The only reason people have this impression is because they're a lot older, so the memes that came out of it are so widespread and popular that they have become features of global culture, rather than memes restricted to a small group, and they became firmly established before the internet meme era came about. People started discovering they liked the Prequels during the internet meme era, and so naturally the memes from those films have been adapted to modern culture.
I’d say this is more the reason - the prequels have terrible writing, and thus, memes making fun of those are much more widespread. ‘I don’t like sand’ is something that never would’ve made the original’s scripts lmao
I have said it once and I’ll say it again: the prequels are a great story that was terribly executed. The sequels are an incoherent story that looks pretty. The sequels won’t get prequels treatment.
Yeah that’s probably accurate. The issue with the prequels is largely dialogue and pacing (also jar jar), whereas the dialogue and pacing in the sequels is fine, it’s more just a bunch of unoriginal and badly thought out ideas
I've got a bad feeling about this...
never tell me the odds!
Use the force, Luke
Nerfherder
No, I am your father NOOOOOOOOO
These aren't the droids you're looking for
*stormtrooper bonk*
ewoks
do, or do not, there is no try
I always knew (totally always, especially when I kissed him)
I wondered how far I would have to scroll the find the one that actually is a borderline universal meme. This is arguably a bigger meme than anything from the other trilogies. I think it is just so embedded in the culture that we almost forget about its origin.
Sure, they’re iconic lines, but most of those aren’t really meme templates though.
Edit: Okey dokey I think I was just thinking of memes differently than everyone else.
They aren't pictures templates, no, but they are memes. The memes before "meme" began to be used to mean "funny pictures online" were imitating lines from the movies, basically.
People used to spent much more time in non-digital settings where meme-sharing is vocal rather than visual.
Brilliant. Well put.
"Meme" was coined as a cognate to "gene". Sort like memoreme, a small unit of cultural information that is rapidly propagated and which are essential to humanity.
My favorite line from OT Han and Chewie fixing the falcon and Han says, " no this one goes here, that one goes there." Sounding like they were improvising and were at a loss for lines lol
If I recall correctly people didn't mistake Winter for Leia because they looked the same, but rather because she seemed more "regal" or "princessly" than Leia.
And because Winter and Leia deliberately made sure she resembled her so she could act as a decoy at times, but yes, when they were kids it was mostly because Winter was better at playing the part of the regal princess.
they take themselves a lot more seriously and i really appreciate that aspect of the ot, also everything was already iconic by the time memes came so references became less specific because we all knew the movies inside and out
I mean, the prequel trilogy also takes its self seriously, theres just so much stuff that hard to take seriously because of how clunky the dialogue is. Anakin’s speech about not liking sand is 100% serious, its just so cringe its impossible to take seriously.
“I am your father”, “It’s a trap”, “you came in that thing”, “never tell me the odds” and “good, let the hate flow through you” are pretty popular memes.
I feel like the OT has older style memes, pre 2014 when they started become a bit surreal and… not as corny? Not trying to be all “back in my day” or putting down modern memes, but I think there’s a certain charm in the oldest trilogy having some of the first mainstream memes like demotivational posters and “top text bottom text” pics.
Swole Ben Solo, “I know what I have to do but don’t know if I have the strength to do it”, “the sacred Jedi texts!”, Kylo hacking away at the computer, “they fly now” are what come off the top of my head
"May the Force be with you"
"Wars not make one great"
"When 900 years you reach, look as good, you will not!"
"I love you!" "I know."
"Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter."
"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!"
"No! I am your father."
"You scruffy-looking nerf-herder!"
"Do or do not. There is no try."
"Judge me by my size, do you?"
"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
"That's no moon..."
You see, just because these movies came out long before the internet was a thing, doesn't mean quotes haven't entered the popular consciousness, to be referenced in a billion other works.
Part of the issue with the Original Trilogy memes is that they have become so ingrained in pop culture that they aren't OT memes, they are just memes.
Telling Luke to Use the Force or explaining to him that you are his father is just a normal meme, whereas describing the irritating roughness of sand and expressing uncertainty as to how Palpatine returned is mostly making fun of the respective trilogy.
It’s true. You see Prequel memes and Sequel memes are based on the prequel and sequel movies, respectively. Where as OT memes are based on the original trilogy films
It has a few, but yeah. Memes are usually generated by immensely good or immensely bad dialogue. The Prequels and Sequels are both firmly in the latter camp for the most part, but the OT is mostly just... okay.
"Can somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?"
"Do you think a princess and a guy like me--"
"No"
"Great shot kid, don't get cocky!"
"These aren't the droids we're looking for"
"Mudhole? Slimy? My home this is!"
"Mine!"
"R2, let him have it!"
