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Can someone please explain the joke for me?
The guy smiling on the left is M. Night Shyamalan, the director of the movie “Signs” (2002). Without giving away too much of the plot, it’s about aliens and the picture in the sign became a meme because the special effects in the movie were mediocre for the time.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286106/
I disagree that it's about the graphics (in this specific case). That scene has a scare that, when looked at by itself, is not scary at all. However, the setup is so perfect that it had people screaming when they first watched it. I was definitely the target audience at the time, maybe 11 or 12 years old, but it was incredibly powerful. I still get goosebumps when I see it, even though the graphics are bad. It wasn't a jump scare; they flat-out said what was about to happen in more ways than one. But there was something so pure and fulfilling about them actually following through with exactly what you expected that it transcended being a simple scare.
Anyway, if you watched it as a kid there's a decent chance that scene permanently lives in your head. I believe that's what the poster is referencing.
THIS. Class action suit of 35-somethings v.Shyalaman, et al. Sign up!
Definitely the case here. I haven't seen it in decades (?) and I can even feel the way I felt in that moment.
There is a very specific horror gasp dread feeling in his reveals that I don't know where to find anymore. We had Blair Witch and some others - feels like a very distinct feature of the era.
I see your point. Perhaps, the scene/movie hits differently depending on the age you were when you watched it.
Can confirm. Tried watching this movie with my middle-schooler son a few weeks ago. That part scared the shit out of him and we had to turn the movie off.
I was in college and thought it was funny more than anything.
You really need the buildup of the entire movie for the scene to be really impactful, but despite the bad CGI, Joaquin Phoenix's performance is excellent.
Damn, Mel Gibson is in it? I was excited til I saw that part.
Some of the dialogue is not great, but overall he has some fantastic acting that is worth seeing. Not to mention the other actors who are actually likeable and do a great job.
But, yeah, it is Mel Gibson. I wouldn't buy another copy if it puts money in his hands. If you haven't seen it I recommend finding an alternative path to watch it.
It’s a scene from the move signs. It was incredibly tense and jarring when it happened over the course of one second.
Someone provided a better answer than I did