About

Ma is a 2019 psychological thriller starring Octavia Spencer and produced by Blumhouse Productions.

History

Principal photography on the film began in February 2018. The following year, on February 13th, 2019, Universal Pictures released the official trailer for the film. In about one year, the trailer received more than 10 million views on YouTube.

Later that year, on May 31st, the film was released in the United States.^[1]

Reception

The film received a mixed response from critics. On the review aggregator Metacritic,^[2] the film scored a 53 (based on 39 critic reviews). Similarly, on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, ^[3] the film received a score of 55% (based on 195 reviews). In their "Critics Consensus," the site wrote, "Octavia Spencer's performance overpowers many of Ma's flaws, but uneven pacing and a labored story keep this thriller from fully realizing its unhinged potential." The film was a box office success, though, making $61 million on a $5 million budget.^[4]

Fandom

Ma Memes

On February 18th, 2020, Twitter user @fkanico tweeted a series of image parodies of Academy Award-winning and -nominated films. The post received more than 22,000 likes and 5,000 retweets in less than one week (shown below).

On February 22nd, 2020, the film's star Octavia Spencer began posting fan-created memes based on the film, including parodies of the La La Land, Roma and A Star Is Born. The post received more than 44,000 likes (shown below).

Throughout the next few days, others began posting Ma-inspired memes using the #MaMemes hashtag (examples below).

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