The Viral New 'Matilda Challenge' Has People Mastering Objects With Their Mind Powers
Matilda may have hit theaters over 22 years ago, but the 1996 cult classic is still motivating fans to try their hand at summoning their inner telekinetic powers.
A new viral challenge inspired by the scene from the movie when Matilda—played by Mara Wilson—masters her psychic abilities to the tune of Thurston Harris’s “Little Bitty Pretty One” has begun to take the Internet by storm.
To complete the #MatildaChallenge, people are enlisting friends and family members to covertly move objects around as they point at them, creating the illusion that they are moving the items with their minds. The videos result in frequently hilarious recreations of the iconic sequence that even Wilson herself has weighed in on.
“Hahahahaha I LOVE THESE,” she tweeted on Monday before sharing some of her favorite interpretations.
Hahahahaha I LOVE THESE #MatildaChallenge
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) August 13, 2018
#MatildaChallenge
You’re welcome. pic.twitter.com/Tu8fFz6FjD— Jess (@_jessdmess) August 13, 2018
See some of the best videos below.
Un poquito de #MatildaChallenge ???? pic.twitter.com/gKvpvKNXti
— Catalina ? (@catarebolo) August 10, 2018
Apparently this was the one that started it all? #MatildaChallenge https://t.co/5tnw09OfKy
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) August 13, 2018
Y qué me rifo el #MatildaChallenge en la cabina de @ExaCuernavaca !
Jajaja #SinS3ALas3 en Lunes!!! ?????????? pic.twitter.com/MGenaLdbiT— ????Sergio Ibieta???? (@exa_ibieta) August 13, 2018
This one has a DOG #MatildaChallenge https://t.co/1lyawgcNpr
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) August 13, 2018
¡El #MatildaChallenge es mi challenge favorito! pic.twitter.com/rlDg08rGwC
— Trompa de Falopio (@mitrompa) August 7, 2018
This one is very intricate and has a great dancer https://t.co/PqQlbiYVJw #MatildaChallenge
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) August 13, 2018
#MatildaChallenge sale mal pic.twitter.com/vleEeNIBQ0
— Facu (@Facu55facu) August 13, 2018
No podíamos no hacerlo. #MatildaChallenge los pi de 3ro natunatu???? pic.twitter.com/Dv5Zvb7V4e
— ???????????????????????????? (@lautarofagiano) August 13, 2018