Unrealistic Things Movies Do Regularly
October 11th 2010 00:08
1. Hacking into computer systems with ease:
Not so easy in real life...
Ever tried hacking into your ex/current girlfriend’s email or Facebook? Just to make sure that they’re doing okay, obviously. It’s difficult isn’t it. I’m not saying it can’t be done, but I am saying most people don’t leave the clue to their password conveniently lying on their desk…hmm I wonder what the password could be…oh wait what’s this book on the desk?…Twilight…I’ll just check that, it is my third attempt though…oh wow that’s convenient it worked…wait!
What the?!
2. Zoom in and enhance:
So there’s a murderer on the loose - he needs to be caught before he strikes again, the only known image of him is a grainy picture of his reflection in a puddle from a dark moon-lit car park. What to do then? Zoom in and enhance of course!
Zooming in on a picture in real life does not increase the resolution, but in Hollywood it does baby, you just have to have the right software. Do'h!
3. High-school kids that look 30
When I was in high-school there was always one kid who suffered the onset of puberty early and who could genuinely get by as passing for an 18 or even a 20 year old but guys come on
Cory Monteith portraying Finn Hudson from the hit show Glee, is 28. Finn is meant to be 16…
4. Killing the hero when you had the chance
In fairness the blame for this one can be mostly blamed on James Bond - why kill your arch-enemy swiftly and efficiently in front of you? When you can kill him in an elaborate manner, explaining to him how you will kill him, prior to leaving him unsupervised to be killed by a giant laser. Perhaps the ultimate unrealistic and annoying thing that Hollywood does!
Have I missed any other obviously annoying unrealistic movie cliches? Let me know.
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Comment by JohnDoe
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The one that always made me laugh was that there is always a parking place right outside the building where a character needs to be.
Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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