extremely common

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 29 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

How big a house an average person can afford.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

How big a house an average person can afford doesn't necessarily precisely track how big a house the average person actually purchases, mind.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I’m so very sorry I set off your well technically trigger.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 12 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Another version of this - how big an apartment/house an artist can afford.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Not if you presume they have rich parents.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

Yes, and how nice it is, and how ckean it is, and how littke their csr breaks down and how sparkly and well maintained or their workplsce is, or how brilliant their job is despite being an "average, underdog hero"

[–] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

How heavy a full cup of coffee feels. The actors always treat it like the cup is empty. Liars!

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 hours ago

This goes for ANY container. I mostly notice empty suitcases.

[–] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 21 points 13 hours ago

Romantic relationships. Way too much stalking and abuse of power. Far too many very large age gaps. All that stuff.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 26 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

the classic : no cleanup after sex

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 10 hours ago

Also how everyone is like wrapping their entire body up in sheets to get up from the bed. As if they weren't literally just fucking lol

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

This made one scene in the Fallout TV series very effective.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yes and i think this would be a healthy thing to show.

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[–] SelfHigh5@lemmy.world 13 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Memory loss/amnesia. It works as a plot device but how often it shows up in media makes it seem like, well that’s what happens when you get bonked on the head. Amnesia is actually pretty rare.

CPR/shocking: I was so grateful that Dr. Robby called this out on The Pitt, you can’t shock asystole (flatline). Well, you can but it’s good for fuck all. I get why CPR is done poorly, if you do it for real you’re probably gonna break ribs. But they could do it as fast as it’s supposed to go at least. The dramatic pushes 3 seconds apart is also good for fuck all.

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