# What modern movie plots wouldn't work today because of the Internet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229 "2015-02-09T15:59:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/21 "2015-02-10T03:15:38Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > _Pulp Fiction_: No Harvery Keitel We would see Travolta typing into Google, “How do I…” and Google auto-completing, “…get blood out of car seats.” “What does…” and Google auto completing “…dead nigga storage look like?” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/22 "2015-02-10T03:58:23Z")
> [@johnspartan](#): > > National Lampoon’s Vacation. You know those kids would have tried to buy tickets online and/or checked WallyWorld’s website before setting out. > [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Eh – is it really any dumber than not bothering to phone ahead to have tickets at the will-call window? I dunno … on the occasions when I’ve been to Disneyland and Disney World, I just assumed that they’d be open when I chose to visit. And they were. But perhaps because of that assumption, which I couldn’t be the only one to make, I’d expect that nowadays, they’d let the word out six months prior–via their website, Facebook, Twitter, and so on; that they’d be closed between Dates X and Y. Still, while I find it to be a funny movie, I find it odd that the only people who didn’t know Walley World would be closed are the Griswolds, Cousin Eddie and his family, and Aunt Edna. Even pre-Internet, nobody else was there when the family drove in, so there must have been some kind of TV/radio/print media publicity on the closure. How did all of America know Walley World was closed, except the Griswolds, Cousin Eddie and his family, and Aunt Edna? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/23 "2015-02-10T04:03:10Z")
_Citizen Kane_ because no one reads newspapers anymore. _Tora! Tora! Tora!_ – you just know one of the Japanese pilots would’ve Tweeted “Attacking Pearl Harbor this morning!” _Casablanca_ – thanks to Photoshop there are literally thousands of letters of transit available to Ilsa and Victor, good enough to fool Major Strasser. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/24 "2015-02-10T08:24:59Z")
> [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](#): > > Janet Leigh probably wouldn’t have stopped at the Bates Motel, because its Yelp reviews couldn’t have been too good. Actually, Marion never would have gotten off the main road in the first place, because she would have had a GPS. ---
**Author:** ![CGav8r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/25 "2015-02-10T12:40:42Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > _Citizen Kane_ because no one reads newspapers anymore. > > _Tora! Tora! Tora!_ – you just know one of the Japanese pilots would’ve Tweeted “Attacking Pearl Harbor this morning!” > > _ **Casablanca** _ – thanks to Photoshop there are literally thousands of letters of transit available to Ilsa and Victor, good enough to fool Major Strasser. Ilsa: Play it once, Sam. For old times’ sake. Sam: I don’t know what you mean, Miss Ilsa. Ilsa: Play it, Sam. Play “As Time Goes By.” Sam: _Pulls out iPhone_ Which version? I have a bunch of great covers on Spotify, and have you seen this one done with a polka band, on YouTube? It’s actually pretty awesome… ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/26 "2015-02-10T13:17:49Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > I’ve thought of a work-around for that: As part of Romeo’s exile, police Capt. Prince\* tells him that his cellphone will be monitored. While Capt. Prince just means his location so that Romeo doesn’t try sneaking back into the city, Romeo and/or Juliet, being prone to drama and not terribly bright, overreact to this and both ditch their cellphones. :smack: 😛 > > \*Yes, inspired by [this modernized version](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509/?ref_=nv_sr_1) from 1996 just when cellphones were becoming common. Still wouldn’t work—they could buy burner phones from a convenience store. ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/27 "2015-02-10T16:00:37Z")
“Before I give you this Mogwai, I should tell you the rules for his care. Ya know what, better yet… let me show you this YouTube video demonstrating what happens when they get wet. And an upworthy ‘I got my Mogwai wet, you won’t believe what he did next!’ In fact, you can just Google ‘gremlins’ and see a lot of what’s at risk here.” “Here’s my email address. Also, Skype me if you have any questions or problems.” ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/28 "2015-02-10T16:40:29Z")
