Memes are an integral part of pop culture and many of them use movie scenes or images as a basis. Memes often go so far that many people don’t even know their source material, despite the image being extremely familiar.
An example of this is the image above, of a man smiling and waving that countless people recognize, but definitely don’t know where it’s coming from. Other cases of memes widely used by social network users are also of unknown origin for most of those who use them.
With that in mind, we bring you a list of memes from their cinematic origins below:
the waving man
Starting with the classic GIF of a bearded man nodding in agreement at the camera, the scene is taken from the 1972 western Stronger than revenge🇧🇷 The man in question is actor Robert Redford.
The meme is often used to emphasize approval, either genuinely or ironically. Used across multiple platforms, the meme clips a short scene from the film in question, which you can see below, in which Redford’s character Jeremiah Johnson turns around and looks at his family after catching a fish.
An iconic handshake
When two different groups of people agree on something, you can be sure someone will make a montage using the image above. But what is its origin?
The handshake in question is between Dutch and Dillon, characters from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers in The predator, from 1987. The scene in question, which you can see below, shows the two characters meeting, with the camera pointing at the tawny arms of the actors. The image is iconic, as is the movie, but I bet a lot of people didn’t know where it came from.
confused john travolta
Another widely used meme, in GIF format or even more elaborate, by removing the background and adding something else in its place, is the meme of a hairy John Travolta looking confused. Its origin, many must know, is from the film Pulp Fiction: The Time of Violence.
The scene in question shows Vincent Vega (John Travolta) arriving at Mia Wallace’s house to pick her up. He enters the house, looks around, sees no one and raises his hands in defeat. While it’s not a relevant scene in the movie, it has definitely gained a lot of traction on the internet, mostly to point things out that don’t make much sense.
You don’t just enter Mordor
Before entering Ned Stark game of ThronesSean Bean played the character of Boromir, in Lord of the Rings🇧🇷 A particular joke from Bean was highlighted in the film, still used today in memes. In the scene, Bean says that he “doesn’t enter Mordor”.
The image is used a lot, mainly with the English discourse, “one not walk into Mordor”, with the final part of the sentence replaced by many other practices that are not normally done.
A trivia about the scene was revealed by director Peter Jackson. In it, you can see Sean Bean lowering his head as if he is thinking. But in reality, according to the director, he was checking the script line that was above his legs. The reason for the actor’s “cheating” in checking his speech during the recording of the scene is that the script arrived late, not giving him time to memorize the speech before shooting.
Leonardo DiCaprio memes
The image above, as well as the film it comes from, is much better known to the public, who can more easily connect the meme to its origin, especially thanks to the success of the feature film. The meme showing Leonardo DiCaprio making a funny face is from the Quentin Tarantino movie, Django Unchained🇧🇷
The same goes for The Great Gatsby🇧🇷 A scene in which DiCaprio appears behind him toasting fireworks is widely used in GIF format, mainly for online celebration moments.
It’s from another classic scene of the actor that has already become a classic meme the wolf of wall street🇧🇷 Instead of being used more in GIF format, the scene below, in which DiCaprio’s character gives a speech revealing that he’s not leaving, much to the delight of those present, usually appears in montages, with people using them revealing that they will not though, wherever you are.
Despite being well known, these memes and their respective movies appear on this list because there are still people who may not connect the scene to the meme or who haven’t seen the movies to know its origin.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
