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BumbleBeeBeardedGingerBear
A few people have posted visuals which roughly show the safer areas to get shot and it was like... the butt cheek... MAYBE part of the shoulder. Since then, everytime I see this trope getting used, I just imagine it actually being their butt cheek. Take that, hollywood!
chrisckelly
“I’ll be alright. Just go!”
GulcasaOfTheSnowfall
So, that silly-ass scene from Squid Games, then
OhIfIMust
Pff, Stephen Maturin just pulled the round out himself!
Kitakita
Also: The longer they go without bringing attention to the wound, the more likely they'll die from it. Rip in Pizzeria, Aunt May!
pemgur
I’m watching that as we speak
SometimesISayHistoryStuff
I also enjoy how getting shot in the shoulder just means you have to dig out the bullet and look tough. Not that this would possibly hit an artery, or cause sever bone damage, mess up the joint completely so the arm is practically unable to move. No, no, no. They're fine. Just gotta dig that bullet out.
FearOsheema
It'll buff out
BeerCir
texasisonfire
I literally just watched them do this in "Hijack".
JericoJones23
In comedies, the injured person will say that they are hurt, but will be followed with an accusation from one of the other characters that they are always thinking about themselves/complaining. Its the law.
BecauseCanadian
That’s where my stoma is. I would just catch the bullet with my outtestines
FearOsheema
Til
SilverNightwing
Outtestines is a fantastic word. +1
1eyed1h0rnedflyingpurplepeopleeater
MissySassy
American laws are weird
BumbleBeeBeardedGingerBear
Its because of our healthcare system.
4vie
If I were to direct a scene with that as it central narrative.... instead of the "you're hurt!" trope, I'd have the observing character smack the hurt character over the head. The smacked character would react to it, and the smacking character would go "oh, so you felt THAT one at least!".
n8o2m8o
Fauxcused
Unless you are bit there in which case you must lie and say you are fine.
HashMaster9k
Usually, that's on the wrist or arm— easily able to be shown to the camera, but easily hidden when they quickly lower their sleeve after someone approaches and brushes off the concern of their compatriots.
LemmyDfromGermany
Sauce?
xETM
This is the way
Pheehelm
Most ridiculous case of this I've seen was during an episode of Supernatural. A character got shot there, and at the end of the episode asked a friendly angel to heal her carpal tunnel. When he did, he told her he also took care of the bullet wound she'd apparently forgotten.
BumbleBeeBeardedGingerBear
Jfc
zerogiven
Well, to be fair, we have *doctors* who can treat bullet wounds. If her carpal tunnel syndrome has already proved unfixable by standard means, then it makes sense to prioritize any angel miracles in that direction.
dinosaurzoologist
Adrenaline is a hell of a drug. I dislocated my kneecap rescuing my dog from a raccoon and still made it up the stairs. It wasn't until I sat down to look at my dog and noticed I couldn't get back up
justuschickens
ohfuckohfuckohfuck i was having a good day!
flamingflamingo
That’s kind of cool. I mean if that happened to me I’d be like, well that’s probably bad but now I feel like an action hero.
dinosaurzoologist
Lol kinda. I tell it now with a healthy dose of perspective but when it was happening it was pitch black I didn't have any clothes on except for my t shirt and underwear. No shoes and it was raining. I see him take off after something and think it's just a possum (he doesn't know what to do with them when they play dead) so I went to look for shoes to bring him in when I hear all this snarling and yelping so I bolt out there and he's got this mystery creature backed into the fence corner (1 of 2
dinosaurzoologist
I try to pull him off the thing but he's 100 lbs so you can't make him do anything he doesn't want to. I managed to get him off it enough but the racoon came after him so I throw a few kicks and don't make contact. It scampers into the porch light and my dog pulls me over (that's when it happened) onto a rock but I still managed to not let go and then the raccoon leaves. We limp back inside and I'm covered in blood which I think is his. Nope it was mine. He was fine.
Opossumheimer
M....Skyfall
GhostBear3067
Ow, my spleen...
EncomEmployee
It's a bit higher, but yes about half an "x" up and you hit the spleen and you wont' make it to the "surprise I've been shot" part.
xJustJoe
The first Avatar movie, Sigourney Weaver
Nivvi
In a Bollywood movies they will even do 2-3 songs before collapsing
quade
Or bit
Over400
davefleming19903
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goodguyC
Shaun of the Dead: "Well...they were a bit bitey." "Mum, have you been bitten?" "No...Phillip has." "Oh, okay!"
