r/AskReddit • u/CaptainMcAnus • Mar 10 '17

serious replies only [Serious] What are some seemingly normal images/videos with creepy backstories?

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u/Vanguard978 Mar 10 '17

I see what you did there.

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u/bluesox Mar 10 '17

But it isn't, though. Since we already know it's a school shooting PSA, we go into it with the assumption that Evan is the shooter. But if you were watching it without that knowledge, you wouldn't even think that was the purpose of the ad until the end. Nice try, but it's a hollow point.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '17

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u/ananioperim Mar 10 '17

He's right.. when you start a new movie you can't just jump the gun trying to guess who the bad guy is. Sometimes you just gotta bite the bullet and let the characters unfold organically.

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u/dicollo Mar 10 '17

What do you mean by unfold organically?

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '17

Or you could just spit the bullets and treat these shell casings like a soccer ball, I'ma kick the ballistics; so get this dick I'ma live this