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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2019 4:56:57 GMT
Why is every movie a parallel universe where people were not taught about this in grade school? I'm in the middle of my second movie in so many days where people on fire around like idiots.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Jan 6, 2019 15:18:00 GMT
Why is every movie a parallel universe where people were not taught about this in grade school? I'm in the middle of my second movie in so many days where people on fire run around like idiots. Because if they didn't, it would be a less dramatic movie, and stuntmen would be starving in Hollywood!  |
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Post by ck100 on Jan 6, 2019 15:45:05 GMT
In the past for a tornado/fire drill they would have you get under a desk or go in the hallway while you crouch down and cover your head (or something like that). Not exactly the best protection if there's an inferno or a ravaging tornado.
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jan 6, 2019 16:27:46 GMT
Cause seeing people getting caught on fire in movies is fun.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Jan 6, 2019 16:28:33 GMT
In the past for a tornado/fire drill they would have you get under a desk or go in the hallway while you crouch down and cover your head (or something like that). Not exactly the best protection if there's an inferno or a ravaging tornado. Does anyone remember the episode of WKRP in Cincinnati where they had a tornado coming, and Les Nessman had to read his prepared warning for 'the godless Communists' invasion, but substitute the word 'tornado'? So people had to figure out how to save themselves from the godless tornados, LOL! |
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Jan 6, 2019 16:45:14 GMT
There's a similar thing in computer games. Three examples:
In Deus Ex, the player and NPCs can attacked with either a flamethrower or a white phosphorous grenade. If not killed outright, the NPCs run around screaming and flailing their arms until they die. The player avatar will grunt and groan while on fire until he dies. In both cases, the only way to put out the fire is with a fire extinguisher.
In Deus Ex: Invisible War, the player can be set afire with a flamethrower, and NPCs can be set afire with either a flamethrower or an incendiary dart. The NPCs run around flailing their arms as in the original game, but they scream, "I'm on fire!" until they die. There's also a cyborg NPC who says rather nonchalantly, "I appear to be flamable." until he dies. The player avatar behaves as in the original game, and again, only a fire extinguisher can put out the fire.
In Anachronox, the player encounters a blocked off section where an NPC has set himself on fire and is running around screaming. A guard standing at the blockade says, "Yeah, this section is closed because some guy set himself on fire. This path is off limits until he puts himself out." Depending on how quickly the player completes certain tasks, this guy will might run around screaming for hours. What ultimately happens is unknown, since both he and the blockade is removed while the player is in another section of Anachronox.
The player and his companions can be set afire during battles and will continue to burn until the player or a companion uses a device or spell to extinguish the fire, the player or companion 'dies', or the battle ends. If the player's party is victorious, 'dead' companions are resurrected with one hit point. Enemy NPCs can also be set afire, but no one will come to their aid.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 6, 2019 17:16:41 GMT
Why is every movie a parallel universe where people were not taught about this in grade school? I'm in the middle of my second movie in so many days where people on fire around like idiots. Because the main purpose of movies is to be melodramatic --- exude feelings and emotions. Everybody calmly doing what they should do is not dramatic enough. They must express emotion --- dramatic emotion. The same reason in movies when emergencies occur, everybody runs around like chickens with their heads cut off, screaming and yelling. In real life people more often than not calmly react to emergencies in an orderly fashion. But that would not be dramatic enough for a movie. They think, "We need to feel what the characters would be feeling." And unfortunately they think negative feelings --- fear, anger, panic, doubt --- are more dramatic than positive feelings --- confidence, rational thought, effectiveness and efficiency. |
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Post by marianne48 on Jan 6, 2019 19:16:34 GMT
Because when somebody's on fire, they're not always thinking clearly. The same thing goes for people who hide under a tree during a thunderstorm. The best thing you can hope for is that, in the midst of a panicky situation, some glimmer of common sense comes to that person soon enough.
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Post by Stammerhead on Jan 6, 2019 20:10:38 GMT
I don’t recall being taught this when I was at (British) school but we were taught it during fire warden training and I hoped I’d be able to remember what to do when I next burst into flames.
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Post by deembastille on Jan 6, 2019 21:59:04 GMT
It's the same thing with the horror movies.
Most of us wonder who ties the characters' shoes. They can't all need nursemaiding!
Edina Monsoon was right. Just tax the stupid people!
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Post by CynicalDreamer2 on Jan 7, 2019 5:02:08 GMT
You ever been engulfed in flames? I’m actually pretty calm in emergencies but I can’t say that if I was on fire I’d stop, drop and roll on the carpet which would probably also go up in flames. 🤔
Yeah in the movies they hardly ever do the logical thing until the end when they defeat the bad guy. What else would keep us yelling at the screen?
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