Guess the plot 0 ▲ What the Fran 1 hour ago · Writing · hide · 0 comments I've come up with a new game show. An octogenarian who was probably asleep for most of it, or a four-year-old, explaining the plot of a film. And contestants have to guess what it is. I've recently played this. A film about a piece of wood that had babies. It wasn't until we got to rolling around in a ball that I said, "You mean Project Hail Mary?" Yes. That's the one. The eighty-something had not been impressed. My four-year-old nephew has no understanding of storytelling conventions. When a door opens dramatically and there's a silhouette he starts asking who's that, like he should already know, not understanding that he's not supposed to know right now but he will in one moment. Mostly he watches things he's already seen. When there's any amount of peril he reassures us it will be okay. Right at the beginning of a film when the animals were stolen he leant over, put his hand on my arm, and said, "Don't worry Auntie Fran, they get home at the end." Spoilers, but also not really. As… No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.