ItsActuallyDavidNow
unfortunatelynotdeadyet
Unless it’s one of the many, many baddie combatants, then you will die instantly. In fact, even if you are just winged with a bullet you die instantly.
BHPaperstacks
Or if they are knocked unconscious they will not wake up or alert anyone until after the hero has completed their objective and left the scene.
JustitiaetFortitudo
Maybe they're just goons and they don't want to get killed by a protagonist, so they stay down.
Daeyelle
‘Can’t be fucked fighting this clearly superior guy anymore’ *pretends to be dead after hero hits his head against someone else’s head, but in reality it only hurt mildly and might leave a small bruise*
HulaJesus
That man just threw carl over three parked cars and that lady shot Cindy from around the corner. I'm clearly out classes here Imma just lay down take the weekend off and look for a new job Monday.
TheDildoOfConsequences
I'm a big fan of people who drop dead the moment a knife touches their throat. It's almost as good as soccer.
mouthfullofpebbles
Don't make fun of peoples allergies!
TheDildoOfConsequences
I never would. I'm not that rash.
Snooj
Which rash are you?
TheDildoOfConsequences
None. I'm irrational.
TooShyToReply
I scrolled down while skimming the comments and swiped to the next post…. Then starting chuckling at this, so… had to go back, find this comment and +1
SpaceMarineWithAnUrgeToPurge
From what I understand, it makes sense, because getting shot there is probably one of the least horrible places to get shot seeing as there's only intestines there, so nothing that will make you quickly bleed out or be OVERWHELMINGLY painful like the liver or one of the kidneys, or a major artery. Unless you get unlucky with the angle your biggest worry would be infection, because leaky intestines, so, you don't want to get shot there, but it is more survivable than most places.
RunawaySpoons
True but if it gets your spleen, that's a lot of internal bleeding.
SpaceMarineWithAnUrgeToPurge
And a horrific amount of pain, but the spleen is much higher than that wound by about 6-7 inches or so.
EncomEmployee
Yep, bottom of spleen starts at top of the X. People don't realize how fragile it is: one of the older "single punch deaths" is a direct shot on the spleen.
SpaceMarineWithAnUrgeToPurge
Damn I knew that the spleen was a touchy organ, but I didn't think it was that sensitive. Now I'm thankful that I only got punched in a kidney, shit.
EncomEmployee
The other side is better, not that it really matters. The spleen is lower than the liver and kidney on the other side (fun fact, Kidney are way higher than most people think) and a hit to the spleen won't allow for "Walking around not knowing they were shot."
Subtilico
I don't want to get shot anywhere!
SpaceMarineWithAnUrgeToPurge
Well there goes my idea for the next viral TikTok challenge! I hope you're proud of yourself.
Minneapple23
Same with being stabbed
XEndeadX
Penetrated in general.
BiggestofBears
He didn't hide this, it has just happened so the adrenaline kept him going for a minute.
Minneapple23
Yeah, that's the point of writing and directing, duh. You or I would immediately know we'd been stabbed. Let me take that back. I would have, but you maybe not.
zimirken
Does anyone have the gif of the dumbass playing with a knife at a store counter and he casually pokes himself in the belly and starts bleeding profusely
Lemonqueef
Too soon
azgrak
Stabbed and they want to pull the knife out. The only one that should pull it out is your surgeon. Also a through and through bullet wound is still a bullet wound. That bullet destroyed flesh on its trip through your body. But hey it’s not in there anymore so you’ll be fine.
keebs63
Well that screenshot is from The Last Of Us where a surgeon definitely wasn't an option lmao. Point still stands though.
19tmoose97
Tell that to the last episode
Z0op
Just inject antibiotics wherever in whatever quantities. Should be fine in no-time
InfocalypseRising
And despite showing zero symptoms previously, suddenly collapse of exhaustion/blood loss
GodzillaHarddiskson
RTK4740
After rescuing a child or doing some heroic act.
ZOMGNO
They usually do show symptoms, but they're the similar symptoms that people under stress and exhaustion show, so the other characters write it off. It isn't actually that far fetched. They see the character wince with pain, and they say "You alright?" and he says something cavalier... and how often do people brush off that question anyway? So thats normal. He is panting, sweating and looks pained... but you just had a battle/ crash/ fight... so thats normal. Plus... adrenalin.
