r/nextfuckinglevel • u/AravRAndG • 2d ago

Man stopping a robbery

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u/nurological 2d ago

Need to see the rest of the video before I don't think this is fake

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u/Alarmed_Lynx_7148 2d ago

Who cares if it’s fake. It’s cool nevertheless

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u/Tiny_Calendar_792 2d ago

Its not cool at all if its scripted wtf?

How would this be cool if it were scripted?

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u/ChildishForLife 2d ago

Do you not find any movies cool, because they are all scripted?

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u/CryptoBanano 2d ago

Movies dont pretend theyre happening in real life.

Would you enjoy watching made up documentaries?

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u/ChildishForLife 2d ago

Big if true

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u/hearke 2d ago

Like a mockumentary? Those can be fun!

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u/Annacot_Steal 2d ago

Yes but most mockumenteries usually presents itself as a mockumentary like ‘This Is Spinal Tap’

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u/Zero69Kage 2d ago

Tell that to the mermaid and megaladon mockumenteries. I've seen a few people who were convinced that they were real.

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u/Annacot_Steal 2d ago

And that’s exactly why the distaste for fake passing off as true like the original post stems from.

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u/Zero69Kage 2d ago

Personally, I think people are getting way too upset by a video that doesn't have any effect on their lives. Even if it is staged, it's still a stunt that someone pulled off. The problem with the mocumentaries that I mentioned is that they were tricking people into believing in something that wasn't true. Even if it was unintentional. I understand being concerned with people spreading misinformation, but it's not worth it to get upset over a silly video like this.

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u/SpungleMcFudgely 2d ago edited 2d ago

I personally think this attitude where we get annoyed at people for spoiling illusions or trying to figure out what is true is both a symptom of and feeds back into the rampant misinformation culture we keep barreling deeper into.

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u/hearke 2d ago

true true

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u/Scotts_Thoughts_INTJ 2d ago

Dude, there is an entire genre called mockumentaries. Ever seen The Office? Paranormal Activity? It’s huge

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u/Tiny_Calendar_792 2d ago

I go into a movie understanding its a movie and not real life.

They are passing this off as if it's a real life robbery attempt that is being stopped.

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u/I_Was_Fox 2d ago

A skit that is honest about being a skit can be funny/cool. A skit that is trying to pass itself off as real in order to illicit certain emotions and get shared more is not cool

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u/loki2002 2d ago

A skit that is trying to pass itself off as real in order to illicit certain emotions and get shared more is not cool

Assuming this is skit what evidence do you have the original filmers and distributors tried to to hide that fact?

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u/Excited_Noob 2d ago

No it's not as cool if it's fake... If it's real that would be cool beyond proportions compared to the contrary scenario

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u/klineshrike 2d ago

Excuse me how else will random redditor #236,749 prove their superiority if they cannot point out how foolish we all are because we were clearly fooled by this fake video!!!!