Comment on I don't even remember his name

zewm@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• sp6@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s from the 2006 movie Monster House. In the movie, the guy just finished helping a kid, and then decided to steal the kid’s snack and eat it right there in front of him. I think the face in the meme was originally supposed to be a kind of “what are you gonna do about it?” face, but people now use it for disappointment / dread / concern.

  The version we see here is “AI enhanced” so it’s somewhat deviated from the original.

  knowyourmeme.com/…/reginald-skulinski-eating-disa…

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• scytale@piefed.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve seen this meme used in so many different ways I don’t even know what it’s originally supposed to be for. lol

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  • stenAanden@feddit.dk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The original scene is this

    Not a single meme using this format has followed the context of the scene.

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    • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      When it comes to reaction images, the original context doesn’t matter, just what the facial expression captured in that one frame looks like.

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    • Gormadt@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That is the transformative art of memes in a nutshell

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