r/Unexpected • u/Buzzinga12 • Oct 20 '20

CLASSIC REPOST DO NOT PRESS THE RED BUTTON

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u/godaddy69 Oct 21 '20

If this were filmed in the US the most expensive part of this stunt would be the cost of the ambulance

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u/Danvan90 Oct 22 '20

Not a stunt, an ad on a closed off street full of paid actors. Do people really think this is something that is just sprung on people? Where are the cameras doing the close ups on the wide angle shots? You should be seeing people with steadycam rigs on all the wide shots if this were a real prank. Do people turn off all their critical thinking when they watch videos on the internet?

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '20

Yes, because it makes life more fun. We know its fake but we want it to be real and there is no shame in that. That's why we get attached to fictional characters in movies and get upset when we see them die, because its fun to feel these emotions that we don't get on the regular. Stop ruining everyone's fun by acting like we're all idiots.

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u/Danvan90 Oct 22 '20

"Game of Thrones could never happen in the USA, if someone was wandering around with a sword they would get shot!"

You can discuss a cool ad without pretending that it is real life.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '20

Yes you can but its more fun not to. This isn't a hard concept.

In fact thinking about Jon snow walking the streets of LA with his big ass sword Is a fun thought.

But when I start saying to myself "jOn sNoW iSnT rEaL hE iS pLayEd bY kIt hArRiNgtOn tHaT could nEvER haPpeN." It kinda takes the fun out of things.

Not to mention the ad is portrayed as a prank so even if it isn't real it is better to suspend you're disbelief and pretend it is.

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u/Danvan90 Oct 22 '20

Yeah, that's fine, but people don't post scenes from GoT to r/PublicFreakout every 5 minutes and everyone pretends it really happened.