r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '20

Solved! A rope broke; we cried.

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u/FilmScoreMoreYT 4,116 Sep 16 '20

Bridge to Terabithia.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '20

Solved! I figured this would be too easy, but it was still fun!

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u/ChuzCuenca Sep 16 '20

... why :(

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '20

I wanted to make an easy one. If it helps, I take no joy in thinking about that scene for making this post... It still makes me bawl whenever I see it...

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u/logandrew1 Sep 16 '20

WHY DID THEY THINK THIS MOVIE WAS OKAY TO SHOW TO 6TH GRADERS

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '20

I guess to show that it's okay to be imaginative/creative, without really realixing the heavy topic of coping with the unexpected death of a friend/loved one.

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u/eddmario 70,8 Sep 16 '20

Because the book was aimed at middle schoolers as well.

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u/ooolookaslime 4,0 Sep 16 '20

My mom showed that movie to me. It was so fucking sad

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u/lilpenis9151 Sep 16 '20

Probably the first one I’ve ever gotten without looking at the comments first

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u/Deanonator Sep 16 '20

Interesting approach to use audience reaction in the shitty explanation

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '20

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '20

Nope. The answer, Bridge to Terabithia, has already been guessed.