RE: Tropes'R'us - do movie tropes influence our way of thinking
February 13, 2017 at 4:45 am
(This post was last modified: February 13, 2017 at 4:46 am by Longhorn.)
You do have a point, but I think though the majority of viewers will believe what they see, they will quickly disregard it once met with reality. I can't see TV-based expectations and beliefs preserving for long irl.
Fortunately, in the course of my education in this here corner of the world I've had to successfully perform a resuscitation (on a mannequin) with the whole scenario of making sure your surroundings are safe, checking for breath, for how long, the safe position etc etc. twice, and many have had to do that thrice or more. We were also told what the law states and enacted different scenarios of various accidents. So while many of us might have had misconceptions about it, they were remedied at an early age, before any real harm could be done. And similarly as in this department, I think the rest is probably sorted out too, by parents, teachers or just experience.
Fortunately, in the course of my education in this here corner of the world I've had to successfully perform a resuscitation (on a mannequin) with the whole scenario of making sure your surroundings are safe, checking for breath, for how long, the safe position etc etc. twice, and many have had to do that thrice or more. We were also told what the law states and enacted different scenarios of various accidents. So while many of us might have had misconceptions about it, they were remedied at an early age, before any real harm could be done. And similarly as in this department, I think the rest is probably sorted out too, by parents, teachers or just experience.
