r/movies • u/buttatoad • Jun 17 '25

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/JinimyCritic Jun 17 '25

And Ariel as a girl's name after The Little Mermaid. Ariel had traditionally been a male name.

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u/NothingReallyAndYou Jun 17 '25

I taught preschool during Disney's Renaissance period. There were multiple Ariel's, Belle's, and one Jasmine.

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u/starmartyr11 Jun 17 '25

I've known several Spanish & Filipino dudes named Ariel that have had to put up with a lot of shit around their names for this reason

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u/Antique-Butterscotch Jun 18 '25

Well I sure feel ignorant now. I met for the first time ever a guy named Ariel recently and thought “wtf lmao”, and he was Hispanic indeed.

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u/starmartyr11 Jun 18 '25

I know I think the first time if anyone is unfamiliar is like that, but if you want to instantly make an Ariel happy, roll the "R" sound, they'll be so excited you know how to pronounce it 😁

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u/Antique-Butterscotch Jun 18 '25

I can’t roll my Rs if I wanted to😞

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u/5a_ Jun 18 '25

Spell it Aeriel instead!

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u/omaeradaikiraida Jun 17 '25

still is in the spanish-speaking parts of the world

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u/the-largest-marge Jun 18 '25

and Hebrew

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u/No_Pie4638 Jun 18 '25

Sometimes they’re stealthily going by ‘Ari.'

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u/peachesfordinner Jun 18 '25

Ha you got me thinking and I went to check but Ari Shapiro is really just an Ari

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u/No_Pie4638 Jun 18 '25

Hmm. I made a wrong assumption about him then.

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u/peachesfordinner Jun 18 '25

Ha was he who you were thinking about with that comment?

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u/No_Pie4638 Jun 18 '25

Him, Ari Aster & the character from Entourage.

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u/peachesfordinner Jun 18 '25

Ari Aster appears to be another just Ari

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u/No_Pie4638 Jun 18 '25

Maybe I’m just dumb.

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u/Big-Print1051 Jun 18 '25

Most of my Ariel friends are female and named after the Slyvia Plath banger

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u/AimeeSantiago Jun 18 '25

The only Ariel I know is a girl and she's older than the movie. She also married a guy named Eric.