I thought that was such an interesting way to put it because she was like ‘you have to have a kind of delusional way of thinking about life to aim for something that you’ve never experienced or knew was possible.’ I was trying to remember what it was like, what I was going through: ‘this thing happened and I felt this way and this didn’t happen and I felt this way.’ Then I got emotional. ![]() a dream that came true and it took this amount of time. I did a screening in Alabama and a woman asked ‘how did you feel during this process?’ She wanted me to walk through my emotional journey going through the ups and downs of the film. Q: What is one question you wish someone would ask?Ī: It’s something that people have asked me and I just feel there should be a different way to ask it. I think that is the most exciting movement that the industry can go is by absorbing and adopting as many new voices as possible. I think it’s most important to work with my peers and people whose voices we have not heard. I’m really interested in working with similar people like Issa Rae and Mindy Kaling, people that have really solidified themselves in the zeitgeist as creators. Being able to submit myself as a genre-agnostic creator and do whatever they want is the goal. I say that I want my career to be like a marriage of Jordan Peele and Kenny Ortega because I also have a deep love for musicals. We’ve had a career that I thought has been very similar - from sketch to The Second City to now horror, it’s just been a lot of similarities. Of course, Jordan Peele, I loved him from the beginning. The movie is the second-most successful Spider-Man film and was the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2017.A: There’s a running list. The blend of superhero action and coming of age comedy reminiscent of films by John Hughes worked in Homecoming's favor. ![]() Homecoming wasn't only different from previous Spider-Man movies but also other MCU films too. Take use of this exchange for example, when Key is assigned Spider-Man: Homecoming. Why this moment is integral to the meme is because it represents uncertainty - where you're not quite sure about something but ultimately you give it a pass of approval. In the sketch, Peele jokingly acknowledges Key with "Afternoon my octoroon" before embracing him. Arguably the best part of each meme though was seeing how each one handled the standout moment of the sketch - when Peele encounters a supporter (portrayed by Key) who is one-eighth black. ![]() From choosing what the topic would be and assigning the right item to each person to actually editing them into the video, the meme is a great example of how creative meme culture can be. What makes the Key & Peele handshake meme the most notable is that every recreation took some time to do. “Appreciate an honest and vulnerable meme.” - Jordan Peele Peele) The sketch resurfaced as a meme in late September when Twitter user assigned films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to the supporters. Hilarity ensues as Peele happily hugs his black fans - and even cradles a supporter's baby - but remains formal with his white fans, offering nothing more than stern handshakes.Ĭomedy Central describes the sketch as follows: "President Obama is introduced to a group of onlookers after giving a speech, but not everyone receives the same treatment." ![]() The meme stems from a 2014 sketch from Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key's comedy series Key & Peele titled "Obama Meet & Greet." Peele, as Obama, meets a handful of black and white supporters, notably favoring the former over the latter. October gave us countless memorable memes but the best one made its debut earlier in the month - the Key & Peele handshake meme. But until then, here's the latest edition of "Memes Rule Everything Around Me." In the foreseeable future, we'll have artists and figures within the Okayplayer family speak on their favorite black memes of the moment too. Source: YouTube/Comedy Central Last month Okayplayer debuted its new franchise series, " Memes Rule Everything Around Me." The series will be exploring some of the most popular memes currently dominating the internet.
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