What would a movie written by a six-year-old look like?
If you guessed ‘chaotic and random,’ you probably wouldn’t be too far off. A Twitter user decided to put a question out to the masses, and boy oh boy, did the six-year-old children of other Twitter users deliver.
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“I asked a group of 6 year olds to ‘Pitch me a new film idea.'”
This is how the tweet from George Pointon begins, and it quickly led to a deluge of ideas. Michael Bay should take note.
As an aside, George’s Twitter bio says, “Exploiting children’s imagination for likes,” which is remarkably self-aware given the question he just asked.
Rory is here to kick things off.
He actually came up with a bunch of pitches, and all of them honestly sound better that most of the stuff Hollywood is producing these days. For my money, Burger Monster sounds like an absolute banger of a summer blockbuster. But World War 100 might be a bit too real right now, honestly.
Here’s how a poster might look.
One of the responses mocked up a poster for Burger Monster and yeah, if I saw this poster I’d probably want to see this movie. Well done.
Did a six-year-old really come up with this?
I mean, it sounds like a darkly comic caper with an interesting plot, but it hardly sounds like something a kindergarten student could come up with.
I’m here for this.
This big bad tram would be less intimidating if people just agreed, en masse, to stay away from the tracks. Putting this plot hole aside, I’m wondering who would be a good choice to play big bad Barry. I think it would have to be a pro wrestler of some kind, so I’d go for The Rock or John Cena.
With a stick.
There’s a fair bit missing from this plot, but there’s also a decent amount to chew on. The protagonist has a motivation and does something unique to affect change. I’m here for it.
It’s the Cheetos origin story.
I’m just wondering why the main character of this movie is a cheetah specifically. Maybe this kid has just been geeking out on big cats lately and wants a star vehicle for their favorite one.
Don’t put that evil on me.
I’m wondering if this person’s kindergarten student is M. Night Shyamalan in disguise or something, because this sounds like a darkly psychological thrill ride. It’s the perfect movie to have one of those Shyamalan plot twists, or perhaps a cursed monkey’s paw scenario.
Let’s expand the concept.
This tweet took the theme — let’s let small children pitch stuff — and expanded it a bit. Not gonna lie, most of those band names are kind of lousy. I mean, naming your band ‘Rock and Roll’ is a little on-the-nose, no? Still, Pocket Boogie is an amazing band name and I won’t let anyone tell me otherwise.
What would your kids come up with?
It’s kind of a fun scenario, and even though asking your kid what they’d like to see in a movie might result in a meandering story that makes no sense and never ends, it’s a fun exercise. Let us know about your kid’s brightest ideas in the comments section.
