Most mainstream films aren't particularly subtle with their themes, but that has never stopped huge swaths of movie watchers from completely missing the point. Unless the filmmakers didactically explain the core ideas like it's a children's show, it's inevitable that they're going to lose a good chunk of the audience.
Redditor u/FinalDemise wanted to hear about some of the worst examples of friends and families misinterpreting what they're watching, and AskReddit had a lot to share.
The amount of cringe in this thread is off the charts, sadly.
What's the worst case of someone misunderstanding the plot of a movie you've ever seen?
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We dug through the thousands of responses to find some of the most outlandish examples of this disappointing phenomenon. And if any of these surprise you, maybe it's time to brush up on your media literacy.
We'll let the examples with literal children skate though.
Before even seeing the movie, you should assume these characters don't make it
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Reading these takes is making us miserable
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'Lord of the Rings' is fairly unrealistic
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RIP to all the souls lost to gasoline fights
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Come on, Austin, be serious for once in your life
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Give me your tired, your poor, your friends and family who cannot understand the least subtle revelations
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Misreading the most straight-forward mainstream drama of the 20th century is wild
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That kind of misunderstanding is incredible
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Say hello to his little friend
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