Spotting real and fake memes - Blu-ray Forum

Prohibida · 04-13-2025, 09:04 PM

A lot of memes originate through movies, but how do we know when they are unintentional or not? I think studios (and politics, but lets not go down that hole) know by that memes get attention and is a great marketing tool. But I do wonder how much they abuse it nowadays. Cause it has now gone to a point where some memes feel planned all along. Making the whole thing feel disingenuous now.

Telemachus · 04-13-2025, 09:20 PM

Are the memes in the room with us right now?

Mr. Chaverria · 04-13-2025, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Prohibida

A lot of memes originate through movies, but how do we know when they are unintentional or not? I think studios (and politics, but lets not go down that hole) know by that memes get attention and is a great marketing tool. But I do wonder how much they abuse it nowadays. Cause it has now gone to a point where some memes feel planned all along. Making the whole thing feel disingenuous now.

Context of creational origin, for the most part. Sometimes a thing is created to get popular, however that goes in more about presentation of how they may want it to get its attention.

Or it just happens in its own context via its presentation and it just goes popular.

The internet changes this a lot and how fast it gets known but it's not different than a phrase that slowly gets popular. Slang. Gestures. Etc.

hungrywives · 04-13-2025, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Prohibida

A lot of memes originate through movies, but how do we know when they are unintentional or not? I think studios (and politics, but lets not go down that hole) know by that memes get attention and is a great marketing tool. But I do wonder how much they abuse it nowadays. Cause it has now gone to a point where some memes feel planned all along. Making the whole thing feel disingenuous now.

So don't post memes. It's gotten out of hand around here and you're one of the main culprits. Is it really that hard to just tell us what YOU think instead of using somebody else's pictures and words?

Mr. Chaverria · 04-13-2025, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hungrywives

So don't post memes. It's gotten out of hand around here and you're one of the main culprits. Is it really that hard to just tell us what YOU think instead of using somebody else's pictures and words?

BluBonnet · 04-13-2025, 09:37 PM

mwynn · 04-13-2025, 09:43 PM

Prohibida · 04-13-2025, 09:54 PM

I'm talking memes like the Barbenheimer "copycats", Minecraft, movie posters parodying other movie posters, Jigsaw, etc.

CompleteCount · 04-13-2025, 10:39 PM

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Prohibida · 04-13-2025, 10:48 PM

Gacivory · 04-14-2025, 12:16 AM

What do you meme?

DR Herbert West · 04-14-2025, 10:00 AM

What if a sock posts a meme?

Telemachus · 04-14-2025, 01:50 PM

Fake members posting fake memes getting upboated and replied to by alts, sounds like most of the Marvel threads here

mwynn · 04-14-2025, 01:57 PM

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No, the studios will overplay their hand eventually.

Martoto · 04-15-2025, 08:23 AM

Memes, you say?

eightslicesofpie · 04-15-2025, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Prohibida

I'm talking memes like the Barbenheimer "copycats", Minecraft, movie posters parodying other movie posters, Jigsaw, etc.

literally none of these are memes

mwynn · 04-15-2025, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Martoto

Memes, you say?

The shirt needs an update to Creepy Crew.

apricissimus · 04-15-2025, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by eightslicesofpie

literally none of these are memes

It depends on how you define "meme".

Gacivory · 04-15-2025, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by apricissimus

It depends on how you define "meme".

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme

apricissimus · 04-15-2025, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Gacivory

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme

Right.

04-13-2025, 09:04 PM	#1
Prohibida Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2025 Location:TON 618	Spotting real and fake memes A lot of memes originate through movies, but how do we know when they are unintentional or not? I think studios (and politics, but lets not go down that hole) know by that memes get attention and is a great marketing tool. But I do wonder how much they abuse it nowadays. Cause it has now gone to a point where some memes feel planned all along. Making the whole thing feel disingenuous now.

04-13-2025, 09:20 PM	#2
Telemachus Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2021	Are the memes in the room with us right now?

04-13-2025, 09:37 PM	#6
BluBonnet Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:1

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mwynn Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:2

04-13-2025, 09:54 PM	#8
Prohibida Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2025 Location:TON 618	I'm talking memes like the Barbenheimer "copycats", Minecraft, movie posters parodying other movie posters, Jigsaw, etc.

04-14-2025, 12:16 AM	#11
Gacivory Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles, California 4K collection:1121 Blu-ray collection:5611 DVD collection:183 Digital collection:25 Trading Score:1	What do you meme?

04-14-2025, 10:00 AM	#12
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	What if a sock posts a meme?

04-14-2025, 01:50 PM	#13
Telemachus Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2021	Fake members posting fake memes getting upboated and replied to by alts, sounds like most of the Marvel threads here

04-15-2025, 08:23 AM	#15
Martoto Blu-ray Duke Member since:Mar 2014 Location:Glasgow Blu-ray reviews: 7	Memes, you say?

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