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Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 4:56pm On Apr 08, 2022
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The villain jumps out of nowhere, and trains his gun on the hero.

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The hero is unarmed, unprepared, and helpless. He can do nothing against the villain’s gun. He’s completely defenseless.

Then the idiotic villain walks up, and holds the gun right against his head.

Inevitably, the hero will do a cool move, twist the gun out of his hand, and turn it on him.

Sacré bleu! How could this happen?

In real life, that is the dumbest possible move you could make in that situation.

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You’re holding a gun. You can shoot hundreds of feet.

He has hands. They can punch about 3 feet.

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Even if you stand just 10 feet away, he’s helpless. Absolutely no chance. You have complete control. Why the hell would you ever put the gun against his head, within range of his hands?

Stay back, keep some space, and you have him dead to rights. He can’t do a thing.

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Do you really think a professional assassin doesn’t know this? Or a rogue cop? Or an ex-soldier? Or literally any person with at least a minor understanding of firearms?

It’s just common sense. Keep the gun out of range of their hands. It’s super simple stuff, but apparently not simple enough for Hollywood.
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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 4:58pm On Apr 08, 2022
Makeup in period dramas. It's not that we don't know what historical makeup styles looked like or what they used, it's just that, to modern eyes, a lot of historical makeup made people look weird at best and downright creepy at worst.

I'll just point out the most obvious bit. A common favored look throughout Europe and Asia over many centuries was to make yourself look as pale as possible with rosy cheeks. (This was a common beauty standard across many different cultures because it meant you were rich enough not have to labor in the fields all day.) Except that, historically, that standard usually meant, "chalk white with garishly bright pink or red cheeks/eyes."

I'll show you some examples.(pictured below)


Aside from some historical makeup looks appearing weird to modern audiences, there's also no way around the fact that historical cosmetics were … not exactly good things to put on your skin. Foundation was often made of white lead and/or arsenic, eyeliner of lead(II) sulfide, and rouge of red lead or cinnabar

Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:00pm On Apr 08, 2022
FEMINISM

Bollywood movies have a warped understanding of the term Feminism. I have come across a lot of instances in Bollywood movies that purport feminism but actually end up making the audience cringe.

This is a scene from the movie Ye Jawaani Hai Dewaani

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:00pm On Apr 08, 2022
The kid is literally minding his own business. She goes and harasses him by pinching his waist!

Dafaq? That’s manhandling and touching without consent. The kid may or may not have stared at her legs, but she legitimately harassed and bullied him in front of everyone. The same situation with the roles reversed cannot be imagined (and of course, shouldn’t happen either)!

Dear Bollywood,

Feminism IS standing up to men.

Feminism IS NOT bullying men.

Edit: Oh my goodness. I can't believe the coincidence

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:03pm On Apr 08, 2022
Sicilian mafia


This is not a powerful group of people basking in the admiration of the local population. They do not throw parties, they don’t go to church to christen babies, they don’t show off their wealth nor power in public.

They are not sought after for protection, they seek you. They do not protect you. You protect yourself against them, paying.

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:05pm On Apr 08, 2022
None of the illegal money coming in through racket, extortion, drugs or fraud comes back to the ‘community


The catholic church struggles whether to condemn these criminals or not. They do confess it seems, and fear does the rest.

They do not “fill in” where the state does not interfere. They rather destroy what the state tries to protect.

Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:06pm On Apr 08, 2022
They do not live in sumptuous villas. They live hidden away from everybody but their club members.

Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:07pm On Apr 08, 2022
(This is where the infamous mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano was captured in 2006)

Their love for family and tradition ends with their own family. Better call it compulsive nepotism.

(Giuseppe Di Matteo, age 12, kidnapped and dissolved in acid…)

People prefer not to speak out because they are afraid. Not out of some kind of pride. The so-called omertà is no more than pure and utter fear. Fear for your loved ones being involved, harassed or killed. There is no heroism involved, only an instinct for survival.

But then again, who wants to see all those boring details in an entertaining Hollywood film?

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:08pm On Apr 08, 2022
How people order drinks in a bar.

Only in the movies can someone sit down at a bar and order “a beer” without the bartender asking, “What kind?” Nope, he just opens a bottle — of his choice apparently — and sets it in front of them. No questions asked.

Movie bartenders are the least curious people on the planet.

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:09pm On Apr 08, 2022
Placement of Raju Rastogi in 3idiots*

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:09pm On Apr 08, 2022
First of all, no companies give a job by just looking at the the CV

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:10pm On Apr 08, 2022
Yes, that's a good reason but no recruiter listens to your heart breaking stories.Their hearts can't be melted by telling emotional stories.
Secondly no company gives a job to rusticated students

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:10pm On Apr 08, 2022
After hearing this, no recruiters will show interest in you

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by LordReed(m): 5:11pm On Apr 08, 2022
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This is supposed to be a comical thread , do as you may ....







The villain jumps out of nowhere, and trains his gun on the hero.

-

The hero is unarmed, unprepared, and helpless. He can do nothing against the villain’s gun. He’s completely defenseless.

