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Impactful Movies
Posted on 3/5/18 at 11:59 am
Posted on 3/5/18 at 11:59 am
I got this idea from the Jaws thread. In the thread, it was discussed how great of an impact that movie had on its viewers - people were scared to swim in local pools much less the ocean.
What are some other movies that had a considerable impact on viewers?
Schlinder's List immediately came to mind.
What are some other movies that had a considerable impact on viewers?
Schlinder's List immediately came to mind.
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 12:01 pm to LSUbase13
I’m not following your reasoning here. If we’re going with something that had an impact on the behavior of a large segment of the population ala jaws how is Schindler’s list in the mix? Not knocking, just trying to figure out what you mean by impactful.
This post was edited on 3/5/18 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 3/5/18 at 12:04 pm to LSUbase13
Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist had people rethinking their doubts of the existence of the Devil.
Clark Gable taking off his shirt in It Happened One Night and revealing that he wasn't wearing an undershirt supposedly hurt undershirt sales. (Snopes is undecided on that one.)
Clark Gable taking off his shirt in It Happened One Night and revealing that he wasn't wearing an undershirt supposedly hurt undershirt sales. (Snopes is undecided on that one.)
Posted on 3/5/18 at 12:58 pm to LSUbase13
The Terminator. Pretty much every fear and reservation we have about the coming AI/Robot revolution has it's roots in this movie franchise. I'm not saying it's the only movie to make us think dark thoughts about this subject, but Skynet has become the word we use to express the idea of an AI gone bad.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 1:07 pm to LSUbase13
More of a prediction, and that is Wall-E. It’s already been recognized as being ahead of its time. People will look back on that film and realize that we missed the warning.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 1:24 pm to LSUbase13
Demolition Man. Its happening before our eyes.
No unexpected physical contact
No cursing or offending others without a fine.
No guns except in museums.
No gas cars
Cops are unarmed
Everyone’s a sensitive safespace pussy who needs a computer program to lift them up
No unexpected physical contact
No cursing or offending others without a fine.
No guns except in museums.
No gas cars
Cops are unarmed
Everyone’s a sensitive safespace pussy who needs a computer program to lift them up
This post was edited on 3/5/18 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 3/5/18 at 1:26 pm to LSUbase13
We had a large cornfield behind our house. Signs made me stay the hell away from that cornfield at night.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 1:29 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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The Exorcist had people rethinking their doubts of the existence of the Devil.
That's a great example. Completely flew over my head. I read that ambulances were assigned to theaters all across the US, grown adults sleeping with the lights on, etc.
Highly, highly impactful movie.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 1:32 pm to LSUbase13
Top Gun was basically a recruiting video for the Navy. they saw their enlistment increase about 500% after the movies release
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:39 pm to LSUbase13
In The Name Of The Father
Posted on 3/5/18 at 2:43 pm to LSUbase13
Anaconda
World War Z
World War Z
Posted on 3/5/18 at 3:20 pm to LSUbase13
Well obviously Psycho...my parents said people didn't want to take a shower.
They apparently had warnings at the theater. That the movie might cause heart attacks or fainting spells.
How Psycho changed Cinema
"They [audiences] had never seen anything quite like it before - the total shock of killing off a lead character a third of the way in, and just the complete feeling of disorientation," says Michael Brooke, Screenonline curator at the British Film Institute.
In the UK, Pyscho was given an X rating.
Now it has a PG-15 rating.
They apparently had warnings at the theater. That the movie might cause heart attacks or fainting spells.
How Psycho changed Cinema
"They [audiences] had never seen anything quite like it before - the total shock of killing off a lead character a third of the way in, and just the complete feeling of disorientation," says Michael Brooke, Screenonline curator at the British Film Institute.
In the UK, Pyscho was given an X rating.
Now it has a PG-15 rating.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 3:28 pm to LSUbase13
The Matrix.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 3:28 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Idiocracy - but it is not going to take 500 years.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 3:34 pm to LSUbase13
The opening to Saving Private Ryan reportedly had a huge emotional impact on actual d-day veterans.
To the point that some had to leave the theater rather than finish the movie.
To the point that some had to leave the theater rather than finish the movie.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 3:40 pm to Green Chili Tiger
The most moving opening I have ever seen.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 3:52 pm to Green Chili Tiger
supposedly the world trade center high wire scene in "the walk" with joseph gordon levitt gave 3D viewers vertigo in the theater, to the point where vomit was induced.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 3:58 pm to LSUbase13
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I read that ambulances were assigned to theaters all across the US, grown adults sleeping with the lights on, etc.
When you're brought up Catholic and repeatedly told that the Devil is real... and then this movie comes out and you are once again told, "Yes, this is real"... doesn't matter how old you are.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 4:55 pm to LSUbase13
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In the thread, it was discussed how great of an impact that movie had on its viewers - people were scared to swim in local pools much less the ocean.
OK
quote:
Schlinder's List immediately came to mind.
So people were afraid to time travel to WW2 era Europe?
Posted on 3/5/18 at 5:51 pm to Uncle Gunnysack
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Top Gun was basically a recruiting video for the Navy. they saw their enlistment increase about 500% after the movies release
I've heard similar about Black Hawk Down and JSOC & Ranger battalions.
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