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The original was posted on /r/movies by /u/deleted1100 on 2024-04-08 03:42:27.

Coming in with only seeing the first thirty seconds or so of the first trailer, I came out pleasantly surprised by the end of this movie. I haven’t seen a movie (at least of knowledge recently) that tackled “memes” in the sense of information and ideas rather than just Internet pictures. The way I took it was that Cages’ character is a normal bloke and the story shows what celebrity and the want to be known by the masses could affect a person and how they are perceived, and ultimately remembered. Seeing him start as this truly average, non confrontational, and forgettable person really helps that radical turn in the dreams of the victims. Someone who doesn’t really strive to do anything “important” in their life and ultimately just wants to go forward with no real deviations will have nothing really to pass on really so of course these people’s dreams have him just being there. He’s just observing, living, and not really concerning himself with anything that would cause him be bothered by them. He of course has a wife, two kids, and a job, but doesn’t seem to see the importance and all those things start to fade farther. It’s not until his thoughts and intentions start to waiver that the dreams escalate, and the way he is being perceived changes. Unbeknownst to him (arguably), he is changing the way people are viewing him, and in turn changing the information he is inevitably “passing down” to others about him. What he’ll really be remembered for is tainted and terrible version of himself. While some of these choices and circumstances are not of his control, his lack of care and his choices feed into fueling the dangerous “memes.” This is all off the cuff, but seeing what ultimately happens to the character really shows the danger of misinformation, celebrity, assumptions, and toxic culture. A meme in and of itself isn’t dangerous, but the information on display is. Also be aware of yourself and your surroundings, since could need is right in front of you, and you should be reinforcing and building that.