re: Name a movie/TV show that reshaped the public perception of something

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Name a movie/TV show that reshaped the public perception of something

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Outside of Jaws, I think Saving Private Ryan is a good example. Although audiences prior to 1998 had seen plenty of "realistic" Vietnam War scenes, WWII (largely due to the "Greatest Generation's" self-imposed silence on the matter) was sort of the war where the younger generations had an idealistic, halcyon sort of conception about. That was wiped away in 5 minutes of opening beach scene at Normandy. Many many many baby boomers called their dads crying the second they walked out of that movie.

The movie 'All the President’s Men' didn't really reshape what people thought, but the book did, a couple of years earlier. It confirmed our fears that politicians couldn't be trusted. It showed they had no concern for the people in this country, and would get down in the mud, and wallow, to stay in office.

Because of a large number of our parents' generation blindly supported Nixon throughout the whole ordeal, it made us think they were mostly bufoons.

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I think the majority of people think dinosaurs look as they're depicted in Jurassic Park when in reality, they cooed instead of roaring and looked like this:

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That depiction is a gross exaggeration. There is no fossil evidence that supports that strong of birdlike features.

And carnivorous bipeds weren't the only "dinosaurs." Brachiosaurus and Triceratops almost certainly looked and behaved as depicted.

“Godfather” movies — organized crime was known about in the big cities but the rest of the country was pretty naive about it. Even in the big cities it was a topic not discussed, so the movies shined a light on the subject and it was seen differently afterwards.

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Nah. Grunge was in full swing by the time BB came out in 1993.

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Sure, but while many hard rock/metal acts were getting phased out without much fanfare, Winger got singled out by B&B and ultimately became the poster child of uncool acts for eternity. When many of their peers returned many years later to tour the heritage circuit, Winger was still feeling the B&B sting

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Winger got singled out by B&B and ultimately became the poster child of uncool acts for eternity.

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Winger was a Christian metal band. They were never cool. They were never going to be cool.

Because Christian Metal Bands sing about chicks who are “only 17?”

Making a Murderer

Idiocracy is a big one IMO. Just the opening 5 minutes related so much to the world today. A whole lot of terrible truth to it.

The Truman Show is another that comes to mind. I felt it made people question reality.