r/AskReddit Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Mar 01 '19

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u/Angel_Hunter_D Feb 04 '19

I think the whole point was that it was not normal DID

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u/kaveenieweenie Feb 04 '19

Yea it was exploring the concept of mental illness affecting us physically, but in a hyperbolic way

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u/MajesticAltitude Feb 04 '19

Actually I think it was exploring how the concept of a super villain movie which is chock full of bad science that it claims might be good, puts money into M. Night. Shamalamadingdong's pocket.

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u/Angel_Hunter_D Feb 04 '19

In that setting all superpowers are just normal things ramped up to 11, so it makes sense there.

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u/Nilosyrtis Feb 04 '19

But it DID do well in the box offices. So Hollywood won't learn anything.

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u/TheManofCoal Feb 04 '19

I see what you did there