FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agoWhat kind of things do you think movies are most dishonest about?message-squaremessage-square269linkfedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1135arrow-down1message-squareWhat kind of things do you think movies are most dishonest about?FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square269linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87·9 days agoSex and relationships in action movies. The whole “hot chick gets horny for the hero after a traumatizing couple of hours” thing gives a pretty messed up view of relationship building.
minus-squareOkokimup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·9 days agoOr as comedian Kyle Kincaid said, the idea that the action hero could still get it up.
minus-square0ops@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 days agoThis one definitely turned me off the first Terminator movie. I mean I know it’s critical to the plot but it still makes me roll my eyes.
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 days agoThe 80s and 90s were rife with that trope. I don’t know if modern action flicks are as bad.
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 days agoI remember Speed made a joke about this at the end. A crack about “Relationships built on life threatening traumas don’t last” or something lol
minus-squarehakunawazo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoAnd it was proven by Speed 2 I guess.
Sex and relationships in action movies.
The whole “hot chick gets horny for the hero after a traumatizing couple of hours” thing gives a pretty messed up view of relationship building.
Or as comedian Kyle Kincaid said, the idea that the action hero could still get it up.
This one definitely turned me off the first Terminator movie. I mean I know it’s critical to the plot but it still makes me roll my eyes.
The 80s and 90s were rife with that trope. I don’t know if modern action flicks are as bad.
I remember Speed made a joke about this at the end. A crack about “Relationships built on life threatening traumas don’t last” or something lol
And it was proven by Speed 2 I guess.