People Are Watching 'Bird Box' Just To Understand All Of These Memes
Bird Box, the apocalyptic thriller starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes and Lil Rel Howery, premiered on December 21 and almost immediately made a splash on social media. Continuing a new tradition of scaring the bejeeuzus out of people for Christmas, the film centers around the world's humans succumbing to an unseen force, causing people to either commit suicide after seeing their greatest fear or becoming a minion in its service.
“Make sure y’all go see this movie. I mean not go, but go inside your house, in your living room," says Lil Rel, who plays a supermarket clerk named Charlie. "Do a party. You should do a Bird Box party. It’s a very intense movie.”
In Bird Box, survivors of the initial culling are forced to walk outside with blindfolds to avoid seeing their fears and succumbing to the invisible protagonists. Lil Rel says he has never been blindfolded, but taking his glasses off has almost the same effect. When asked what's the most fun he's ever had with his glasses off, he says, “I tried to play basketball without them. I miss a lot of shots that way.” We can only imagine.
His costar Trevante Rhodes plays Tom, one of the survivors and love interest of Malorie (played by Bullock). The Moonlight star's signature waves manage to keep spinning five years into the apocalypse, and we had questions.
“You gotta brush it with your hand every day," he told BET of his hair-care process. "Rub it down and put a little rag around and you’re good.”
Well, viewers of Bird Box had similar questions, and many, many more jokes, about the film's premise. Most of the holiday weekend was spent either recreating scenes or questioning Malorie's parenting skills. The onslaught drove many to watch the film just to understand the jokes. So if you haven't watched Bird Box yet, stop here and go watch it.
But if you have seen it, remove your blindfold and take in the crazy memes and moments created in tribute to Bird Box.
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Call Child Protective Services!
Malorie has attachment issues. She feels so disconnected from children that she refuses to give them names, instead referring to them as "Boy" and "Girl." But she is fiercely protective of them, admonishing the two 5-year-olds for not following her instructions. This plot point proved too tempting for the Internet to pass up.
My Name Is My Name!
As we mentioned, Malorie was not ready to give her kids names, but when the time came, she went with "Tom" and "Olympia" in tribute to their stepfather and birth mother. However, Olympia made it pretty clear what she wanted to name her baby if it were a girl.
Open House
Olympia was one of the first refugees to be allowed in the house, much to the dismay of the curmudgeonly Douglas. And as luck would have it, she was one of the first to let an un-vetted stranger named Gary into their sanctuary.
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Strawberry Feels
During the apocalypse, there are few comforts of home left. So when Malorie stumbles upon a box of strawberry toaster pastries, it is cause for celebration. Or not.
I Told Y'all!
Of course, Gary turns out to be a sociopath, proving Douglas right.
Path Finders
With supplies running low and two pregnant women to feed, the team ventures out to find food at a local supermarket, but they can't drive with their eyes open. So they cover the windows and use the GPS to navigate over what may or may not be dead bodies in the street. At one point, the demons make their presence known by rattling their SUV, causing a collective involuntary release of bodily fluid.
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
Malorie may not name her kids, but she's a great protector. Anticipating that they may be separated during their journey, she gives Boy and Girl bells to ring in case they become lost. These cats were just sitting around waiting for the opportunity to perfectly sum up this moment.
End Game
So, if you make it to the end, it is revealed that the new sanctuary is not a collective of cannibals setting a trap, but it is a school for the blind, the only people not affected by the entities.
The Lesson
So what did we learn from all of this? Don't take off your dang blindfolds.
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