Real acting is not only a complete immersion in the image, it is also amazing facial expressions, memorable gestures and the creation of a vivid character. It is absolutely clear why the roles and their screenshots that are most remembered by the audience continue to surf the Internet and become overgrown with funny phrases and jokes. We have compiled a list of the most famous photos with actors who have become memes, and movie lovers can only remember and enjoy.
Robert Downey Jr. and the Avengers 2012 meme
Robert's famous eye-roll became hugely popular on the internet immediately after the release of The Avengers. Years go by, and the imagination of the audience does not dry out. The meme got the name "My face, when", and, based on the name, it is simply unrealistic to exhaust fantasy and variations on the theme - "My face, when hypocrites talk to me about morality", "When they tell me that I don't know life" and is Ukrainian option - "My face when the fat is over." In general, when you understand that your interlocutor said something stupid, it's time to send him Tony Stark and his eyes, this will instantly explain your opinion to the interlocutor.
Robert Downey Jr. - "king of the world" from Iron Man 2 (Iron Man 2) 2010
But Iron Man was already used to online fame - a few years before the release of "The Avengers", the character of Downey Jr. had already doomed himself to eternal glory. A shot from the second part of "Iron Man" has become no less popular. The image of superman and superiority could hardly have looked better. The meme has several names at once, including "king of the world", "I am the best" and "that feeling when".
Kit Harington, whose "winter is coming"
To create this meme, the well-known motto of the House of Starks was used. If at first the meme was used only by fans of "Game of Thrones", then gradually it went to the masses. Leaning over the sword, Sean Bean has become a symbol that winter is coming. Subsequently, Keith Harington and other actors began to appear in the meme, expecting the approach of winter and deadlines. Gradually, they began to replace winter with a variety of things that can inexorably approach - from a session to a salary.
Keanu Reeves and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989
Serious handsome Keanu was not always a brutal man who breaks hearts. Once he, too, was young, and, like many artists, he could very unsuccessfully get into the lens of movie cameras - it was with such a coincidence of the terms that the “What if” meme was born. The meme is perfect for asking someone a question of great importance. It was first used in 2008 to cut Reeves' brightest emotions on screen.
Tom Cruise after interview on Mission: Impossible
Sometimes it's enough to just give an interview to become a meme. After completing the filming of the next part of the action movie "Mission Impossible", Tom Cruise did just that. The actor was clearly in a good mood and laughed most of the time. This caused a mixed reaction from viewers, and unequivocal - from fans of creating memes. Now Laughing Cruz is an integral part of the internet community. With Tom's help, it's easy to convey unbridled fun, spiced up with clear commentary that reflects the setting.
Scene Leonardo DiCaprio (Leonardo DiCaprio) with a glass from The Great Gatsby (2013)
In The Great Gatsby, Leo appeared before the audience in the form of a positive and charming character, which does not at all negate the fact - the creators of the memes will be able to find the right moment and play it right. "Let's drink to love!" with a photo of DiCaprio has become almost more popular than the song of the same name and once very adored by the public by Igor Nikolaev. In addition, the photogenic Leo with a glass in his hand began to be used as postcards and comic congratulations of all kinds.
Leonardo DiCaprio and his universal annoyance in Shutter Island 2009
Photos of DiCaprio twice managed to enter the list of the most famous actors who became memes. A few years before his participation in The Great Gatsby, Leo starred in a film that entered many TOPs - "Isle of the Damned." Now, if an Internet user needs to show someone the annoyance of a universal scale, he just needs to send a frame from a movie with a caption suitable for the occasion.
Nicolas Cage in Vampire's Kiss (1988) with his "La, okay?"
A shot from the long-forgotten movie "Kiss of the Vampire" is an excellent example of the fact that a project can be erased from memory, but a meme can never. It is impossible to imagine online comics without, to put it mildly, Cage's surprised face and the question: "Come on?" The meme can be used both with the answer of the interlocutor, and as a rhetorical exclamation, the main thing will still be Nicholas and his facial expressions.
Sean Bean, without whom now "you can't easily take and ..."
The meme "you can't just take it and ..." was not born at all because of the actor's facial expressions, as is often the case. The "work" was based on the words of the character Sean Bean, that one cannot just take and go to Mordor, guarded not only by orcs, but also by unprecedented evil. At first, the joke was narrowly focused and used exclusively by fans of the saga, but later it went to the masses. What exactly "you can't just take it and" everyone can decide due to the current situation and sense of humor.
Gene Wilder - human meme from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971
Modern audiences are familiar with the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory project. Johnny Depp managed to play a crazy pastry chef, remembered by young viewers and their parents. But back in 1971, another, no less wonderful film was shot, in which Gene Wilder played the main role. Willy Wonka in his performance has become a meme in itself. The sly face of the pastry chef was first screenshotted in 2011, and it began - Jin's face with the initial phrase "Come on, tell me" began to be used to ridicule stupidity and naivety everywhere.
Dwayne Johnson in Race to Witch Mountain 2009 - From Rock to Loser Driver
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his meme are a good example of what happens if you move away from the usual role of the public. Viewers are accustomed to seeing the actor as a kind of muscle mass, administering justice and decisive issues by force. In "Witch Mountain" the actor got the role of a loser taxi driver. One day, his character discovers two children with extraordinary abilities in the back seat. Johnson managed to play surprise, and so well that his face could not help but become a meme. Internet users created entire comics, changed characters, played on various situations, and I must say, Dwayne was beautiful everywhere in his surprise.
Patrick Stewart with his facepalm from Star Trek (Star Trek: The Next Generation) 1987
The expression "facepalm" is very popular on the Internet and is a bright gesture and reaction to someone's stupidity. You can characterize the movement as a logical reaction called "Spanish shame." Captain Jean-Luc Picard has become perhaps the most prominent promoter of this gesture. The movement of Patrick Stewart's character, covering his face with his hand, has become almost canonical. Basically, a frame from episode 13 of the series 3 seasons is used as a picture for memes. Patrick is so beautiful that people argue which came before - the drawn facepalm or Stewart's movement?
Jackie Chan and his bewildered memes
Until now, there are debates on the Web about which film came from a memorable and vivid picture of Jackie, who brings his palms to his face in bewilderment. Be that as it may, the photo fell in love with users and became one of the most popular memes describing outrage. Chan in the photo is often compared to a gargoyle located on the facade of Oxford. Of course, there are similarities. Now there is no need to convey to the interlocutor with the help of a huge number of words that he simply "makes the brain" - you just need to send the indignant Jackie Chan, and everything will fall into place.
Gerard Butler knows what Sparta is
Tsar Leonidas performed by Gerard Butler quickly and clearly explains to the audience what Sparta is in one of the shots of "300 Spartans". The most interesting thing is that the cry: "This is Sparta!" the moment the character kicks the Persian ambassador into the well was Butler's improvisation. Subsequently, the frame began to be replicated at the speed of light on the Web, as well as the exclamation, which became no less a meme. "This is Sparta!" - a great opportunity to shout something angry to your invisible interlocutor in a message.
James McAvoy didn't know what was going on until the release of Filth 2013
Rounding out our list with photos of famous actors who have become memes, James McAvoy and his character from "Dirt". The blurred look of the character, clearly in shock, fully corresponds to the name of the meme: "What's going on?" In this case, it does not matter at all whether the classic version of the screen is used, or the character is transferred to other realities. Moreover, the more difficult the situation in the photo, the more willingly you believe McAvoy.