Movies are made to entertain us, to give us an escape for a couple of hours and get lost in another world. But what if you don't want the details? What if you want the movie stripped back to its bare bones, the entire plot summed up in just a couple of lines?
The wildly popular hashtag #explainafilmplotbadly is still going strong, giving us the essence of our favorite movies in bitesize captions, and highlighting how hilariously ridiculous some movie plots are from different perspectives and without context.
Yes, they are badly explained. And no, the producers of the movies probably do not appreciate the unflattering descriptions. But they are all very funny, and we just love them! Scroll down to check out the list, compiled by Bored Panda, for yourself, and don't forget to upvote your faves!
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Snow White And The Huntsman
Maybe if she cleaned the mirror occasionally, things would have played out differently.
Yup,the queen totally much..much..much...beautiful and livelier than the 'vampire-bride' 😤😤
Kristen Stewart shows how far her acting range has developed since Twilight. Answer: Not much.
Well the snow white story is really about more of an inner beauty thing. Coz snow would be more loved, nd much younger nd just happy, u know. The evil queen was never really satisfied. Nd it didn't help that other people's opinion of beauty was not what she was.
I never understood why charlize was cast for the role of the stepmother, when she is clearly much prettier than Kristen.
It could be worse... the mirror could convince Theron that Stewart is a better actress...
Lord Of The Rings
They left out the part where they could have returned the jewelry in under 2 hours, but somebody lost the number for the giant eagle.
Load More Replies...The Revenant
IT was a sympathy Oscar. The real actors felt bad for his fans and gave him a gift. The movie absolutely sucked ass. DiCaprio makes bad movies and this is the epitome of bad.
Load More Replies...DiCaprio: 2 times freezing, on the second he now can claim he's the King of the World thanks to Oscar.
Harry Potter
even more so, given he was obsessed with that kid since infancy T_T
Load More Replies...Micheal Jackson is a legend and if you can't see that then I feel sorry for you.
Load More Replies...If you have read Doctor Sleep by Stephen King, that's basically the plot. Except instead of a man it's a female and a young girl
Voldemort is just like a teenage girlgirl. He has a diary, tiara, ring, and an obsession with a teenage boy.
and there's magic. you forgot the magic. oh, and slightly cuckoo old man.
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
damn, that fairytale (sleeping beauty as well) creeped me out even as kid. anybody who wakes me up gets a slap
In the original story there's no such thing as true love kiss. Prince convinced dwarfs to give him the glass coffin with Snowwhite inside, so he could take her to his palace and watch her beauty for the end of days (and it's just as much weard as kissing corpse IMAO). And when his servants (because his a Prince and that's why he never walks alone in the deep woods) pick the coffin up, one of them stumbles and because of it, Snowwhite spits out the poison apple. So in my opinion, she should marry the servant cause he saved her life. ;) OK...that was one, long comment. I wonder if anyone would bother to read it. :D
still not sure why they all live in that tiny house when they mine for diamonds, diamonds!!
guys not 'alone' if seven other guys are present. Bothered me too much to keep quiet.
I looked to see if anyone else commented before I did. It's really 7 guys watch necrophiliac kiss a dead chick.
Load More Replies...Fairy tales are creepy AF...good thing kids don't understand them the way we do
he's not alone then if seven other guys are watching.... unless they're creepily spying on him o_0
If I were Snow White, I’d probably be like “ITS ONLY SIX AND IMA HIT THE SNOOOOOZE” and then slap the prince
In my opinion snow white, sleeping beauty, it undermines women those two 'fairy tales AND in a way encourages sexual harassment I mean what do you do when you see a sexy sleeping lady YOU KISS HER SERIOUSLY!
Titanic
*lets him draw her naked, has sex in a car then lets him freeze to death.
Mulan
Even sadder is that in the original story that wasn't even enough to take her seriously as soon as they find out, and it all ends in tragedy.
Load More Replies...That description sums up Mulan and all of womanhood in a single sentence.
Just curious, but are any of those pictures edited? (It might just be the version I watched, but she never had blood or scrapes like that on her face)
Her sick father was told he was needed in the army and she disguised herself as a man to replace him.
Arrival
Well Americans can speak English right? that's a different language yeah?
Well, we can drive 12 hours and not leave the same state, and it takes more than 30 hours to drive E-W to cover the country, and around 24 hours to go N-S. And if we do leave our country, there's a 50% chance where we're going speaks English, too! So it's not like driving 4 hours in Europe and passing through 3 different countries...
How small do you think Europe is to drive 4 hours and pass 3 countries? LoL. Your excuse is beyond reality. Try again.
