Movies often require you to suspend your disbelief. And this is not a bad thing. If you couldn’t do that then the whole concept of movies would be ruined. All you would every think about is how fake it is and why those actors are so scared. The camera crew is right there! Ok, that sounds dumb. But the point is that to enjoy any theatrical production you have to suspend your imagination. You have to enter into the world of the characters, whether they are on stage or on screen. In some movies, however, you are required to do this a lot more than in others. Oftentimes, this will happen when you are watching really old movies. Or maybe not even that old. Because in case you haven’t realized, rapid technological advancements like the internet and mobile phones have punched gaping holes in the storylines and plots of numerous blockbusters. Take something as basic as Star Wars. Why didn’t Leia just email the plans? Or text message? Or use Facebook? And speaking of Facebook. The entire plot of movies like 16 candles gets thrown out the window right there. Seriously? How can you forget anybody’s birthday anymore? It’s thrown in your face every time you go on the internet! These are 25 movies that would end within a few minutes if they happened today!
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Romeo And Juliet
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Forget Friar John, just send a text. Disaster averted.
Changeling
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia “That’s not my son”. “Yes it is”.”Not according to this DNA test”. Movie over.
Around The World In 80 Days
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia More like Around The World In 1 Day.
Catch Me If You Can
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Good luck pretending to be a pilot post 9/11.
The X-Files
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia We know, it’s mostly a TV series, but that’s ok. If only Mulder had a camera phone, those episodes would go differently.
Star Wars
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia R2D2 would have emailed the Death Star plans to the rebellion
Titanic
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Too bad they didn’t have sonar.
Scream
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia And the movie gets ruined by caller ID.
Dude, Where's My Car?
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Don’t know, ask OnStar.
16 Candles
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Facebook would remind everyone about her birthday
Phonebooth
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Does anybody even use those anymore?
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Wayne's World
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia They would have just gone straight to Youtube.
The Ring
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Barely anybody has VCRs anymore. And TVs are usually mounted. Crawling out of the screen just wouldn’t work very well.
Jingle All The Way
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Just buy your Christmas presents on Amazon. Disaster averted.
Buried
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Just turn the GPS on.
Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia They just called Uber.
Old Yeller
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia If only the dog had its shots…
Goonies
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Do kids even play outside anymore?
Christine
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Driverless cars aren’t that scary anymore.
Wizard of Oz
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia Dorothy would have been warned about an incoming tornado and evacuated to the nearest shelter.
You've Got Mail
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia And it was marked as spam.
Holes
Source: reddit, Image: torange.us So…should we use this metal detector?
The Notebook
Source: reddit, Image: Jason Rogers via flickr You didn’t check your inbox?
King Kong
Source: reddit, Image: wikipedia And the F-16 wins.
Superman
Source: reddit, Image: Gareth Simpson via Flickr Sorry Clark, it’s the phone booth problem again. Nobody uses them. Guess you don’t have anywhere to change…
