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[Angry Grimace]

Any gif with unnecessary captions. You don't need the caption.

Think about it this way - how much dumber would airplane.jpeg be if it had a huge caption at the bottom that said "on my way" or some shit

 

[jooey]

Any gif with unnecessary captions. You don't need the caption.

Think about it this way - how much dumber would airplane.jpeg be if it had a huge caption at the bottom that said "on my way" or some shit

yeah. It's exactly as dumb as the majority of people on this earth who need their humor explained to them. It's the internet's version of comedy movies that have someone hit in the crotch immediately followed by characters going "OHHH!!"

 

[Huevos de Oro]

yeah. It's exactly as dumb as the majority of people on this earth who need their humor explained to them. It's the internet's version of comedy movies that have someone hit in the crotch immediately followed by characters going "OHHH!!"

 

[Haly]

Any gif with unnecessary captions. You don't need the caption.

Think about it this way - how much dumber would airplane.jpeg be if it had a huge caption at the bottom that said "on my way" or some shit

Yeah but on the other hand:

 

[SolVanderlyn]

It's not so much that the context from the movie is different than the intended reaction, it's more the fact that it has a somewhat negative connotation to it and people are using it positively. It's almost like it's being used for the opposite reason that it was meant for. This:

Actually it is misused. People post it to mean "oh ho, I'm so clever. I understood an obscure reference." In actual fact it means "I never understand pop culture references because I'm a cryogenically preserved super soldier from WWII, but I finally got one because the source material is so old".

Is not really comparable at all.

The guy just looks so overtly pissed off that it always seems "off" when people use it as something positive. Then again, my interpretation was off, so...

 

[figadapaura]

Reaction gifs don't require context. If you understood what the person was trying to express, then it worked.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

It has to be this.

This does not mean congratulations. It is not positive. It means "You've done such a good job screwing me over or making me angry".

Spoiler

...doesn't it?

no

He's blind to her shittiness because he's all in on the project and her career at that point.

yes. Sort of a pride thing.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

The great thing about tiny clips from films is that they are removed from their original context.

 

[ElFly]

I've seen kaneClapping.gif being used correctly plenty of times.

 

[The Real Abed]

Citizen Kane is so over rated. Or maybe it's so highly rated it became a nauseating cliche even as I was taking film theory classes.

How can you say it's overrated? It's pretty much the Citizen Kane of movies!

Spoiler

I've never seen it either.

 

[StuBurns]

Ironically, the 'it's the Citizen Kane of' is almost always misused, Kane is famous for being a huge technical accomplishment and innovative, it's use of deep focus and theatrical stage direction to control viewer attention was very progressive, it also used false ceilings to hide microphones allowing for low angle photography which let them shot Welles from lower angles making him more imposing.

It is an incredible film, and everyone should see it, but the 'Citizen Kane of' isn't about it being very awesome, or the moment film was legitimized as an art form or anything of the like.

 

[massoluk]

Ironically, the 'it's the Citizen Kane of' is almost always misused, Kane is famous for being a huge technical accomplishment and innovative, it's use of deep focus and theatrical stage direction to control viewer attention was very progressive, it also used false ceilings to hide microphones allowing for low angle photography which let them shot Welles from lower angles making him more imposing.

It is an incredible film, and everyone should see it, but the 'Citizen Kane of' isn't about it being very awesome, or the moment film was legitimized as an art form of anything of the like.

Ironically, this makes Crysis "the Citizen Kane of videogame."

 

[LowParry]

Yeah but on the other hand:
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp2et2oXCn1qlw4an.gif

Ha!

I raise you...

 

[Gattsu25]

Yeah but on the other hand:

Good point.

 

[pants]

Spoiler

/couldn't resist, sorry

 

[zeemumu]

 

[User 100115]

 

[johnny_park]

Go watch Citizen Kane guys!

Black and white = BORING!!!

 

[Atraveller]

Black and white = BORING!!!

Your attempt to fish avatarquote is too obvious.

But seriously, go watch Citizen Kane.

 

[johnny_park]

Your attempt to fish avatarquote is too obvious.

But seriously, go watch Citizen Kane.

Lol. I forgot my avatar was black and white.

It was a joke anyway. I've seen Pleasantville.

 

[hateradio]

Not Another Teen Movie

Years later, "That's going to stain" is still one of my favorite lines ever.

Your avatar is kawaii~~ de~~ sho~~.

 

[SteveWinwood]

how have so many people not seen citizen kane

or not another teen movie

both classics

i just jacked off in your french toast is right up there with rosebud

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Ha!

I raise you...

poor girl, she looks terrified. Its in the eyes.

 

[pants]

 

[Trent Strong]

Black and white = BORING!!!

For the most part, black and white = terrible, exaggerated acting style. Acitng didn't start getting realistic and good until around the seventies.

 

[Electric_ Cthulhu]

For the most part, black and white = terrible, exaggerated acting style. Acitng didn't start getting realistic and good until around the seventies.

Movies were more like theatre back then. It is fine in classics like Citizen Kane, Rashomon or Casablanca, but it really annoyed me in The Artist and other instances where they tried to reproduce that style.

 

[HK-47]

I've not seen it either, but the face value appearance is of a very angry guy clapping.



It's not as big a deal for non-Americans.

Non American critics were the first ones to start reassessing the movie as a masterpiece.

 

[Blood Red Sky]

For the most part, black and white = terrible, exaggerated acting style. Acitng didn't start getting realistic and good until around the seventies.

Realistic ≠ good

 

[polyh3dron]

He's applauding his trophy wife who is a horrible singer and appears to be the only one in the joint doing so. He put a shitload of money into this production for her to live her dream of singing and appears to be in denial of just how bad she is.

OP appears to misunderstand the applause as well which is pretty funny.

Obviously the applause GIF gets used out of context but it doesn't really matter. It's someone applauding intensely.

 

[EYEL1NER]

This does not mean congratulations. It is not positive. It means "You've done such a good job screwing me over or making me angry".

Maybe some people just really like Lars Ulrich. Because that's what that is, right?

It's Lars Ulrich clapping?

 

[Earthpainting]

I'm not sure how blind he was to her actual performance, but he's definitely clapping intensely to compensate for the rest. Maybe the intention was for the rest would join in, but they don't really. It just ends up being a really awkward shilling scene where the performer bombed, and he as well for pretending to love it.

I personally am quite fond of seeing the GIF misused, as it's usually quite hilarious.

 

[MilkBeard]

It's my interpretation too.

+1

 

[Ampersands]

Any gif with unnecessary captions. You don't need the caption.

Think about it this way - how much dumber would airplane.jpeg be if it had a huge caption at the bottom that said "on my way" or some shit

It's even worse when the captions don't line up with what the people in the gifs are saying.

 

[EVOL 100%]

It's supposed to be sarcastic

 

[Red Liquorice]

Out of context of the movie, the gif just means "I wholeheartedly and strongly agree" to me.

I've seen Citizen Kane but only once.