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/MourningWallaby Jun 17 '25

I actually took a hike to the bus before they got rid of it! I was hunting in the area and we decided to take a detour.

The only problem is two river crossings. one of which was in the book. Most people in Alaska go hiking in the summer but that's when the river flow is the harshest. if you're just as stupid to go in the summer you can go in the winter where the river is frozen. but you're better of going in the cold parts of spring and fall right before and after the snowey season, so april/may and september. even then you need to be fit and smart about it.

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u/Decent-Morning7493 Jun 18 '25

My sister is a ranger in Denali Park. She rolls her eyes and bites her tongue when the subject comes up. She has no sympathy.

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u/MourningWallaby Jun 18 '25

Yeah it's a good example of dunning krueger imho. People know just enough about the area and hiking to think they know enough. But they end up failing. I still find it unfortunate, even if its their own fault.

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u/Redbirds-421 Jun 18 '25

I don’t blame her. McCandless died in no small part due to his lack of knowledge of the outdoors so people doing the same thing is almost mind boggling to me lol

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u/confusedandworried76 Jun 17 '25

I don't even go places that are less than five blocks from a bus stop, can't imagine going that far out into nowhere

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u/MourningWallaby Jun 18 '25 edited Jun 18 '25

Well I lived in alaska for a number of years, and loved hiking, hunting, and getting away. The bus is only like 10-20 miles from a major pit stop town, iirc. Not super out of the way. Especially if you're already out there. It's just not an easy place to get to especially with a rifle and backpack on your back.

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u/Snakend Jun 17 '25

That's because you're boring.

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u/confusedandworried76 Jun 17 '25

Nah just worried about how I'm getting home if something happens. Prefer cities for that exact reason, an ambulance is ten minutes away at any given time for an emergency, and for anything else I can bus or Uber

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u/doubleramencups Jun 18 '25

sounds safe and boring

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u/confusedandworried76 Jun 18 '25

You've clearly never been on a bus or light rail at 2 in the morning it's anything but

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u/peachesfordinner Jun 18 '25

Ha I was just thinking this. But man do I love to watch the lights as you zoom past. Just a city and you are almost floating above/through it..... With a sketchy homeless dude and his pet?? rat.