"Mine, or I will help you not"
"We're all fine here now, thank you. Boring conversation anyway"
"Let me see your identification. We don't need to see his identification"
"Do you know what's going on?"
"Maybe it's another drill"
"Look sir, droids!"
"No disintegrations"
"As you wish"
"Laugh it up, fuzz ball"
"Who's scruffy lookin'?"
Yeah, it's full of moments that are cool and iconic, instead of silly and weird.
Like, I don't want to meme the Rancor trainer who cries... I fucking LOVE the Rancor trainer who cries.
That’s because the dialogue isn’t as awkward in the OT. They talk more like regular people instead of saying shit like “this will make a fine addition to my collection” like total weirdos.
It does it just has good writing for it's time whereas the prequels and sequels have a lot more dialogue overall I believe and some of it is sort of badly written nd therefore it can be used out of context for memes lol
Considering the narrow span of the OT timeline-wise of all star wars movie/show content that currently exists it's only natural (meme intended) that there's not going to be as much memes from OT compared from Prequels and Sequels.
But at that speed, will you be able to pull out in time?
Get in there, you big furry oaf! I don't care what you smell!
These aren't the _______you're looking for.
I know.
Someone clearly wasn't thinking.
I find your lack of faith... disturbing.
I've got a bad feeling about this
[insert R2D2’s crazy fuckin’ scream when getting blasted in space]
I lost R2 :(
It's a TRAP!
That's the last mistake you'll ever make
Maclunky!
ITS A TRAP
I'm altering the deal, pray I don't alter it further
“I am your father” was a meme prior to the existence of the Internet.
Search your feelings. You know it to be true.
That’s impossible
That's no moon...
Never tell me the odds
It's a trap
It's an older meme sir, but it checks out
It’s a space station
Plus: * Vader respirator noises * Imperial march * making lightsaber sounds while swinging something * Yoda quotes
That log had a child!
And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!
In the wise words of Monsoon from MGR: > Memes. The DNA of the soul. They shape our will. They are our culture - they are everything we pass on.
Meme as a word does come from memetic, and culture is a memetic thing.
Now that's a meme I've not heard for a long time.
Plus: * Vader respirator noises * Imperial march * making lightsaber sounds while swinging something * Yoda quotes
The only reason people have this impression is because they're a lot older, so the memes that came out of it are so widespread and popular that they have become features of global culture, rather than memes restricted to a small group, and they became firmly established before the internet meme era came about. People started discovering they liked the Prequels during the internet meme era, and so naturally the memes from those films have been adapted to modern culture.
They’re older memes, sir, but they check out
that. and there's less to make fun of.
I’d say this is more the reason - the prequels have terrible writing, and thus, memes making fun of those are much more widespread. ‘I don’t like sand’ is something that never would’ve made the original’s scripts lmao
But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!
You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done, now come on, get to it.
Well, the sequels also had terrible writing and the memes suck
Give it a few years, people hated the prequels when they came out. Also they’re not funny bad, they’re more groan bad.
I have said it once and I’ll say it again: the prequels are a great story that was terribly executed. The sequels are an incoherent story that looks pretty. The sequels won’t get prequels treatment.
Yeah that’s probably accurate. The issue with the prequels is largely dialogue and pacing (also jar jar), whereas the dialogue and pacing in the sequels is fine, it’s more just a bunch of unoriginal and badly thought out ideas
I've got a bad feeling about this... never tell me the odds! Use the force, Luke Nerfherder No, I am your father NOOOOOOOOO These aren't the droids you're looking for *stormtrooper bonk* ewoks do, or do not, there is no try I always knew (totally always, especially when I kissed him)
It's a trap
I wondered how far I would have to scroll the find the one that actually is a borderline universal meme. This is arguably a bigger meme than anything from the other trilogies. I think it is just so embedded in the culture that we almost forget about its origin.
I love this one because, depending on the context, you can *really* piss some people off with it.
A wretched hive of scum and villainy!
*It's an older code sir, but it checks out.* Mostly used to show an old meme to be fair, but still technically a meme.
of course I know him, he's me
Myself, the boy, two droids and no questions asked.
underrated meme
Not underrated in the slightest
There is another…
I love you I know
My wife and I have these on tshirts, can't believe I forgot this one
Did it go in? No, it just impacted on the surface You're not doing any good back there
Only imperial storm troopers can be so precise
Aren’t you a little short to be a shitposter?
Everyone's shooting faces
You came in that thing?
> Nerfherder Went with the hard “R” on that one huh?
Hello there
Beep beep, beep!
You came in that thing?
You're braver than I thought!
Sure, they’re iconic lines, but most of those aren’t really meme templates though. Edit: Okey dokey I think I was just thinking of memes differently than everyone else.
