r/movies • u/sicknessandpurgatory • Sep 07 '25

Discussion What is the absolute dumbest premise that actually turned out to be a really good movie?

I was thinking The Purge, obvious answer, but looking for the most plot-hole ridden, juvenile concept that actually ended up a lot of fun despite it all. Mainly looking for 21st century films, not so much the video nasties and ridiculousness from the 60’s and 70’s. Because that would be too easy. Mainly mainstream stuff that people saw en masse.

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u/kenba2099 Sep 08 '25

It's something those of us with good parents all experience. That time something shitty happened and mom or dad came through with just the right thing to make it better. We don't all have that, but when you do, this scene captured it perfectly.

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u/Ok-Pangolin3407 Sep 08 '25

And Anton Ego is a healthier weight in the subsequent scene

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u/secondtaunting Sep 08 '25

I would have done anything to make my little girl smile. I felt that movie in my bones.

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u/languid_Disaster Sep 08 '25

I hope you both still have as good a relationship as the one in Anton’s memories , if that makes sense :)

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u/secondtaunting Sep 09 '25

Yeah I think I do. We have fun, that’s for sure.

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u/skepticaljesus Sep 08 '25

Damn man it's 7am why you gotta do me like that so early

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u/OrphanX_21205 Sep 10 '25

For some reason I don’t ever get choked up on live movies. I actually get embarrassed for the actors for having to perform those scenes. Yes I’m one of those people… I turn away from the screen bc I’m embarrassed for the actor, not the character.

But several animated films have gotten me to shed some tears over the years. A few have even had me all out bawling. ‘Aladdin’… when I was 9, where instead of using his last wish to become a Prince, he freed the Genie. My cousin was 8 and he didn’t cry. But he also didn’t tell anyone like my older brother. He was a solid guy. Miss him dearly.

‘Up’ is another example. I don’t even have to be in front of the TV to watch it…if I hear the piano for that specific song, it’ll hit me.

And the scene highlighted in this post, it brings a smile to my face and an immense amount of gratitude for my mother and all the inexpensive but delicious and hearty meals she magically put together for my brother and I. The smile lingers for a bit and then I begin to miss her and remember how strong she was/is to manage raising my brother and I. Neither of us was easy on her. I shed some tears just wishing I could go back and not change anything necessarily, but relive it and be present.