Since Friday, #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly has been exploding on top of the Twitter trends. This hilarious hashtag has movie geeks attempting to summarise popular movies in the worst way possible, leaving few clues and letting others jump in to guess which movie they're talking about. Broken down into simple phrases, the plots tend to sound hilariously absurd.
This newspaper blurb on a plot of The Wizard of Oz appears to be the inspiration behind the hashtag.
Some examples of the summaries that were generated.
This newspaper blurb on a plot of The Wizard of Oz appears to be the inspiration behind the hashtag.
Classic #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly pic.twitter.com/XaJyE7SOLE
— Erin Ruberry (@erinruberry) September 7, 2014Some examples of the summaries that were generated.
Boat load of people take Ice Bucket Challenge. Ends badly. Girl floats away. #explainafilmplotbadly #Titanic — Waldo Coetzer (@Waldocoetzer) September 7, 2014A cop who never manages to catch the thief in the end but still manages to keep his job always #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly #Dhoom — Dorkstar (@Dorkstar) September 7, 2014Still the best example of #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly MT @westendproducer: the most concise and relevant review of Les Mis pic.twitter.com/fAGPqopIb1 — David Schneider (@davidschneider) September 7, 2014Two guys - well, one actually - start a club which grows by word of mouth even tho you're not allowed to talk abt it #explainafilmplotbadly
— Mathew Lyons (@MathewJLyons) September 7, 2014A man sits on an island and talks to a volleyball #explainafilmplotbadly — Grindhouse Database (@GCDB) September 7, 2014It's about a billionaire who dresses up like a bat. #explainafilmplotbadly — emiliofuentes (@emiliofuentes) September 7, 2014a guy in tights with a bad cold saves the city from a guy who doesn't know how to put on makeup #explainafilmplotbadly — danielle (@whatsatexas) September 8, 2014#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly girl dumped by fiance goes on a honeymoon alone to break virginity vrat. Stays with a hot girl and 3 guys but fails.
— Soul Whisperer (@SatanKiNani) September 7, 2014NASA's project manager comes back to his village in India and then dies getting his visa renewed. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly — This guy, zabardasti (@AskThePankazzzz) September 7, 2014Dead girl joins her lover from previous birth(a snake) to kill people who killed her. Audience drinks snake venom. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly
— This guy, zabardasti (@AskThePankazzzz) September 7, 2014Abhishek Bachchan is in it. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly — Akshar (@AksharPathak) September 6, 2014There's a plane, and it has snakes on it, and everyone involved in the film should be ashamed of themselves. #explainafilmplotbadly
— Gerard Wyer (@gerardwyer) September 7, 2014Old man with balloons abducts young boy after his wife leaves him. There's a dog involved. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly — sizemore (@sizemore) September 6, 2014Limited-time offer: Big stories, small price. Keep independent media alive. Become a Scroll member today!
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