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Consider These Popular Movie Myths 100% Busted

Now we know a lot more about how to successfully commit a crime.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 15:54

If you're anything like us, you watch a lot of movies. Like, an unhealthy amount. Like, we're not sure at this point whether we live in or outside the Matrix.

Which can get a little confusing when trying to differentiate between reality and fiction.

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Luckily, the team at BrightSide.me have had fantastic artist Lenya Brick set out some critical movie myths and the facts that prove them wrong.

We feel like we have a slightly better handle on what is real and what is fake already.

12 Movie Myths Busted Wide Open

Lenya Brick at BrightSide.me has gone all-out busting these film-fuelled myths. This one has ruined all of our heroic dreams.

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Good to know. Gooooood to know.

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A lot of these seem crime-based. We guess films just don't understand the criminal underworld.

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Okay, who actually thought this? Seriously? Come on.

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This is genuinely important. REMEMBER THIS.

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Actually, this is horrifying.

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Uh, this doesn't actually negate the myth, which is 100% true.

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Nah, it's like Goldeneye on N64 - psew!!!

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HOW BIG IS THE PADLOCK?

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We wouldn't be up for a chat anyway, tbh.

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Only if you tried really, really hard.

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Someone get Han on the phone!

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RELATED: Uni IRL Vs. Uni In Movies

Uni IRL Vs. Uni In Movies

In movies everyone looks like this:

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When in reality they look more like this:

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Apparently halls on the big screen are basically a 5* hotel:

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While IRL they look more like a hostel on a verge of bankruptcy:

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Lectures on film look like this:

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When in fact attendance looks more like:

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Uni buildings always look super majestic on camera:

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But unless you’re at Oxbridge, this is what you're getting:

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Film uni libraries are full of books and people studying carefully:

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When in fact you can never find the books you need and every single corner is filled with people sleeping:

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College parties are wild AF:

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Real-life uni parties are pretty much a pathetic gathering of drunk people:

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But one thing’s true: University on film looks like the best time of your life:

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And IRL uni is a blast too:

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