Things didn’t exactly go to plan for Nigel Farage when he urged youngsters to see Christopher Nolan’s WWII epic, Dunkirk.
I urge every youngster to go out and watch #Dunkirk pic.twitter.com/wxqap6a2dP
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) July 25, 2017
The former Ukip leader tweeted a picture of himself standing next to a poster advertising the new blockbuster, looking suitably sombre in a dark grey suit and yellow tie.
But let’s be real, this was never going to end well for Farage.
People had other ideas up their sleeves and decided a more fitting response would be to suggest alternative movies that the MEP could enjoy.
Perhaps a spot of teen comedy-drama?
I urge every youngster to go out and watch #Crossroads pic.twitter.com/hwO5yzFred
— Dominic Beesley (@Dommeister) July 26, 2017
Or an Adam Sandler classic?
Go on youngsters pic.twitter.com/JXGmF75ZAM
— Tom Butler (@TomButler) July 26, 2017
Or something for the kids?
I urge every youngster to go out and watch #PeppaPigDaMovie pic.twitter.com/W2893U2gP0
— Rod Kelly (@rodkelly50) July 26, 2017
An all-out laugh-a-minute romp?
I urge every youngster to go out and watch #policeacademy4 pic.twitter.com/d4BNuRXDeH
— Necro Supernaut XIII (@NecroButcher187) July 26, 2017
Or something a little stronger?
I urge every youngster to go out and watch Debbie Does Dallas. pic.twitter.com/SGy4Ayhhut
— John Rain (@MrKenShabby) July 25, 2017
Okay, what about sci-fi?
I urge every youngster to go out & watch #suburbancommando pic.twitter.com/YlbJCOhijD
— joe heenan (@joeheenan) July 26, 2017
Better yet, why not support independent British cinema?
I urge every youngster to go out and watch pic.twitter.com/OnkZsPqVG5
— David Lewis (@davidclewis) July 26, 2017
You’re having a laugh, aren’t you?
I urge every youngster to go out and watch #RunForYourWife pic.twitter.com/xiffnIbCMs
— rachelrobertsREAL (@scouserachel) July 25, 2017
Of course, there’s always the more intense option of watching something truly harrowing, instead.
I urge every youngster to go out and watch the disturbing, dawning realisation of the sentient power of desire pic.twitter.com/XzZPIdKirm
— Huw Lemmey (@huwlemmey) July 26, 2017
With such a list to choose from, it’s probably quite hard to know what to pick.
— Tom Butler (@TomButler) July 26, 2017
That last suggestion was just plain silly – so perhaps it’s time to think about doing something else entirely?
I urge every youngster to put their hands on the car and get ready to die pic.twitter.com/81oXPGGVl6
— Rich Cooper (@richcooper) July 26, 2017
There’s got to be a suggestion right for Farage in there somewhere.