“Let’s take this shortcut.” “Nah. I Google-mapped it. It dead-ends at some farm house.” ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/29 "2015-02-10T17:06:24Z")
> [@NeneLeakes](#): > > The Blair Witch Project. The “Find Friends” app would A) expose the location of the Witch or B) get them rescued on that second/third day. > > (Second post! Hi again!) Hi back! But I’d have to disagree on this one. The witch was clearly bending time and space. Any directions that the smart phones gave would still just lead the people in circles. ---
**Author:** ![CGav8r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/30 "2015-02-10T17:27:16Z")
Scarlett: If U go, where will I go or do? 😕 Rhett: Don’t care. GFY.:mad: ---
**Author:** ![RadioWave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/31 "2015-02-10T17:32:08Z")
“Well, yes, obviously we can’t just _WALK_ into Mordor but check this out. There are, like, half a dozen Uber cars heading there right now.” Lyft? Nah, they’re not licensed in Rohan. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/32 "2015-02-10T17:56:53Z")
> [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](#): > > Janet Leigh probably wouldn’t have stopped at the Bates Motel, because its Yelp reviews couldn’t have been too good. ★★ Nice quiet location but the manager seemed kind of creepy like he wanted to stab me in the shower. Also super creepy house up the hill from hotel totally creeped me out. Won’t go there again, smiley. ---
**Author:** ![cmosdes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/33 "2015-02-10T20:21:22Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > **It’s a Wonderful Life** : > George does his banking online and deposits the $8000 with the click of a mouse. Uncle Billy never gets his Silly stupid old hands on it. How does one deposit cash with the click of a mouse? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/34 "2015-02-10T20:36:17Z")
> [@RadioWave](#): > > “Well, yes, obviously we can’t just _WALK_ into Mordor but check this out. There are, like, half a dozen Uber cars heading there right now.” > > Lyft? Nah, they’re not licensed in Rohan. “dafuq? Google Maps stops at Osgiliath? Lame.” ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/35 "2015-02-10T21:02:10Z")
Definitely check out [Texts from Jane Eyre.](http://www.amazon.com/Texts-Jane-Eyre-Conversations-Characters/dp/1627791833/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423601935&sr=1-1&keywords=texts+from+jane+eyre) ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/36 "2015-02-10T21:31:03Z")
> [@cmosdes](#): > > How does one deposit cash with the click of a mouse? He, like most modern banks, would be dealing largely in electronic fund transfers. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/37 "2015-02-10T21:34:11Z")
“Aunt Em? The weather watch on my phone says there’s a tornado watch. We should probably all go to the cellar before it actually gets here.” “Jonathan? I just Googled this guy Count Dracula-- I don’t think you should sell Carfax Abbey to him.” “When you kill Snow White, take a video of it with you phone, and send it to me, so I know you did it.” “Since there’s no work here in the dust bowl, I’m going to email a bunch of resumes, and try [Monster.com](http://Monster.com), and check Craigslist. If anything pans out, we can load up the truck and move out.” ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/38 "2015-02-10T21:44:39Z")
[RedOctober@Facebook.com](mailto:RedOctober@Facebook.com): “One poke only.” ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/39 "2015-02-10T22:14:25Z")
Jennaaay… I saw what you put on yer Facebook Jennnnay. Mama always said you’re kind of a trainwreck mixed with a side of dumpster fire, Jennaaaay. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229/40 "2015-02-10T23:37:30Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > “Since there’s no work here in the dust bowl, I’m going to email a bunch of resumes, and try [Monster.com](http://Monster.com), and check Craigslist. If anything pans out, we can load up the truck and move out.” Let’s Zillow this house in the Back of the Yards. Let’s also run this mortgage calculator to see what we’d pay with interest. Ooh, check out this [Cracked.com](http://Cracked.com) article: “What they don’t tell you about working at Durham’s meatpacking” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-modern-movie-plots-wouldnt-work-today-because-of-the-internet/712229.md?page=3)