19 Ridiculous Things That Only Happen In Movies Posted by Audrey Engvalson Last Updated: September 17, 2023 19 Ridiculous Things That Only Happen In Movies 1. “Explosions heard in space. There is no air in space! If something gets blown up, you can’t ‘hear’ it.” — Anuradha Priyankara 2. “Beginning a phone call with ‘It’s me’ rather than ‘It’s (name)’.” — Doug Wingate 3. “Probably the worst of the 65,536 worst mistakes is ‘Zoom! Enhance!’ You start with a grainy frame from a security camera, and the suspect’s face takes up maybe a 10×20 pixel area of a much larger scene. The boss yells, ‘Hold it there! Zoom and enhance!’ Suddenly, that 10×20 blob becomes a fully detailed, easily recognizable face.” — Peter Steiger 4. “When they wake up and start kissing, I cringe. No, people, no! Brush your teeth first. Morning breath is the worst!” — Ula Douglas 5. “I’m a personal trainer, and I regularly work with people on their grip and hand strength. Because of that, I get annoyed every time I see the ‘hanging from a ledge’ cliché in action films. The vast majority of people have trouble hanging from a pull-up bar for more than 30 seconds. And that’s a pull-up bar that is designed to fit well in the hand. Hanging from a ledge is a whole different story. Tom Cruise could NOT hang from a ledge with one hand. He’d slip off after about 10 seconds. And 10 seconds is being generous.” — Ty The Muscle Guy 6. “Swords scraping out of scabbards. Nope, it’s a good way to lose the lovingly honed edge before you’ve even used it.” — Stephen Carey 7. “No one ever has to sleep in the damp patch after sex nor is it even mentioned.” — Jane Henderson 8. “Ever notice the diet of most Hollywood film characters? Meat and vegetables. Yep, when there’s a dinner scene, it’s normally meat and string beans. Dry, no gravy. (I know it’s for logistical reasons, but just once, it would be nice to see them eating a messy burrito, taco, curry or spare ribs.)” — Feef 9. “Lack of entropy. Have you ever had a toaster suddenly stop working? For no obvious reason? How about something more complicated, like a watch? Or really complicated, like a laptop computer? If you spill so much as a teaspoon of water into your laptop while it is running, it will not be. But somehow ancient ruins and old gadgets and gizmos work perfectly even when stored in somewhat sub-optimal condition for centuries.” — Jeff Silverman 10. “The hero is surrounded by a gang but he beats them all because they only attack him one at a time.” — Mickie S 11. “I really hate it when a character in a movie puts a flame to a fire sprinkler head which activates, and, in turn, activates all other sprinklers. WRONG! Fire sprinklers are individually activated. Why flood an entire store and ruin everything if there is a fire in a small janitor closet? Fire sprinklers are basically spring loaded (or pressure driven) valves that are held closed by a piece of metal alloy that melts at a certain temperature or a glass tube containing a liquid that expands and breaks the glass when subjected to heat.” — David W Fitts Sr. 12. “This bugs me and I always look for it. When people take a sip from a cup. Do this test at home. Take a sip of coffee. It takes a couple seconds to take the liquid into your mouth pass it through and down your throat and swallow. Breathe out a little bit and possibly lick your lips because of the moisture. Everyone on TV takes that quick sip and then recovers too quickly to start talking.” — Janet Hodson 13. “When being chased on foot by a car, they will always run down the middle of the road and it never occurs to them they could get away very easily just by running down an alleyway or somewhere else too narrow for a car to follow.” — Adam Floyd 14. “I love the Doctor Strange movie, but when he flatlined, his fellow surgeon thought shocking him would bring him back to life. If someone is flatlining, give them CPR. The R stands for resuscitation and is the key word in CPR. Giving bolts of electricity will not resuscitate them.” — Erwin Remigio 15. “Male teachers and administrators who wear sport coats and ties all the time while teaching.” — Matthew Bates 16. “Up lights inside of space-suit helmets. The idea of a vision panel in a space suit is so the astronaut can see out. This is not enhanced by having a glarey light right in your eyes! Yes, it is a problem seeing the actors’ expressive facial expressions behind the glare of reflected lighting off the from of the faceplate glass, but a bright light inside the helmet just looks dumb!” — Mike Riley 17. “Always getting a parking spot. I think most of us have gone to San Francisco or New York and have had to drive around for a half hour to find a spot.” — Sienna Adea 18. “Any character with a bag of groceries will have a loaf of French bread sticking out of the top of the bag. Because EVERYONE buys the stuff.” — Gabren 19. Finally, “I have a big problem with how bushes and hay are presented in movies and shows. Y’ever just hop into a bush or land in a bush from a fall? How do you think it feels? Soft? Basically a bed or a cushion? Nope! I think movies forget that bushes have branches. Hard, pokey branches. Those branches may have thorns. The leaves could be pointy.” — Joshua Nguyen Can you think of anything else in movies and shows that just doesn’t happen in real life? 