Summarizing movie plots in five words yields hilarious results

'Purple guy searches colored stones.'
Summarizing movie plots in five words yields hilarious results
"Rebel scum has daddy issues." Credit: Getty Images/Clemens Bilan

We live in a world where we can shorten entire statements into just a few emojis. But can the same be done with a few words and movies?

The Academy Twitter account asked people to tweet the plot of their favorite movies in only five words. Movie buffs and random users alike rose to the challenge and managed to summarize hours of dialogue and scenes from different films into five short phrases.

But the amazing problem that comes with being given such a task is how weird, yet hilariously accurate major blockbusters can sound when you're only given a limited amount of words to explain the movie. Take for example, these users who eloquently explained a few of their favorite films:

Mission Impossible

Groundhog Day

Maze

Jaws

Star Wars

E.T.

Titanic

One user found a way to squeeze the plot of The Sixth Sense, and seven words, into five simple phrases.

Another user took the challenge even further and summarized the plot of Drive in three words.

Some users might've been in a little misleading, but who cares?

The Shining

Top Gun

And last, but certainly not least, an accurate portrayal of Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War.

Sorry to say, but we stan Thanos on this site.

Topics Film Oscars

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