Load More Replies...I wish they would say the movie it supposed to be. I don't know what this is from
Star Wars: Episode V
Finally--someone else who has seen bad lip reading with yoda!
Load More Replies...To be fair, the dad in question is neglectful and abusive. RIP Luke's hand.
This reminded me of this.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t-slLl30E
Shrek
tbh he loved her regardless of her appearance. so he didn't LEARN to love her. its more he learned to over come his own perceived racial and self doubt to take a chance on happiness he deserves. he learned to love himself <3
This implies men give a s**t about instagram filters. (pssst we don't)
Beautiful female falls in love with ugly leading man but must first overcome her insecurities about her physical appearance
Twilight
Undecided whether go for zoophilia or necrophilia, the choice will be debated.
The Shining
The Hunger Games
It's not like it's a real tragedy, so I think you're fine.
Load More Replies...I read the book for the first time today, and I cried in the middle of class. :(
And the first chance of her younger sister appeared on TV cost her life
Wall E
Harry Potter
WOAH WOAH WOAH WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT KIND OF SPOILER
Load More Replies...I just look at the picture and the third-wheeleyness is showing
Batman V. Superman
The Lion King
Star Wars
Here we go: Qui Gon starts a series of 6 movies based on intergalactic war, he finds a slave boi, he frees the boi, he dies in battle, the boi is mentored by his apprentice, boi grows up and gets haunted by Qui Gon’s ghost, boi helps kill his order, screws his wife over, hunts his friends, doesn’t know his kids, gets played by kids (twice), freezes daughter’s boyfriend, joins son and kills master (killing himself), then son goes on and continues a doomed legacy
Fast And Furious
And also, I count 4 bald guys, but the description shows only 3... How come? :D
Load More Replies...there is nothing more manly than a guy who has hair only on his chin.
Titanic
Forrest Gump
I always get annoyed, that given how famous he is (all his accomplishments etc) nobody recognises him on that bench...
Avatar
The Chronicles Of Narnia
If only everyone who came out of the closet got Aslan to protect them!
Friends
"Really annoying sitcom stereotypes which will haunt television series for decades."
With all the superhero unrealistic series, this is like a breath of fresh air
what does a superhero tv show have ANYTHING to do with the greatest sitcom of all time?
Load More Replies...A neighbor of mine has this picture framed in their living room. I can see it when I walk my dog past their house. It looks to be about 3 feet long and 2 feet high. This is a huge apartment complex and I need to meet these particular neighbors. So many questions! Is their pic a joke or completely serious fan love?!
how do they stay skinny if they eat all that ice cream?
Home Alone Ii
Sleeping Beauty
Missed the point, since they both met in the woods and danced with each other :'D But yeah, total 'stranger'.
There's 2 "original" versions. One where she wakes up giving birth and the other where she wakes up because one of her twins sucks the needle out of her thumb.
Load More Replies...In my opinion snow white, sleeping beauty, it undermines women those two 'fairy tales AND in a way encourages sexual harassment I mean what do you do when you see a sexy sleeping lady YOU KISS HER SERIOUSLY!
This is me on a Sunday morning with my wife. Except she doesn't think I'm hot and it's never cool....
After watching this movie for the first time I had to explain the importance of active consent to my son.
The real story he rapes and impregnates her. It's cool though because he's rich
Beauty And The Beast
I read a book about Stockholm syndrome, didn't like it to start with, but by the end, I loved it! great book.
not kidnapped and not stockholm syndrome. It's more similar to the Hunger Games where she volunteers herself as tribute to save a family member.
IT'S NOT STOCKHOLM SYNDROME. She only liked him when he started ACTUALLY changing, she didn't start loving him when he was a violent a*****e.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
It
Wizard Of Oz
...Dorothy didn't pick up the house and just heave it at the evil witch - unfortunate circumstances provided her with those stunning shoes!!
Batman
Thor
Just to let brother and best friend die at the beginning of next movie .... (Sorry, Infinity war spoiler).
I'd like to see what that has anything to do with ragnorok lol
Load More Replies...Boy who just lost his father burns down family home because sister broke his favorit toy.
Well at the end of the day, you can't kill your siblings because they're stubborn and annoying and also they're still family.
The Little Mermaid
If I ever do those two and don't get the man, my family will turn me into sea foam of nothingness..real..
Same plot as Grease. Change everything about yourself to get a man
Just the right thing to be telling impressionable young girls.
Load More Replies...never understood why she couldn't write in the sand when asked her name...
