10 Ridiculous Stories Behind 2022 Movies

Picture this. You and your friends are all gathered around the TV, enjoying your favourite part of the week – Move Night. Maybe one of you has seen it before, loved it and wanted to share it with you all. Perhaps you were all curious about the hype it was getting. Or maybe it looked hilariously awful, and you wanted to rip it to shreds from the comfort of your own home.

And then it happens. Someone from the group, clearly biding their time, takes a long run-up. Then, finally, they come out with a “Did you know..." before giving you one of the juiciest movie details you’ve ever heard. While impressed, you can’t help but feel jealous. How did they get ahold of such delicious information, you wonder. Social media? Interviews? Director commentary? News outlets?

Or perhaps, a list like this. For your benefit, we’ve scoured the depths of the internet so you don’t have to. Here, you’ll find the best stories from the movies that graced the silver screen in the past year. So please sit back, relax and take it in. And hopefully, you can keep some of these in mind next time movie night comes around.

Okay, so during these lists, we usually focus on events that happen during filming. However, this surprising craze was too good not to include. So let’s say TikTok and the moviegoing experience came together last summer and produced a wildly unexpected result, termed #Gentleminions.

In a nutshell, this trend on the social media platform led to large groups attending showings of Minions: The Rise of Gru dressed in black suits. Mostly male teenagers, some were seen replicating Gru’s hand gesture or even bringing in bananas, an ode to their beloved Minions. Branded as a gesture to honour the films that brought them so much nostalgia, many appreciated the aesthetic.

But not everyone, it seems. Soon after the trend started, “disturbances” in theatres were recounted across social media, including banana messes and disruptive noises. These events led to the BBC reporting of cinemas banning groups of moviegoers wearing formal wear from buying tickers altogether.

Despite these banishments, Minions: The Rise of Gru was still one of the best performers in the summer blockbuster season. And its impressive box office haul was undoubtedly helped by the #Gentleminions. Thanks, TikTok!