Then the idiotic villain walks up, and holds the gun right against his head.

Inevitably, the hero will do a cool move, twist the gun out of his hand, and turn it on him.

Sacré bleu! How could this happen?

In real life, that is the dumbest possible move you could make in that situation.

-

You’re holding a gun. You can shoot hundreds of feet.

He has hands. They can punch about 3 feet.

-

Even if you stand just 10 feet away, he’s helpless. Absolutely no chance. You have complete control. Why the hell would you ever put the gun against his head, within range of his hands?

Stay back, keep some space, and you have him dead to rights. He can’t do a thing.

-

Do you really think a professional assassin doesn’t know this? Or a rogue cop? Or an ex-soldier? Or literally any person with at least a minor understanding of firearms?

It’s just common sense. Keep the gun out of range of their hands. It’s super simple stuff, but apparently not simple enough for Hollywood.
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LoLz. Of course in real life the villains don't give you a spiel on their world domination plans, they just blow you away but that doesn't make for a very interesting story. Stories need to have some elements that seem larger than life in other to be interesting. So let's enjoy all that James Bond shite cos we will never be James Bond IRL. Bwahahahahaha!

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:11pm On Apr 08, 2022
Last but not the least on the 3 idiots parole ,hearing such attitude from a candidate will result in kicking him off without listening to him any further.

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:12pm On Apr 08, 2022
No technical round,only his urinated story of attitude with poor grades and no skills gave him a job with his desired salary.

In reality,

No recruiter will show interest in a lower grade student without judging his skills.

The placement that has been shown here is completely opposite to the placement of Engineers.

Rather, it will give him a “sweet kick out”

Picture Source : YouTube

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:13pm On Apr 08, 2022
The binocular mask.

The director wants to depict one of the actors looking at a scene through binoculars, and wants to engage the audience by showing what the actor sees. They show this:

Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:16pm On Apr 08, 2022
In real life, your view through binoculars is masked by a circle, not a figure 8. Each eye sees a circle individually showing approximately the same field of view, and your mind merges it into a single image, not two side-by-side slightly overlapping images.

OK, so the binocular mask fits better on a widescreen display, filling more of the screen. It clearly indicates to the audience that they're seeing through binoculars.. I get that. But it’s still wrong.




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Likewise, almost no sound effects in the movie are natural. Gunshots are made louder because that’s what movie viewers expect.

But the dinosaurs are real.

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:17pm On Apr 08, 2022
LordReed:


LoLz. Of course in real life the villains don't give you a spiel on their world domination plans, they just blow you away but that doesn't make for a very interesting story. Stories need to have some elements that seem larger than life in other to be interesting. So let's enjoy all that James Bond shite cos we will never be James Bond IRL. Bwahahahahaha!
I know right !? Hey you , decent day I believe?
Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 5:28pm On Apr 08, 2022
Dominique , Darling , been auto-banned .
Re: Movie Misconceptions by CAPSLOCKED: 5:41pm On Apr 08, 2022
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Do you want to make money online?

NO SER. I WANT TO DIE POOR.

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by Camelot65: 5:52pm On Apr 08, 2022
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NO SER. I WANT TO DIE POOR.
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Re: Movie Misconceptions by MrJaay(m): 6:29pm On Apr 08, 2022
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Despite being fictions, it interestingly isn't as easy for many (including Americans) to decipher some of the exaggerations in many western movies. This has been proven overtime by numerous scholars of media cultivation.

Ever since George Gerbner introduced the cultivation theory in the 1960’s as part of the Cultural Indicators Project to examine the influence of television on viewers, the theory has continuously proved effective in explaining how long-term or consistent exposure to media shapes the way consumers of media perceive the world and conduct themselves.

The cultivation hypothesis specifically states that: "the more television people watch, the more likely they are to hold a view of reality that is closer to television's depiction of reality"

Heavy television viewers who were respondents in a cultivation analysis survey research in America were shocked to learn to learn that policemen in US were less than 1 percent of the total population, given their prevalence in films.

To many individuals, these distorted and partial reality portrayed on television represents what the world is 'really' like.

Gerbner also coined the term mean world syndrome to describe the cognitive bias whereby television viewers exposed to violent content were more likely to see the world as more dangerous than it actually is. Good examples of these are our mental pictures of how life in dictatorship countries are.

In more recent times, researchers have delved into other forms of media such as reality TV and video games, to study the effects of the misconceptions therein on consumers.. you night want to explore that in your topic too...

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 7:55pm On Apr 08, 2022
MrJaay:


Despite being fictions, it interestingly isn't as easy for many (including Americans) to decipher some of the exaggerations in many western movies. This has been proven overtime by numerous scholars of media cultivation.

Ever since George Gerbner introduced the cultivation theory in the 1960’s as part of the Cultural Indicators Project to examine the influence of television on viewers, the theory has continuously proved effective in explaining how long-term or consistent exposure to media shapes the way consumers of media perceive the world and conduct themselves.

