• zewm@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    How exactly does the text match the meme?

    Isn’t it supposed to be someone looking down / disappointed on someone else for their actions?

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      9 days 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.

      https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/reginald-skulinski-eating-disappointed-monster-house