14 Professions Completely Misrepresented in Movies

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14 Professions Completely Misrepresented in Movies
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This article highlights common misconceptions about various professions portrayed in movies, based on responses to the question: 'What's the most unrealistic portrayal of a profession in a movie?' It covers examples from lawyers, spies, archaeologists, IT professionals, teachers, curators, military personnel, and archers, revealing the stark differences between on-screen reality and the actual work involved.

"I Haven’t Stopped Being Mad About This" – 14 Professions That Are Completely Misrepresented In Movies ,"What's the most unrealistic portrayal of a profession in a movie?" And we thought we'd share some of the best responses:"Significantly less than 1% of the work that lawyers do is the actual work done in court, and in civil cases, there are virtually never surprises.

"Ductwork in any movie/tv show where anyone crawls around inside it. I’ve been a sheet metal worker for 28 years and laugh at the lack of screws, sealers, dampers, etc that a HVAC system would have. Sorry "No one who works IT in movies ever uses a mouse. They just dramatically type on keyboards while green text flies across the screen.""Every movie about a teacher has like eight kids per class and they seem to be free to wander the building whenever they want.". The main curator of the gallery mistook watercolours for an oil painting. I haven’t stopped being mad about this.

"Archers. They were not lithe men with small arms – chances are they had the largest arms and shoulders in the military on average. They also couldn't hold a bow at full draw for ages like we see in film/TV stand offs: two to three seconds and it gets too painful to hold."

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