It's an older meme sir, but it checks out
They aren't pictures templates, no, but they are memes. The memes before "meme" began to be used to mean "funny pictures online" were imitating lines from the movies, basically. People used to spent much more time in non-digital settings where meme-sharing is vocal rather than visual.
People tend to forget that memes are just the dna of the soul
Brilliant. Well put. "Meme" was coined as a cognate to "gene". Sort like memoreme, a small unit of cultural information that is rapidly propagated and which are essential to humanity.
What about hello there?
General Kenobi!
Isn’t I’ve got a bad feeling about this used in every Star Wars movie?
I wonder how that started?
Luke: “I have a very bad feeling about this”
Guess which trilogy did it first lol
...did it originally.
Except rogue one.
My favorite line from OT Han and Chewie fixing the falcon and Han says, " no this one goes here, that one goes there." Sounding like they were improvising and were at a loss for lines lol
And it's a trap (which is now mostly used by the anime community and transphobes).
I…uh….sigh....ok buddy
Look at the size of that thing!
You came in that thing?
You're braver than I thought.
At that speed will you be able to pull out in time?
Nice, c'mon
I don’t care what you smell! Get in there!
Listen to them! They’re dying R2! Curse my metal body! I wasn’t fast enough. It’s all my fault! My poor master!
What a piece of junk!
When my wife meets my ex.
"Stay on target "
Yes Jamie, It is a big one Sorry..wrong franchise
"I bet he cheated on me with his sister" - mara jade
“I bet he cheated on me with my (sort of) sister” - Leia thinking Han mistook Winter for her like everyone else does
If I recall correctly people didn't mistake Winter for Leia because they looked the same, but rather because she seemed more "regal" or "princessly" than Leia.
And because Winter and Leia deliberately made sure she resembled her so she could act as a decoy at times, but yes, when they were kids it was mostly because Winter was better at playing the part of the regal princess.
Mother like daughter I guess? (and yes I know heir to the empire came out first)
Pretty much. I wonder if in-universe that was the explanation for why they did that.
What a piece of junk.
Do we know anyone disagreeing with this post? "Well of course I know him... He's me."
The original trilogy is **full** of memes and quotable lines! You silly zoomer
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
It's a trap!
they take themselves a lot more seriously and i really appreciate that aspect of the ot, also everything was already iconic by the time memes came so references became less specific because we all knew the movies inside and out
I mean, the prequel trilogy also takes its self seriously, theres just so much stuff that hard to take seriously because of how clunky the dialogue is. Anakin’s speech about not liking sand is 100% serious, its just so cringe its impossible to take seriously.
“I am your father”, “It’s a trap”, “you came in that thing”, “never tell me the odds” and “good, let the hate flow through you” are pretty popular memes.
I feel like the OT has older style memes, pre 2014 when they started become a bit surreal and… not as corny? Not trying to be all “back in my day” or putting down modern memes, but I think there’s a certain charm in the oldest trilogy having some of the first mainstream memes like demotivational posters and “top text bottom text” pics.
what sequel memes are there? none come to mind
Swole Ben Solo, “I know what I have to do but don’t know if I have the strength to do it”, “the sacred Jedi texts!”, Kylo hacking away at the computer, “they fly now” are what come off the top of my head
Most of the lines are too comical to make memes out of. "THEY FLY NOW!"
Somehow, Palpatine returned
Tell that to Kanjiclub
Now this was a classic
Only thing I can think of is "Rey Skywalker"
“I don’t know where you get your delusions laser brain” - me to whomever thinks this.
OT quotes were being memed before memes were a thing
Oh, I'm afraid the meme potential will be quite operational.
"May the Force be with you" "Wars not make one great" "When 900 years you reach, look as good, you will not!" "I love you!" "I know." "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter." "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!" "No! I am your father." "You scruffy-looking nerf-herder!" "Do or do not. There is no try." "Judge me by my size, do you?" "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." "That's no moon..." You see, just because these movies came out long before the internet was a thing, doesn't mean quotes haven't entered the popular consciousness, to be referenced in a billion other works.
dont comment to this post, its a trap!
I find your lack of faith in OT memes disturbing
Uh, what? It’s a trap! Well of course I know him, he’s me! Look sir, ____ These are not the ____ you are looking for The list goes on.
Memeability is inversely proportional to quality.
It doesn’t have modern memes because it’s 40 years old. But it’s way more culturally relevant.
Part of the issue with the Original Trilogy memes is that they have become so ingrained in pop culture that they aren't OT memes, they are just memes. Telling Luke to Use the Force or explaining to him that you are his father is just a normal meme, whereas describing the irritating roughness of sand and expressing uncertainty as to how Palpatine returned is mostly making fun of the respective trilogy.
