When your friends and family don’t know about the films of the 2017 Oscars, you just have to take advantage of their ignorance and laugh.
The title of a movie (usually) makes obvious sense when you know what that movie is about. But titles can be so vague, and when you have no prior knowledge of the movie, the plot isn’t typically easy to decipher. How fun would it be then, to ask our friends and family to guess the plots of the nominees for the 2017 Oscars?
The task was simple for us. We gave our friends and family a movie title from the 2017 Oscars, and asked them to guess what the movie is about. It’s not, however, such a simple task for them. They weren’t allowed to look it up. No cheating allowed! As you can imagine, we got some interesting responses.
Be sure to check out the ridiculous responses we got for the 2016 Oscars too!
Time to let her rip tater chip.
‘Lion’
Our participants start out on a high note. Well, they at least know who’s in the movie.
‘Arrival’
Success continues with Arrival, as they have the vague idea it’s about space aliens (although it’s possible one of them is confused with Passengers).
‘Fences’
There was a common general premise our friends and family had of Fences.
‘Moonlight’
They did well with Moonlight…until they didn’t.
‘La La Land’
Maybe La La Land will be better! Everyone knows La La Land! Right…?
‘Hacksaw Ridge’
Oh no, we’re starting to lose them!
‘Hidden Figures’
No lie though, I’d watch that.
‘Captain Fantastic’
We’ve officially lost them.
‘Hell or High Water’
Could these plots be any more varied?
‘Nocturnal Animals’
It might have been a good idea for Nocturnal Animals to change its name.
‘Silence’
They’re really losing it now. They’ve had enough!
‘Manchester by the Sea’
Someone needs to turn these ideas into full screenplays, they are gold.
‘The Lobster’
What did they expect people would think when they named it The Lobster?
Thanks to Ariella, Brandi, Donya, Karen, Kendra, Kyle, Matthew, Pamela, Selina, and the friends and family they may or may not have annoyed all week.