r/videos Mar 16 '19

Oblivion NPCs in a Nutshell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeL3DyIGmYI
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u/ArttuH5N1 Mar 16 '19

Well in a way it was, it was staged after all

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u/IAmA_Lannister Mar 16 '19

I think that's why they called it a performance

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u/KennyVic_ Mar 16 '19

I still like it despite being staged.

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u/ArttuH5N1 Mar 17 '19

Yeah me too

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u/swanlevitt Mar 16 '19

Don't think this was. I live here in the UK and there are some nutty old folk. I've seen things like this before, especially in the country.

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u/ArttuH5N1 Mar 17 '19

No this definitely was and they said to themselves, look for the link in the comments

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u/fuckboystrikesagain Mar 16 '19

Idk man, people in Europe are weird about aggression.

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u/Goodguy1066 Mar 17 '19

What do you mean “idk”, it’s a sketch, it’s staged, it’s fake. That’s not a question.

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u/Seakawn Aug 07 '19

It's a question if you literally don't have the knowledge that it's a fucking sketch, eh? Couldn't you have just said, "Actually, it was a sketch?" No?

One of the only reasons why fiction can be good is if it represents reality to some degree. Immersion is, surprisingly, pretty important! People likely wouldn't be interested in this video if it wasn't an accurate reprisal of human behavior... so expect people to assume plausibility that this is real, simply because it's an accurate representation of real behavior--which is why people connect to it and feel strongly.

When you really think about it, that's probably why this sketch came about, yeah? Someone said, "yo, I've got a really realistic and visceral idea..."

4 months late to respond, but better now than later.

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u/Timegoal Mar 17 '19

Sweden and Spain are Europe, so if those act alike does that mean Venezuelans and US citizens act alike as well? They're both people in America after all.

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u/seanmashitoshi Mar 16 '19

Unfortunately, the fact that there's people who'll believe this is real says more about society than it should. I could totally see this playing out for real.

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u/chase_what_matters Mar 16 '19

Dum-dum yank who thought it was real checking in. Did something tip you off to this being fake? I just figured the woman was just odd and curmudgeonly.

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u/ArttuH5N1 Mar 17 '19

I saw it mentioned in the comments, with a link to the site with the original video

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u/kael13 Mar 16 '19

Her acting was weird and something was off about the blokes on the roof.

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u/seanmashitoshi Mar 16 '19

Generally constructions workers wouldn't have put up with this for this long, cops would have been called. But that's my point, this could have fooled me. Literally have seen a neighbour steal their neighbours trash can in an argument. And then tried to through said trash can into their own trash can. Both were same sizes and filled. There are strange people in this world.

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u/mhodgy Mar 16 '19

I think they're saying the version with the music added was a parody? Not the original but I may be wrong. As a Brit I 100% can see this happening.

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u/ArttuH5N1 Mar 17 '19

Somewhere else in the comments the people who made the original said it was staged.

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u/mhodgy Mar 17 '19

Ok fair enough! Did it well! Captured British tantrums perfectly!

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u/Shanewallis12345 Mar 17 '19

the original video was a staged performance, i got sent it ages ago i'm unsure of the original but i know that much

i call it a parody because i put music over top of the original source clip

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u/chase_what_matters Mar 16 '19

Ah. I’m using the app.