All the best 'M3GAN' memes, from Annabelle to Taylor Swift
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She's an icon, she's a legend and she is the moment.
When the first trailer for "M3GAN" (now in theaters) was released in October, the terrible toy instantly became a Twitter phenomenon, thanks to her deadly dance moves, glam getup and sweetly sadistic one-liners. Now, combined with stellar reviews, "M3GAN" has all the makings of a "box office breakout," says Shawn Robbins, chief analyst of Box Office Pro, who predicts an opening weekend north of $20 million.
So what makes the viral marketing of "M3GAN" so genius? Simply put, it "doesn't take itself too seriously," says Mia Mercado, a contributor to the Cut. "If anything, that made me want to see the movie more."
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Twitter loves 'M3GAN' memes – and the movie, too
"M3GAN" follows a young girl (Violet McGraw) whose aunt (Allison Williams) builds her a robot companion after her parents are killed in a car accident. As you can guess, the overprotective android soon takes on a mind of her own and racks up a shockingly high body count.
Because of the movie's theatrical release in the no man's land of January, many people expected "M3GAN" to be a dud. But the savvy comedy thriller has a surprisingly strong 95% positive rating on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes – better than some Oscar contenders such as "Elvis" (77%) and "The Whale" (66%).
Naturally, horror movie fans are thrilled that "M3GAN" delivers on sky-high expectations.
Me after watching #M3GAN (it’s so good yall) pic.twitter.com/5lc0Qpb5cQ
— Lasagna Taylor Joy (@Ryan_Balthazor) January 6, 2023
Me leaving this #M3GAN screening rn: pic.twitter.com/INxDYec0xr
— Jared Alexander (@heyyitsjared) January 5, 2023
M3GAN getting unanimous praise as expected pic.twitter.com/UnOa7YVIE4
— tyde (@ghostfacegay) January 4, 2023
M3GAN does viral dance to Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion
One of the trailer's most meme-able moments is of M3GAN dancing in a hallway before she goes in for the kill: swaying side to side and flailing her arms, before springing into a hands-free cartwheel. Her TikTok-worthy steps have inspired countless fan edits, using songs by everyone from RuPaul to Charli XCX.
"you can't dance to taylor swift"
m3gan: ok then explain this pic.twitter.com/hHJtCadTJl— liz (@iwishyouwoulds) October 11, 2022
Every day Beyonce doesn’t release visuals I’m entitled to punishing the TL with my own pic.twitter.com/UBt9mkOLoV
— Zara Rahim (@ZaraRahim) October 11, 2022
M3GAN Thee Stallion pic.twitter.com/q6l4zoS0zB
— Nelson Carvajal (@nelsoncarvajal) October 11, 2022
M3GAN is already a queer icon
Gay men love an underdog, and M3GAN is undoubtedly the fiercest movie misfit since the Babadook. With her blonde wig, blank stare, baby doll dress and general judgy demeanor, M3GAN is camp personified.
me anytime M3GAN was on screen #M3GAN pic.twitter.com/gS3d9QhQdG
— toekneepraysick (@tonypraysick) January 5, 2023
me trying to watch m3gan in theaters surrounded by twinks filming themselves shouting 'mother' at the screen pic.twitter.com/OezaPdhWhq
— well no! (@mrunitedface) January 5, 2023
There is going to be more gay community support for M3GAN than Bros, oh my god. pic.twitter.com/zSRUyZ6msU
— Alex (@altheocc) January 5, 2023
Annabelle, Chucky can't compete with M3GAN
Many of the best M3GAN memes are about how she's effectively usurped Annabelle and Chucky as the reigning creepy doll in horror. Even rapper Megan Thee Stallion got in on the joke, tweeting that Annabelle is "over."
Me talking about Annabelle after I see #M3GAN pic.twitter.com/Zf7HpAOHwF
— bk (@dumb1diot) January 5, 2023
M3GAN talking to chucky and annabelle pic.twitter.com/ue2MFmB0of
— wiLL (@willfulchaos) October 11, 2022
annabelle after m3gan’s debut pic.twitter.com/8PquybOlZD
— tyde (@ghostfacegay) October 12, 2022
Renesmee paved the way for M3GAN
Speaking of disturbing dolls – remember Renesmee from "Twilight?" The daughter of Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) was initially portrayed by an unsettling animatronic puppet in "Breaking Dawn – Part 1," before she was scrapped for a digitally animated baby. But the evidence lives online, and she bears a striking resemblance to M3GAN herself.
remember her? this is her now! #M3GAN pic.twitter.com/qxegL898Zu
— best of twilight (@archivetwilight) October 11, 2022
She walked so #M3GAN could run pic.twitter.com/DMfFRSHwld
— Matcha (@MatchaFierce) October 11, 2022
M3GAN is giving yassified Renesmee pic.twitter.com/e1xjBW2wTn
— hennywise the clown (@dansaysget) October 11, 2022
As Nicole Kidman might say, "We come to this place for M3GAN."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: The best 'M3GAN' movie memes, from Megan Thee Stallion to viral dance