Infinite Ammo (Until it’s not)

The scene of one or two heroes taking on a room full of bad guys comes up a lot, and with good reason. It shows our hero’s skills and usually looks cool. What is less cool is watching those heroes, fumble around in their pockets for spare bullets. So, the simple solution? Just activate an infinite ammo cheat! Some films go even further and don’t even require our heroes to reload, able to defeat all their enemies with just a pistol. Except, that’s not quite true. Because there are many crucial moments when our hero has the villain in their sights (or vice versa), pulls the trigger and- click. If only they’d brought one extra bullet.

The Most Important Meal of the Day

Breakfast in movies look amazing. So many film families get a full spread of waffles, toast, pancakes, orange juice etc. Barely any of it gets eaten of course, as a character is inevitably running late and will hurry out the door after nothing more than a quick bite of toast. What’s more impressive is that all of these characters are up, awake and still have a reasonable amount of time before their day starts. Do they not start work until the afternoon? Is someone getting up at the crack of dawn to prepare all this food?

Underwater Vision

Most people in the real world struggle with keeping their eyes open in the shower, but somehow, everyone can keep their eyes open underwater. Even if you do manage to open your eyes, it’s usually not for very long. Certainly not long enough to save someone from a sinking car. It’s not like you can see particularly well when underwater either, what with all the water in your eyes. It’s usually not very good for you either. And that’s not even mentioning how long people can hold their breath…

When and Where?

When arranging to meet someone, there’s usually a whole conversation about it. One of you is probably working, and on days you aren’t working, they are. Then you have to decide on a time and place to meet. Not so in the world of movies though! Chances are, the protagonist’s best friend or love interest is also free Saturday night, and magically knows exactly where to be and when to be there without further discussion.

Same Bat-Time, Same Bat-Channel

As well as people knowing exactly where to be, they also know exactly where to tune TV’s and Radios. When someone rushes home and yells “Turn on the TV”, it’s always on exactly the right channel. It’s always exactly at the important bit, with the character’s favourite show being interrupted for breaking news. Not even an advert or more important news, it’s like the TV is sentient. Still, if characters did have to wait for the important bit, it could be awkward.

Super Hearing

Night clubs are loud. Shootouts are also loud. Yet somehow, our heroes manage to have full conversations in both of these situations, or anywhere full of loud noise, and hear each other perfectly or even eavesdrop on a private conversation from a distance. Some films do get around this with earpieces or some other technology, but many would just have us believe that the characters can hear mice’s footsteps. Yet somehow they don’t go deaf

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