iPhones Are Not Allowed For Movie Bad Guys
Historically speaking, “bad guys” in movies were usually easy to spot because there were color coated. You know, hero wore the white hat…villain, the black. Now, there’s a NEW way…
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Historically speaking, "bad guys" in movies were usually easy to spot because there were color coated. You know, hero wore the white hat...villain, the black.
Now, there's a NEW way to guess the bad guy. The next time you're watching a movie, and you can't decide who is on the side of right and wrong, check out which is holding an iPhone.
According to Knives Out director Rian Johnson, Apple will not allow their flagship device to be used on-screen by the villain.
Turns out this product placement policy might go back several years. Wired theorized it existed after noticing that the bad guys used PCs on the TV show "24," while the good guys worked on Macs.
Have you noticed this before? I've totally missed it. And "24" was my favorite show.
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