# Do You Like Movies That Explore Things You Wouldn't, But Think About? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 1, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452 "2021-01-01T18:04:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452/1 "2021-01-01T18:04:53Z")
Voyeuristic stuff, for example. I’m a curious guy, but I’d never screw with someone’s privacy, so watching it in a movie gets my “fix”. Or someone wanting to rob a bank and live a luxurious life, but who either didn’t have the guts to do it, or having the knowledge that you’re going to get caught, and thus, a vicarious thrill by watching movies like them. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452/2 "2021-01-01T20:39:13Z")
Isn’t this the appeal of porn? Watching other people do things you mostly don’t get the opportunity or have the guts to do. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452/3 "2021-01-01T21:41:28Z")
I think everyone kind of gets a vaguely voyeuristic thrill out of seeing behind the various curtains of professions/callings/lifestyles that they aren’t part of. That’s why movies about criminals are so popular, and the same about doctors, lawyers, cops, soldiers, etc… even when they’re not high action/suspense. It’s a window into something you normally don’t interact with, and if there’s a sensational aspect to it, so much the better. That’s why we get all the dramatic shows about certain professions, and why we get a slew of somewhat weirder reality shows about others, e.g. “Lone Star Law”, which is a show about Texas game wardens (and is more interesting than you’d think). I think porn is something different, in that it’s directly intended to stimulate, while something like a “First 48” is more about the cops and what they go through to solve the case. The interest is different for msot people. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452/4 "2021-01-01T22:22:25Z")
I would definitely do everything I see in porn. yeah, sometimes the opportunities are rare. But this is about things you wouldn’t do. I guess some people do that with porn; I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452/5 "2021-01-01T23:18:26Z")
I was just talking to someone about this… They mentioned “The Silence of the Lambs”, but that was on area I couldn’t even explore in my mind (or Buffalo Bill, lol)… Porn is completely different. I doubt most people watch more than 5 minutes at a time.