Even if you never left his native city, you imagine the look of the largest metropolises in the world. After all, it is necessary and a movie, right? But in Hollywood event, or intention to make mistakes, because of which you may think ...

Myth №6. In Washington, there are skyscrapers

In the US capital, the action unfolds political thrillers, films about alien invasion, but few of them are actually filmed there. Usually in Washington remove only a few plans for the Capitol, White House, and then continue filming in New York, or if resources are limited, in Toronto. Why no? All cities resemble one another, right?

For the majority of the audience there is no difference, but locals notice in the "invasion" non-existent newspaper trays and city jail in the "Die Hard", which in Washington is actually not. But these are trifles. Case is much more significant blunders - such as skyscrapers.

This is a frame from the fourth "nut". You see a large building in the center? How is high, what do you think? It seems to be about 30 floors. In the building next - floors 15. So it would seem. But here's the thing: no skyscrapers in Washington. The height of the largest in the US capital of commercial buildings - as many as 12 floors .... In general, the highest building in the city - the Washington Monument and the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Conception - as the emerging life   height of a little more than 100 meters.

Remember the scene in "True Lies", where a suicide jumping from a tall building to another during the pursuit in Georgetown? In Washington, there is a building, even remotely resembling it. Perhaps sensing that someone from Washington might see this film, David Cameron made a few plans for the background blurred image of the US capital. And it does not say that it was this man shelves groaning with awards for Best Visual Effects.

Myth №5. Louvre - grand repository of masterpieces

You do not have to visit the Louvre, it is good to think he is: a great quiet space in which you seem to find yourself in the XIII century. Only the ancient art and ornate columns and marble floors. This footage from "The Da Vinci Code": here it is clear that only a modern architectural structure - the glass pyramid outside.

And that's what you'll see if you come to the Louvre.

It promotes thoughtful contemplation, right? However, we must be fair: the crowd does not spoil the impression of the interior. And there is nothing surprising in the fact that the materials on the set of "The Da Vinci Code" is not written that the film was shot in the Louvre. They wrote that the Louvre allowed to film - and this is really important. The building is steeped in history and as majestic that when the end of the film Grail is under the main entrance - under the pyramid - it seems really impossible.

This delightful, grand place that ... wait, what's this? It looks like a logo Apple ... Well, yes, exactly: company store. At the entrance to the Louvre. Why is that? And because the entrance to the Louvre Museum, repository of art that have become almost sacred objects, it is banal shopping center. Here you can buy anything: clothes, furniture, jewelry, a cup of coffee.

During filming, cover or remove the "bull's eye" was not necessary, because it is still there just was not. However, the filmmakers had to mask other shops and cafes. Perhaps the end of the film would be much darker if Mary Magdalene was buried under a fast-food restaurant.

Myth №4. Moscow - the eternal snowy winter, and always sunny in Australia

Look at Hollywood movies, which takes place in Moscow, and you will surely see the drifts at the edges of roads and the vast cold sky, from which, it seems, now again tumbled down snow. And how, in your opinion, Moscow imagine those who have never been here before?

Now try to remember a film in which Australia does not have represented the endless scorched desert, where the sun is dazzling, it seems, 365 days a year. Well, or emerald green, the sun - always.

Remember the "Golden Eye"? All of Russia in this part of the history of Bond - one big snowdrift, which protrude from trees and buildings. A cityscapes Australia - is another matter.

So simple and familiar, huh? But in general, in the photo above - summer day in the Alexander Garden, very close to the Kremlin.

And the snow? This fact can not be Australia? However, it is a landscape of Canberra and there - the usual thing.

So why Hollywood shows us the big city, surrounded by some kind of desert? Well, in fact, Australia is really a lot of deserts, just few lives. Major cities are located on the coast.

In the movie "Kangaroo Jackpot" heroes need to get to Alice Springs, located in northern Australia, almost in the heart of a dead desert. They travel from Sydney by car, and more than a day travel through the almost empty space to get into the city, which is little better than a desert.

And who would want to live here? Nobody, right. So actually Alice Springs looks like this:

There is a lovely house, there is green, there is life!

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