To find the man of your dreams you must lose your voice. (sorry but all she did was gain legs. that wasn't changing her look just let her walk)
Honestly that was my thought too. She didn't actually look very different and she loved human things. It wasn't like she wanted to change JUST to get a man.
Load More Replies...Thank you whoever posted this.... thanks for ruining my childhood since this is probably the exact message they were trying to imply...
The Martian
Star Wars
At one point they didn't realize they were siblings and made out.
Load More Replies...To be fair they only kissed once...it didn't even merit a Bill Clinton type denial!
Inception
Basically, it is a movie with dreams inside a dream, which is also in another dream which also happens to be in another dream which happens to be the real world.
Beauty And The Beast
Well...she voluntarily traded places with her dad so is that kidnapping? It's a matter of perspective, I think.
Twilight
You meant a girl chooses between a gay corpse and a dog
Load More Replies...I never met a an English teacher that does not not despise this series.
Interstellar
awww. I watched this with my daughter and we both cried and cried. And hugged.
Batman
he can't dress up as himself if he is himself, surely he's just getting dressed?
The Shape Of Water
insert joke about this thing being a sea man. This comment deserves negative
F..king Nemo Free W***y Sleeping With the Fishes Ponho Creature from the Black Lapoon The Not So Little Merman Splash (rated R)
she doesn't get horny no, she f***s the fish man and we see it ._.
Titanic
True, the buoyancy of the door would not be able to support them both
Load More Replies...To be honest, if they both climbed on top, the piece of wood would sink.
I always wondered... Weren't there other pieces of wood? But oh of course Cameron would say, "The plot needed him to die, so he did. Case closed.".
I always wondered why she didn't scoot over and let him share her "raft."
The Iron Giant
I shall sit and await the iron giant 2... those parts have gotta reform sooner or later...
The Hunger Games
It is every day when you have three teenage brothers. There is no such thing as seconds. I have been a very skinny child.
Load More Replies...Avengers: Infinity War
Lol yea it was so funny when Thor kept calling Rocket a rabbit, and Rocket called Thor a pirate-angel.
Load More Replies...... but then they appear in Africa and (cue Immigrant song) thor beats the c**p outta everyone.
Wakanda more specifically, I said Africa for the lesser informed
Load More Replies...The Hobbit
Actually this is the hobbit...not over Jewelry. It's to take back their mountain.
well... gold AND JEWELS (mtn was FILLED with them).... so, yes
Load More Replies...Are the actors gay in real life? Gandalf is, but I don't know who the others are.
Load More Replies...My heart just broke AGAIN! Lee Pace is gay????? Like Luke Evans wasnt enough!!!
Star Wars: Last Jedi
And Rey has an emotional breakdown. Finn challenges the chrome-dome. Finn’s girl is practically dead. Poe is a d**k. Leía should have died. Ackbar should have lived. Holdo is a turd. ——————so many things with this one
"Why is the force connecting us?" The Force: I ship it
Load More Replies...Groundhog Day
this movie is funny but ive only seen it once and i feel like ive seen it 30 times
this movie is funny but ive only seen it once and i feel like ive seen it 30 times
Load More Replies...Omg, Bill Murray's poor face! He doesn't have clear skin like that, and he was still hot. Stop photoshopping everyone!
Forrest Gump
Matilda
EXCUSE YOU, steal back her house, they seem to forget that it was her parents home. Also Ms Trunchbull had no business being around children, especially since she dispised them
very inaccurate. not a witch, the house was Miss Honey's not the principals, and she wasn't manipulated. If anything, Matilda manipulated Miss Honey.
Harry Potter
Star Wars
Lord Of The Rings
Lights Out
Wow I can't believe no one beat me to that comment
Load More Replies...Black Panther
not really. Kill monger wanted to help other countries by conquering them
Load More Replies...but wait.... the death was faked (I think, never watched the ending.)
Avengers
left to right: Wanda, Pietro, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Idk, and idk
I just realized that I'm so out of the Marvel loop I have not the slightest clue who the two people on the left are.
Scarlet Witch, literally one of the most powerful hero in the entire universe. Quicksilver, you don’t need to worry about him, he died in the one movie he was in
Load More Replies...There Will Be Blood
Nerve
Policeman hurts when taking a pee. Prisoner grabs him by the balls and cures him. Policeman has sex with wife. Prisoner is executed in the electric chair.
These are like the "click bait" versions of movie descriptions. lol
Policeman hurts when taking a pee. Prisoner grabs him by the balls and cures him. Policeman has sex with wife. Prisoner is executed in the electric chair.
These are like the "click bait" versions of movie descriptions. lol
