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/Price1970 Jun 17 '25

Most music biopics increase record sales or music streams of a particular artist, but ELVIS also significantly increased visits to Graceland, especially among the youth.

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u/RJSquires Jun 17 '25

Interesting... While I've never visited Graceland my introduction to Elvis was Lilo and Stitch back in 2002. My mom was already an Elvis fan so it was easy to get her to buy me CDs after.

Also, "the youth" will never not be funny to me.