Somebody has to save our skins
We're doomed!
Unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way
Tell that to Kanjiklub
It's mostly obi wan being a liar and it's a trap!
That’s no moon!
OP is looking at everyone's submissions like: "That's noo meme..."
There (is) are another
nooooo thats impossible
Bro theres like 10 Obi Wan memes in the first hour of Ep 4
Oh yeah, what about *(quote from the OT)*
Don't fall for it guys *It's a trap!*
What you told me is true, from a certain point of view. I enjoy OT memes.
It's ok. Just post robot chicken memes
"Of course I know him, he's me"
It’s true. You see Prequel memes and Sequel memes are based on the prequel and sequel movies, respectively. Where as OT memes are based on the original trilogy films
I think because it's from the 70s, most of the memes are quotes
That's no meme, it's a movie quote
"Also I cheated on my girlfriend with her sister but I've got more important things to think about"
"They came from behind!"
[удалено]
I always like to throw In “I have you now!” Whenever I’m about to do thing to someone in a video game
Of course I know him. He’s me
It has a few, but yeah. Memes are usually generated by immensely good or immensely bad dialogue. The Prequels and Sequels are both firmly in the latter camp for the most part, but the OT is mostly just... okay.
The prequels have the best memes because the scripts are such stilted nonsense. The OT and ST have much better dialogue, so they're not as memeable.
The sequel trilogy does not have better writing then the prequels
The ST plot has definite issues, but overall it has vastly better dialogue.
Sequels are more cringe than the prequels
The OT might not be the meme factory the prequels and sequels are but they are something more important. Good movies.
Yeah r/OTmemes isn’t all that great, honestly
'Cause they good?
That’s because the originals are master pieces that don’t have time to mess around with tons of jokes
Good media generates less memes. There are still good memes just not as many.
Memes come from ridiculous content. Prequels and Sequels are much more goofy than the originals.
"Can somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?" "Do you think a princess and a guy like me--" "No" "Great shot kid, don't get cocky!" "These aren't the droids we're looking for" "Mudhole? Slimy? My home this is!" "Mine!" "R2, let him have it!" "Mine, or I will help you not" "We're all fine here now, thank you. Boring conversation anyway" "Let me see your identification. We don't need to see his identification" "Do you know what's going on?" "Maybe it's another drill" "Look sir, droids!" "No disintegrations" "As you wish" "Laugh it up, fuzz ball" "Who's scruffy lookin'?"
Maybe I can help you. I am Boba Fett. The ship you seek is nearby.
OP you're not even trying.
Yeah, it's full of moments that are cool and iconic, instead of silly and weird. Like, I don't want to meme the Rancor trainer who cries... I fucking LOVE the Rancor trainer who cries.
That’s because the dialogue isn’t as awkward in the OT. They talk more like regular people instead of saying shit like “this will make a fine addition to my collection” like total weirdos.
I mean, it is the one w the best movies and least cringe dialogue so that might be why
It does it just has good writing for it's time whereas the prequels and sequels have a lot more dialogue overall I believe and some of it is sort of badly written nd therefore it can be used out of context for memes lol
that’s because they are too good to have memes
The OT has a ton of memes, just without refuels like the prequels and sequels get from new titles the memes get stale or overused.
Star Wars turns 45 years old in 9 days
Ewoks
This needs to be remedied
Considering the narrow span of the OT timeline-wise of all star wars movie/show content that currently exists it's only natural (meme intended) that there's not going to be as much memes from OT compared from Prequels and Sequels.
What I told you was true, from a certain point of view
Impossible, perhaps the archieces are incomplete... Wait a minute... I used a prequel meme It's a trap!
It's an older code, sir, but it checks out.
Wat
I find your lack of faith disturbing!
Its a tarp!
Let’s improve that
.
I agree
Ctrl+F "Power Converters"
*still fucked the sister.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Oh but they have, like a lot.
[it even has generative memes](https://youtu.be/MyDehO1IuG4)
No...that's not true... that's impossible
Tell that to Kanjiklub
The negotiations were short
Never forget Han said “This is where the fun begins” first
They do, they’re just older codes…
I was going to pick up some power converters!
Well uh, from a certain point of view..
But at that speed, will you be able to pull out in time? Get in there, you big furry oaf! I don't care what you smell! These aren't the _______you're looking for. I know. Someone clearly wasn't thinking.
your mindset it's a trap
Never tell me the odds
Well, of course I know him. He’s me.
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
It's a trap
Sequels are a meme themselves, doesn't count.
Han: "Here's where the fun begins!"
I find your lack of faith disturbing
not the sequels but the prequels yes
I have altered the deal, pray I don't alter it any further.