This post contains spoilers.
Netflix’s latest horror-thriller Bird Box dropped last week and everyone pretty much feels the same way about it: terrified.
The post-apocalyptic film was adapted from the novel by the same name and stars Sandra Bullock as Malorie Hayes, a mother trying to avoid a suicidal death which comes if you look into a monster’s eyes. To avoid eye-locking, characters move around with blindfolds, making escaping to safety that much more difficult.
And it seems to have quite a bit of a cult-like following already, complete with memes.
The best Bird Box memes (so far)
https://twitter.com/tipsytinaa/status/1077436184748449792
Scared to even see bird box AGAIN !! But Love It 🗣🤯 pic.twitter.com/iERbh2CLq0
— Cheyannerenee🍒 (@Cheyannerenee20) December 25, 2018
My view on Bird box… This is what the aliens will use to destroy the human race. It was freaky good. Scary. But good. Too bad it was a movie.. And not a series.
— Luv Pain & Reality🌈🌊😘♉ (@luvpainreality) December 24, 2018
For many on Twitter, the movie has become a mix of fear and obsession. The memes riff on the plot lines from Bird Box, often with hilarious results.
Like whenever Malorie hears anything.
#BirdBoxNetflix #BirdBox
— Shan (@shanuddin889) December 26, 2018
*Heavy winds*
Someone *moves*
Someone *breathes*
Malorie: pic.twitter.com/KXXHLLEdr1
*branch breaks*
— baby_love (@mssheabubba) December 25, 2018
Malorie: #BirdBox #BirdBoxNetflix https://t.co/1BaXQ3EF27
Malorie every time the birds went crazy #BirdBoxNetflix #BirdBox https://t.co/lzacjYLdDF
— BabyFace Tae (@bread_maker7) December 24, 2018
And whenever they are outdoors.
A whole mood after watching #BirdBoxNetflix 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ll47QJ5gAM
— 🖤💛TASHA MAREE💛🖤 (@Tasha_Owen87) December 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/yareli_jelly/status/1077111666565799936
Bird Box (Netflix Original 2018) #BirdBoxNetflix pic.twitter.com/V35mmvDK9Z
— ange (@angelinaologist) December 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/MiichelleLund/status/1077418154245029888
Or these tributes to the most gullible girl ever, Olympia. We’re still wondering what she was thinking.
Olympia opening every stranger that knocks on their door#BirdBoxNetflix #BirdBox
— aKIKO 🌐 (@BadRihmance) December 26, 2018
https://t.co/f2V1PU4nJG
Olympia Letting Gary In #BirdBox #BirdBoxNetflix pic.twitter.com/HfNNYRp4os
— MiddyMid 🏄🏽🖤 (@AhmidTheKid) December 24, 2018
Most Hated Person Rn #BirdBoxNetflix pic.twitter.com/qe46WRMDBQ
— QUI🌻🤴🏾 (@Timberlandjo) December 24, 2018
Malorie: “Don’t look at the light”
— 𝙲𝙾𝙻𝙱𝚈 𝙰. (@He__________) December 24, 2018
Olympia:#BirdBoxNetflix pic.twitter.com/sDSmISDMbQ
In the end, when the kids finally don’t have to be called boy and girl anymore, Twitter was in its feelings.
#birdbox #BirdBoxNetflix me when malorie gave them names 😭 pic.twitter.com/YF3imlWSXU
— Lamar Washington (@lqmar1_) December 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/teacakesme/status/1077013740212621313
There were also tweets about how being blind turned into an advantage in the film.
The blind people in #BirdBox while everyone else is dying:
— bobbycheeks (@shutyourmouze) December 25, 2018
#BirdBoxNetflix #BIRDBOX pic.twitter.com/S6jJ7cXQRl
https://twitter.com/KaeloniBoyd/status/1077102881675726848
Demon that kills people who can see:
— ortiz_64 (@ortizmedina64) December 24, 2018
Blind people exist:
Demon: #BirdBoxNetflix pic.twitter.com/pcfAhAVE4V
https://twitter.com/LaPharaoh_/status/1077396096522088453
Some even highlighted the ways life can never be the same after watching the movie—especially when there are birds at the window.
YALL REALLY THINK I’M BOUT TO LOOK OUTSIDE WHEN THERE ARE BIRDS CHIRPING BY MY WINDOW. #BirdBoxNetflix pic.twitter.com/3Tef3iuWlM
— bstswizzy.bsky.social (@TSWIZZYTWEETS) December 23, 2018
My initial reaction when that wind starts kickin…. #BirdBoxNetflix #BirdBox https://t.co/1teLSyuSHh
— . (@Jae__Jay) December 24, 2018
Thanks to #BirdBoxNetflix I’ve been giving all swirling leaves the side eye pic.twitter.com/xSteYdbMzN
— Khalilah (@TomBoyDivaLeela) December 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/im_mylesaway/status/1077036318218174464
The movie has been criticized for its insensitive portrayal of mental health. It’s rated R and not suitable for children, but its monsters and “hopeful” ending have captured the social media zeitgeist this holiday season all the same.
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