Meme lore
What is the Willem Dafoe Looking Up meme?
A single-image reaction template of Willem Dafoe gazing upward in awe or dread. Use the top caption for the setup (what he is looking at) and the bottom caption for the reaction, consequence, or punchline.
Origin & history
A film still of Willem Dafoe as Vincent van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate (2018), directed by Julian Schnabel. Online, the crop spread as a reaction meme for staring up at an overwhelming presence or impending disaster.
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