The cultivation hypothesis specifically states that: "the more television people watch, the more likely they are to hold a view of reality that is closer to television's depiction of reality"

Heavy television viewers who were respondents in a cultivation analysis survey research in America were shocked to learn to learn that policemen in US were less than 1 percent of the total population, given their prevalence in films.

To many individuals, these distorted and partial reality portrayed on television represents what the world is 'really' like.

Gerbner also coined the term mean world syndrome to describe the cognitive bias whereby television viewers exposed to violent content were more likely to see the world as more dangerous than it actually is. Good examples of these are our mental pictures of how life in dictatorship countries are.

In more recent times, researchers have delved into other forms of media such as reality TV and video games, to study the effects of the misconceptions therein on consumers.. you night want to explore that in your topic too...
I knew this but not elaborately, Thank you , I appreciate you
Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 7:27am On Apr 09, 2022
There’s always the 21st-century feminist character inserted into historical fiction, who’s clearly not been socialized in the time she’s supposed to live.

The typical: ‘Oh Elisabeth Alexandra Victoria dear, why must we wear these ghastly, oppressive, things?’



In 19th-century literature, a slight form of this character often exists—like Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina, Helen Graham, Elizabeth Bennet or Jo March. But we watched these women navigate their progressive ideas using the language and ideals of her time, and it was so much more fascinating.

Many women challenged Victorian ideals, but 19th century feminism simply isn’t 21st century feminism.

For women of the time, their reality was normal. A woman might find corsets uncomfortable, but she’s more likely to think, “I want a more comfortable corset” than “corsets are a tool of the patriarchy and all women should be free of them”.

I don’t see the point of sanitising or erasing history. Why can’t we view how society progressed, and how progression itself progressed? That’s the beauty of society: it evolves.

If you’re going to attempt to create authentic Victorian or Medieval characters—write them accurately. I’m tired of watching period dramas centred around a 2010s-esque, third-wave feminist worldview. These movies are modern women in crinolines, rather than genuine period dramas.

These horribly frustrating characters only really exist to assure modern audiences that there’s a voice of reason

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 7:33am On Apr 09, 2022
OTHER MOVIE MISCONCEPTION


1. The American father who has no time for his kids. At some point in the movie, he will promise to make it to his son or daughter’s play/dance recital but will end up missing it.


2 When a families teenage daughter is always portrayed as a seclusive rebel who is angry at her parents and dating some sleazeball the parent’s can’t stand.



3. I really can’t stand ‘Girl Power Moments’ The scenes always play out like this :

A group of male special forces soldiers are informed that someone from Intel will be joining them on the misson. Said person is of course a female. The men immediately catcall, makes sexual advances towards her or say something along the lines of ‘But she’s a girl, she can’t come on this mission’ Then the female suddenly shows her amazing skill by grabbing on the the guys who just put his hand on her shoulder, throwing him to the ground and puts a knife at his throat - stunning everyone in the team. Oh, and of course the female will be dressed in the sexiest outfit possible rather than attire suited for the mission environment.
4. I hate how the school bullies are always members of the School’s sports team (Usually football) Basically anyone in High School wearing a sports Jersey will be a complete jerk.

5. Speaking of Bullies, In the movie universe, only boys get into physical fights. Girls only bully verbally. Even when a female victim is surrounded by a small gang of bullies, the most that will happen to her is being shoved out of the way after rude comments about her looks are made.

6. When some crazy lady is trying to make moves on a guy and the guy is doing everything in his power to get her off of him… The guy’s girlfriend or wife will walk in at that very moment, think he is cheating on her and storm out.

7. In horror movies - When a guy walks up silently behind a girl and placing a hand on their shoulder, startling them, then saying, “Why are you so jumpy?” In reality, he’d have just walked in and called her name.

8.Ever notice how taking out an organization of bad guys is like a video game? The enemies the hero has to deal with get harder throughout the movie and the leader is like the final boss. He is always the toughest to kill with a wide range of combat and martial arts skills - rather than just being an average Joe.

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 7:35am On Apr 09, 2022
Monologuing villains



Monologuing villains who are too stupid to live. In the exact same scene in Robocop (1987) Dick Jones states that anything said to Robo can be used in a court of law and then, less than 2 minutes later, confesses to murder. This would be useful since in the real world CEOs of major companies are almost untouchable and rarely get riddled with bullets as they fall to their death from skyscrapers. It would save a lot on police work.

Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 7:40am On Apr 09, 2022
Grenades.

This scene might look familiar to most of you.

Our beloved action hero/ villain grabs a hand grenade, pulls the pin, and throws it.

Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 7:41am On Apr 09, 2022
And a giant fire ball follows as a result of the explosion

Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 7:42am On Apr 09, 2022
Yea... this never happens.

A frag grenade does not explode into a massive fire ball, hence the name fragmentation grenade and not “super fireball explosion grenade III”.

Upon detonation, the frag grenade unleashes approximately 1,024 (depends on the manufacturer) of lethal fragments, propelling them in every possible direction.

The grenades lethality is the thousands of flying steel pellets, not the actual explosion

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Re: Movie Misconceptions by TheSourcerer: 7:43am On Apr 09, 2022
This is how a typical Granades hits.

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