TrueLegateDamar
In Skyfall when M gets shot by a goon, Bond asks her if she's okay, but because she's wearing black clothes at night in a dark unlit room, and is like 80 years old who hasn't been in the field for 40 years, he believes her when she says she's just a bit shaken from being in a gunfight, plus a helicopter starts shooting up the place in 10 seconds so he's distracted.
ZOMGNO
Yeah, thats the things about them... they work for multiple reasons. People have car accidents and get up and walk and talk and help others and look fine... and then abruptly collapse when the adrenalin wears off. And M was a figure of authority who lied well, so what was Bond going to do? Say "Are ya though? Are ya really okay? ARE YA?" like, people take things at face value.
BlueDsc
Adrenaline is one hell of a drug.
HandoB4Javert
thehappyrunner
While this is 100% for cinematic effect, I was in a motorcycle wreck a couple of years back and broke both my arms. My right arm was under my body, and I knew it was hurting, so I used my broken left arm to push myself up and straighten out. Had zero idea at that point how badly hurt I was, past the people around me freaking out that I was moving.
IrrelevantHandle
My dad had a motorcycle story like that. He was hit by a car and slid. When he got up he went straight to the car driver to shout at him for turning right on a left. When he took a breath the pale and shaking driver asked "are you okay?" It was only then dad realised his jeans were scrap most of the skin on the right side of his leg was gone and his boot was full of blood. My dad was 6'4" and built like a viking by the way, that driver was probably shitting bricks even without the gore, lol.
walkingonmoonbeams
That’s insane! Hope you made a full recovery.
thehappyrunner
I've got plates in both arms and early-onset arthritis, but I can still lift weights and I'm getting into mountain biking, so pretty functional. I spent months where I couldn't lift my own coffee pot though, and had to work up to using a fork again.
EekumBokumEekumBokum
I know a bit of that struggle. I had an ATV accident and had to be comatose. When I finally was stable enough to awaken I had to build up all my muscles again enough to do basic daily tasks again. Glad we both made it through in one piece!
EekumBokumEekumBokum
No he's dead now. Right before he posted that comment his wrists exploded like a Bay movie
thehappyrunner
Imgur was my unfinished business, and I'm posting from beyond the grave :)
RacecarIsRacecarBackwards
Also, if you're shot in the shoulder, you go down dramatically, only to be completely fine like half an hour later. First, they might have to pull the bullet from directly below the skin without narcotics and put it into a metal kidney dish though.
tiderfish
Pa-tink
IrrelevantHandle
Man, and the shoulder is COMPLEX. It's not the worst place to be shot, but it's pretty close. The shoulder is packed with nerves, arteries, bones, cartilage, and tendons and damaging any of that is likely to result in death or lifelong issues.
yeaniaaeon
Unless you're the villain they right up die
ThatShiftyMonkey
Well, the villain takes a lot to kill. His henchmen though, barely a bop on the head. Judo CHOP!
hwatL4bloopy
Children of men with Clive Owen ended this way
brizio
Skyfall too
hwatL4bloopy
You actually can see when he gets shot. It's not a surprise
Calicoastin818
Spoiler Alert 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨!!
eCheeseRunner
What a movie though
eatyourmeat
Movie? It’s going to happen
KipperFillets
My friend is a background artist in that (she hates the term "extra"). Was better watching that frame by frame to spot her than Fast and Furious 37 (the one with scenes in London).
MaxIn
That last uncut sequence is amazing
hwatL4bloopy
that scene when it was released was the longest uncut scene. The use of silence was awesome. The scene was designed to evoke feelings of anxiety. The cuts can introduce breaks in stress.
gx67
Yep. It really is. I'm going to rewatch it just for that again. That and the baby crying shot.
frankmanhattan
Insanely boring. I'd rather watch the 10hr long paint drying movie in its entirety than suffer even 30sec of this hot garbage. Good day, sir!
IrrelevantHandle
It's too bad imgur doesn't let you tag users like reddit did because I'd tag you with *wrong and bad movie opinions*. What parts of that emotionally deviating and action packed movie did you see that this is your opinion on it?
Z0op
I didnt like it either, a bit too dark and depressing to my liking, simply not my taste. I wouldnt go call it hot garbage or any, but its quite obviously false, whether i like it or not
IrrelevantHandle
Not liking the tone and deciding it isn't for you is 100% acceptable. Saying it's hot garbage and more boring than the 10 hr drying paint movie unprompted in a space where people are excited about it is completely uncalled for. There are several movies I don't personally like but acknowledge others love for legitimate reasons.