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"Gonna Cry?" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Peter Parker in the 2007 superhero action film Spider-Man 3. Online, screenshots of the line have been used as a reaction image macro to mock others when they take offense. The format is not to be confused with the similar meme Gonna Cry? Gonna Piss Your Pants Maybe.

Origin

On May 4th, 2007, Sony Pictures Entertainment released the film Spider-Man 3 in the United States.^[1] In the film, the characters Peter Parker and Harry Osbourne (portrayed by Tobey Maguire and James Franco, respectively) fight because Harry believes Peter killed his father, Norman Osbourne (clip below). When Harry admits this, he cries. Peter mocks Harry for his sorrow and says, "Oh, look at little Goblin Jr. Gonna cry?"

In August 2007, Blogspot^[2] user 2funnyquotes included the dialogue in a compilation of Spider-Man 3 quotes in one of the earliest known uses of the quote online (shown below).

Spread

Over the next decade, the meme grew slowly, appearing in several different formats, such as video and reaction images. For example, on November 7th, 2013, YouTuber Smael64 posted the clip with the title "Forum Weapon: Gonna cry?" The post received more than 113,000 views in less than seven years (shown below, left). Five years later, on June 2nd, 2018, YouTuber Slurpee used the moments in a object-labeled video (shown below, right).

In 2019, a series of reaction image macros went viral on Reddit. One of the earliest available, published on November 6th, 2019 by Redditor ^[3] n1GG99 on the /r/memes subreddit, showed the image as the response to the news article headline "Mum Of Professional Fortnite Player Says His Lifetime Ban For Cheating Has 'Broken' Him." The post received more than 58,000 points (92% upvoted) and 1,400 comments in less than three months (shown below).

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