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1. “Explosions heard in space. There is no air in space! If something gets blown up, you can’t ‘hear’ it.” — Anuradha Priyankara 2. “Beginning a phone call with ‘It’s me’ rather than ‘It’s (name)’.” — Doug Wingate 3. “Probably the worst of the 65,536 worst mistakes is ‘Zoom! Enhance!’ You start with a grainy frame from a security camera, and the suspect’s face takes up maybe a 10×20 pixel area of a much larger scene. The boss yells, ‘Hold it there! Zoom and enhance!’ Suddenly, that 10×20 blob becomes a fully detailed, easily recognizable face.” — Peter Steiger 4. “When they wake up and start kissing, I cringe. No, people, no! Brush your teeth first. Morning breath is the worst!” — Ula Douglas 5. “I’m a personal trainer, and I regularly work with people on their grip and hand strength. Because of that, I get annoyed every time I see the ‘hanging from a ledge’ cliché in action films. The vast majority of people have trouble hanging from a pull-up bar for more than 30 seconds. And that’s a pull-up bar that is designed to fit well in the hand. Hanging from a ledge is a whole different story. Tom Cruise could NOT hang from a ledge with one hand. He’d slip off after about 10 seconds. And 10 seconds is being generous.” — Ty The Muscle Guy 6. “Swords scraping out of scabbards. Nope, it’s a good way to lose the lovingly honed edge before you’ve even used it.” — Stephen Carey 7. “No one ever has to sleep in the damp patch after sex nor is it even mentioned.” — Jane Henderson 8. “Ever notice the diet of most Hollywood film characters? Meat and vegetables. Yep, when there’s a dinner scene, it’s normally meat and string beans. Dry, no gravy. (I know it’s for logistical reasons, but just once, it would be nice to see them eating a messy burrito, taco, curry or spare ribs.)” — Feef 9. “Lack of entropy. Have you ever had a toaster suddenly stop working? For no obvious reason? How about something more complicated, like a watch? Or really complicated, like a laptop computer? If you spill so much as a teaspoon of water into your laptop while it is running, it will not be. But somehow ancient ruins and old gadgets and gizmos work perfectly even when stored in somewhat sub-optimal condition for centuries.” — Jeff Silverman 10. “The hero is surrounded by a gang but he beats them all because they only attack him one at a time.” — Mickie S 11. “I really hate it when a character in a movie puts a flame to a fire sprinkler head which activates, and, in turn, activates all other sprinklers. WRONG! Fire sprinklers are individually activated. Why flood an entire store and ruin everything if there is a fire in a small janitor closet? Fire sprinklers are basically spring loaded (or pressure driven) valves that are held closed by a piece of metal alloy that melts at a certain temperature or a glass tube containing a liquid that expands and breaks the glass when subjected to heat.” — David W Fitts Sr. 12. “This bugs me and I always look for it. When people take a sip from a cup. Do this test at home. Take a sip of coffee. It takes a couple seconds to take the liquid into your mouth pass it through and down your throat and swallow. Breathe out a little bit and possibly lick your lips because of the moisture. Everyone on TV takes that quick sip and then recovers too quickly to start talking.” — Janet Hodson 13. “When being chased on foot by a car, they will always run down the middle of the road and it never occurs to them they could get away very easily just by running down an alleyway or somewhere else too narrow for a car to follow.” — Adam Floyd 14. “I love the Doctor Strange movie, but when he flatlined, his fellow surgeon thought shocking him would bring him back to life. If someone is flatlining, give them CPR. The R stands for resuscitation and is the key word in CPR. Giving bolts of electricity will not resuscitate them.” — Erwin Remigio 15. “Male teachers and administrators who wear sport coats and ties all the time while teaching.” — Matthew Bates 16. “Up lights inside of space-suit helmets. The idea of a vision panel in a space suit is so the astronaut can see out. This is not enhanced by having a glarey light right in your eyes! Yes, it is a problem seeing the actors’ expressive facial expressions behind the glare of reflected lighting off the from of the faceplate glass, but a bright light inside the helmet just looks dumb!” — Mike Riley 17. “Always getting a parking spot. I think most of us have gone to San Francisco or New York and have had to drive around for a half hour to find a spot.” — Sienna Adea 18. “Any character with a bag of groceries will have a loaf of French bread sticking out of the top of the bag. Because EVERYONE buys the stuff.” — Gabren 19. Finally, “I have a big problem with how bushes and hay are presented in movies and shows. Y’ever just hop into a bush or land in a bush from a fall? How do you think it feels? Soft? Basically a bed or a cushion? Nope! I think movies forget that bushes have branches. Hard, pokey branches. Those branches may have thorns. The leaves could be pointy.” — Joshua Nguyen Can you think of anything else in movies and shows that just doesn’t happen in real life? Tell us in the comments below!
