AboutWhat does the meme depict?

The 'Absolute Cinema' meme features a black-and-white reaction image of the renowned film director Martin Scorsese with his hands raised in an expressive gesture. This image is often accompanied by captions lauding dramatic events in sports, movies, shows, and video games that users consider to be of exceptional quality. The image has a similar vibe to another meme called 'This Is Cinema', which also utilizes a photo of Scorsese. In September 2023, the meme evolved into a greentext format known as 'Kino Is Served', which gained some popularity.

OriginWho did it first?

The 'Absolute Cinema' meme originated from a photograph included in a New York Times interview with Martin Scorsese, published on January 2nd, 2020. The specific black-and-white image shows Scorsese with his hands lifted, which was later captioned with 'Absolute Cinema' by an unknown user before March 21st, 2023. This adaptation followed the style of a previous meme called 'This Is Cinema'. On the same day, a user named aj_larocca on Twitter (now X) shared the image online, although it initially did not receive much attention.^[1]

Origin: 2023