Why do giant things in movies move in slow motion?

Question

Is that realistic? Do ants see us like that?

In: Physics

Answer 1

When we look at ants, spiders, mice etc they look like they are frantically scurrying around at high speeds, the reality is they are only covering tiny distances (relative to us).
The opposite is also true, a footstep by Godzilla for example looks slow and laborious but it is covering a city block or two in a second.

Have you ever seen a wind turbine? They look like they are turning relatively slowly but they travel at about 90mph.