A recent internet survey asked, “What is a movie that people missed the point of?”. Some may not agree, but here are the top 26 answers.
Last Action Hero
“All the cliched, over-the-top, poorly-written bits were a satire of silly action films.”
“People thought it was meant to be an actual action movie and not a commentary of the genre.”
Falling Down
“My dad seems to think Falling Down is about getting fed up with waiting in traffic.”
“It starts with him being relatable and he keeps taking steps away from sanity. Then you realize he’s always been the bad, violent guy.”
Inception
“Everyone was debating for years afterward about what the “real” setting of the ending was, real or dream. Except the entire movie is an exercise in figuring out that it doesn’t matter. The real world is what they choose, and in the end, Cobb chooses his children.”
Fight Club
“As well as toxic masculinity, this movie is about consumerism. Working a job you hate, just so you can have a lifestyle you don’t even like.”
RoboCop
“Robocop is urbanism political satire with a sci-fi action movie wrapped around it.”
“You are absolutely supposed to think Alex Murphy is a cool guy. He is. His situation is also horrifying if you actually stop to think about it for a second (and Robocop 2, while a downgrade on the whole, does really well at leaning into that with the bits with his family).”
“What you are not supposed to think is, “man, wouldn’t it be cool if we had RoboCops in real life?”
American Beauty
“People think that the movie endorses adults having sexual feelings towards minors, which is the exact opposite of what the movie is actually saying.”
Zodiac
“I’m not sure many people realize that Zodiac is supposed to be a microcosm of America’s obsession with true crime.”
“Some people miss that the marketing phrase was ‘There’s More Than One Way to Lose Your Life to a Killer.”
The Wolf of Wall Street
“The number of ‘stock bros.’ who thought Belfort was a role model…”
“Instead of like in most movies, where the villain protagonist gets their comeuppance, Belfort pretty much gets away with it.”
Cast Away
“So many people I know missed the hopeful, optimistic ending of Cast Away.”
“Heading back, he stops at a literal and metaphorical crossroad.”
American History X
“They never watch or realize it’s a movie that literally showcases all the flaws of racism.”
“It’s literally a movie AGAINST racism, but so many people can’t see it for what it is.”
Pulp Fiction
“It’s a pretty effective deconstruction of the tropes and archetypes of toxic masculinity.”
“But what college students got from it was ‘look at these bad boys pointing pistols. I want that as a poster.”
The Batman
“Wayne himself didn’t act much differently from his Batman identity, which was the whole point of his arc in the movie if you paid attention to it.”
“I agree it was quite obvious at times, so it’s surprising how people missed this so badly.”
Goodfellas
“In the end, Henry had all his priorities wrong, was almost whacked, and everyone around him ended up in prison, yet people still aspire to be a gangster like him.”
Wall Street
“The repulsive, cheating, criminal, bad guy says “greed is good” and the whole country takes that as their motto.”
“People told Michael Douglas that his character was the reason they pursued careers in finance. His response? ‘I was the villain.’”
A.I.
“A character at the end of the first scene all but turns to the audience and asks a question that makes up its most important theme; most of the people I’ve met who have seen A.I. have no answer for its question and don’t even know what the question is.”
Full Metal Jacket
“Young men were being emotionally crushed to make them into killers, but most people just make jokes about Ermy yelling at the recruits.”
“The “duality of man” concept is on the movie poster, yet people still don’t get it.”
Showgirls
“It is not a satire on Hollywood exploitation any more than pro wrestling is a satire of combat sports.”
“The writer wrote it during the most difficult stretch of his life, which is why it was written so bitterly.”
American Psycho
“Imagine watching the business card scene and not knowing it’s a joke.”
“I swear all these kids who share American Psycho memes and think they’re “alpha” haven’t actually seen the movie.”
Nope
“It seemed like a lot of people were confused by it and thought many of the elements were random when it’s a pretty thematically cohesive movie about exploitation and spectacle.”
“I would totally forgive someone for missing Peele’s point for Nope.”
Starship Troopers
“Everyone just thought (still do) that it’s just a mindless action movie.”
“I was talking to someone about it, and I realized that they did not view the movie as anything other than an action movie. I didn’t know that was a common view.”
Midsommar
“A lot of people interpreted Midsommar as ‘you go, girl! stand up for yourself. In reality, was: cults will take abused, broken, hurt, lonely people and further isolate them.”
“I literally misinterpreted it until my 3rd watch.”
Jennifer’s Body
“It’s a really good movie! It’s just not the movie some people thought it would be.”
“It ended up attracting teen boys, who didn’t get it, since the intended audience was young women who would understand its message.”
Scarface
“Most people ignore how Tony spends most of the movie as a jealous, miserable loser hiding behind the facade of success.”
“I watched it last night, and I felt like it was a tragedy, almost Shakespearean.”
Parasite
“Capitalism makes everyone parasitic was what I took away from it.”
“I rather thought both rich and poor were shown to be parasitic in this movie. A statement, to say the least, on Korean society as it is now.”
The Power Of The Dog
“Always makes me laugh when I see someone over there say they “didn’t buy Cumberbatch as the tough cowboy.” You know, literally the entire point of his character.”
“He isn’t a natural fit for the role; it underlines how much of Phil is macho posturing.”
The Whale
“People think the movie is about obesity and its consequences when really the obesity is simply dressing for a deeper story about guilt, redemption, authenticity, and optimism.”
“It presents how family & faith can almost destroy loved ones who don’t live the life that is expected.”
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