two images of luis (michael Peña) in the film ant-man saying "and my dad got deported. but I got the van"

But I Got The Van

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"But I Got the Van" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Luis in the 2015 Marvel superhero film Ant-Man. Online, a multi-panel image macro comprised of screenshots of Luis reciting the dialogue leading up to the line has been used in a series of jokes about optimism in the face of intense adversity.

Origin

On July 17th, 2015, Marvel released the film Ant-Man in the United States. In the film, the character Luis gives the character Scott Lang (portrayed by Michael Peña and Paul Rudd, respectively) a ride home from prison. On the drive, they have the following conversation.[1]

Scott Lang: Hey, how's your girl, man?
Luis: Ah, she left me.
Scott Lang: Oh.
Luis: And my mom died too. And my dad got deported. But I got the van!

On January 18th, 2016, YouTuber Solicity Transcendence shared the scene. The post received more than 133,000 views in less than five years (shown below).



Spread

The scene became a fan favorite over the next year. On May 23rd, 2016, Instagram [2] user @enebriated shared a multi-panel image of the scene and received more than 8,600 likes in less than four years (shown below, left).

Over time, the scene inspired a series of memes about optimism. For example, on January 24th, 2020, Redditor [3] h_r_h_15 shared a variation of I see this as an absolute win (shown below, center).

Months later, on March 18th, Redditor[4] beergeek92 shared a variation about the the events of 2020. In the meme, Luis mentions the death of Kobe Bryant, the Australian brushfire, the coronavirus outbreak and 420 Month. The post received more than 23,000 points (96% upvoted) and 300 comments in less than one month (shown below, right).


[How's your girl been?] Oh, she left me. And my mom died, too. And my dad got deported. But I got the van! -Girlfriend leaves -Mom dies -Dad gets deported -But gets the VAN I see this as an absolute win! hows 2020 so far? Kobe died covid 19 shut down but we got 4/20 all the whole country Australia was on fire month in April

Various Examples


[How's your girl been? Oh, she left me. And my mom died, too. And my dad got deported But I got the van! Luis is the most optimistic person in the MCU 2021 me How was 2020?Oh we had a Pandemic And then the aliens came But Half-Life 3 got confirmed My grandma died The Universe is unbalanced again How's you? Lost my ship Saw myself die in the future But I got the van
How's your girl? Oh She left me And My Mom died And My Dad got Deported But I got the Van! *Thanos Destroys the Van during the Final Battle of Endgame* WHEN LIFE SUCKS. BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE. IG| BLERD.VISION [How's your girl been?] Oh, she left me. And my mom died, too. And my dad got deported. But I got the van! How's Asgard, man? It has been destroyed. And now l'll have to fight with Hulk Mjölnir has been destroyed too. @AvengersofMCU But I got the Helmet! Nice

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External References

[1] IMDB – Ant-Man

[2] Instagram – @enebriated's Post

[3] Reddit – /r/marvelmemes

[4] Reddit – /r/memes

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