11-03-2025
Anora video game scenes became a hilarious meme that deserves an Oscar
Sean Baker's Anora was one of the best -- if not the best -- movies that released in 2024, earning the title of Best Picture at this month's Academy Awards.
It tells the story of sex, excess and the American dream through the eyes of a young escort (Mikey Madison, who also won Best Actress) who impulsively marries the son of Russian oligarch (Mark Eydelshteyn) as a whirlwind romance slams head-first into reality.
While a lot of the movie is really well done, there's one part that has become a meme. During several scenes, Eydelshteyn's character Ivan plays video games, which isn't that unusual or weird. What viewers noticed, however, is how erratically he seems to be playing.
Of course, people immediately began to splice the clips with what they thought Eydelshteyn was controlling if he had actually been playing.
I love anora, but somehow the most unrealistic thing about this movie is how Ivan uses that controller
— Juggler 🎥 (@juggler972) March 9, 2025
— IGN (@IGN) March 10, 2025
anora (2024) ani and vanya on couch while he's playing a video game sonic adventure 2 edit by evrythgisrmntic
— 🗂️ (@bratfolder) March 8, 2025
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