#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly
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About
#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly is a Twitter hashtag and game in which users attempt to describe the story of a movie in such broad strokes that it points to the socially unacceptable or contemptible behavior of the characters.
Origin
The first iteration of #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly appeared on Twitter on September 5th, 2014. The earliest Tweet containing the hashtag comes from Twitter user @_demondeanl[1] (shown below), which said, "#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly Two brothers. Supernatural things. Everybody dies. #SupernaturalTheMovie".
The Wizard of Oz Synopsis
In 1998, Rock Polio[2] wrote a description (shown below) of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz for the Marin Independent Journal. Jay Leno later featured the clip on The Tonight Show, and On October 26th, 2012, Redditor Snatchateer posted the synopsis to Reddit under the thread "The Best Film Synposis ever.[3] The post received more than 7,500 points (98% upvoted) and 480 comments.
The review became one of the more heavily shared descriptions in #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly. On September 14th, 2014, Twitter user @InterestingLit[4] tweeted the picture, garnering more than 1,900 retweets and 1,700 likes.
Spread
On September 7th, Twitter user @DJPMoore tweeted[5] "Teenage girl slaughters children and tries to convince her friend to commit suicide #explainafilmplotbadly" (shown left). The tweet received more than 390 retweets and 450 likes. That day, @erinrueberry[5] tweeted (shown center) the_ Wizard of Oz_ synopsis, garnering more than 490 retweets and 420 likes, and @Haroooooooon[6] tweeted (shown right) "Two lovers take the ALS ice bucket challenge and one dies #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly," receiving more than 410 retweets and 370 likes.
Nearly three years later, on April 10th, 2017, @amilie_barnett[8] tweeted "Guy who can't swim ends up marrying a fish #explainafilmplotbadly" above a picture of Ariel from The Little Mermaid (shown below). The tweet received more than 210 retweets and 700 likes.
Twitter published a Moment of the hashtag's revival on April 20th.[9]
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @_demondean's Tweet
[2] AdWeek – How Reddit Stole a Colorado Journalist’s Wizard of Oz Thunder
[3] Reddit – The Best Film Synopsis Ever
[4] Twitter – @InterestingLit's Tweet
[5] Twitter – @DJPMoore's Tweet
[6] Twitter – @erinruberry's Tweet
[7] Twitter – @Haroooooooon's Tweet
[8] Twitter – @amilie_barnett's Tweet
[9] Twitter – When you explain a film plot badly
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