He Is the Messiah
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He Is the Messiah refers to a memorable dialogue from the 1979 film Life of Brian in which the main protagonist Brian attempts to convince the crowd that he is not the messiah, but bolsters their belief that he is the messiah instead. Online, a two-panel image based on the scene has been used in memes, particularly in those about well-liked individuals.
Origin
On August 17th, 1979, comedy film Life of Brian by the British comedy troupe Monty Python premiered.[1] In one scene of the film, the main protagonist Brian, portrayed by Graham Chapman, attempts to convince the crowd that he is not the messiah, but bolsters their belief that instead (scene shown below).
- I'm not the Messiah!
- I say you are, Lord, and I should know. I've followed a few. Hail Messiah!
- I'm not the Messiah! Will you please listen? I'm not the Messiah! Do you understand? Honestly!
- Only the true Messiah denies his divinity.
- What? Well, what sort of chance
does that give me? All right, I am the Messiah!
- He is! He is the Messiah!
On December 20th, 2018, Redditor[2] Zer0men posted the first known meme based on the image to /r/dankmemes subreddit, where it received over 15,900 upvotes in six months (shown below). January 19th, 2019, reposts of the image to /r/memes[3] and /r/historymemes[4] received over 4,700 upvotes and 1,900 upvotes in six months, respectively. On December 20th, 2018, Redditor[5] Darth_Chancho posted another version of the meme to /r/PrequelMemes subreddit, gaining over 5,500 upvotes (shown below, right).
Spread
On June 16th, 2019, Redditor[6] akyte55 posted a version of the meme about Keanu Reeves to /r/dankmemes, with the post accumulating over 48,600 upvotes in six months (shown below).
The format did not see significant spread until on September 21st, 2019, Redditor[7] lightlysaltedcheese posted a meme about Naruto Runner meme which received over 111,000 upvotes in five months (shown below).
Starting in late September 2019, the format gained notable popularity on Reddit. For example, a September 27th post by Redditor[8] cccpfreak01 received over 17,800 upvotes in the /r/MemeEconomy subreddit in five months. An October 15th meme posted by Redditor[9] Drarckfort received over 20,500 upvotes in /r/dankmemes in four months.
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[1] Wikipedia – Monty Python's Life of Brian
[2] Reddit – i wish i was too
[3] Reddit – Sort by new= big pp
[4] Reddit – but i am the messiah
[5] Reddit – oh i dont think so
[6] Reddit – He’s a treasure
[7] Reddit – He has come for us
[8] Reddit – Invest for godlike profits
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