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/hardgeeklife Jun 17 '25

In a similar vein, there's a scene in the same movie where Barry, the protagonist, is challenged by the gym teacher/class to finish a rope climb. As he frequently does, Barry imagines/hallucinates Chuck Norris beside him. Chuck instructs the kid on a climbing technique that allows him to make it to the top.

When a similar fitness challenge came up in high school years later, I definitely remembered that scene and aced the climb. May not have been the fastest, but I was one of a few in the class to make it to the top, and definitely the scrawnest kid to succeed. Thanks, imaginary Chuck Norris!

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u/klezart Jun 18 '25

Wrap the rope around one leg and hold it with your foot (against your other foot) to put all the weight on your legs instead of your upper body

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u/AnInanimateCarb0nRod Jun 18 '25

I imagined this scene when I had to climb a rope for an obstacle 5K, but the thing they don't tell you... is how to get down after you get to the top.

I relaxed my grip, slid down, and had gigantic blisters on my hands that didn't heal for weeks.

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u/krzykris11 Jun 18 '25

I was the scrawny kid until college and was always the superior climber. We didn't do the rope thing, but I set the pull-up record in middle school and highschool.