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Disney really said Ctrl+C → Ctrl+V and hit 'live action'

This meme jokes about Disney releasing a live-action remake of the already popular and well-known animated film *Moana*. The top of the meme shows the official trailer thumbnail for the new live-action *Moana*, confirming the upcoming remake. The meme uses a scene from the 1985 film *Back to the Future* as a template: the upper panel labels Marty McFly as "ME", representing the audience, who says "Hey, I've seen this one!", referencing that the story and design are already identical to the original animated *Moana* everyone already knows. The lower panel is labeled "DISNEY", responding with "What do you mean you've seen it? It's brand new!", which sarcastically mocks Disney's habit of releasing near-identical remakes of their older hit animated films and marketing them as new original content.
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Hey, I've seen this one!
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Moana | "Official Trailer" | In Theaters July 10
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The ocean chose her for a reason. Experience Disney's #Moana, only in Disney's live action reimagining of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated

Overview

This meme jokes about Disney releasing a live-action remake of the already popular and well-known animated film Moana. The top of the meme shows the official trailer thumbnail for the new live-action Moana, confirming the upcoming remake. The meme uses a scene from the 1985 film Back to the Future as a template: the upper panel labels Marty McFly as "ME", representing the audience, who says "Hey, I've seen this one!", referencing that the story and design are already identical to the original animated Moana everyone already knows. The lower panel is labeled "DISNEY", responding with "What do you mean you've seen it? It's brand new!", which sarcastically mocks Disney's habit of releasing near-identical remakes of their older hit animated films and marketing them as new original content.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, as noted in the provided information, with the original title given in the prompt. It is a user-created meme that repurposes a famous scene from Back to the Future as a meme template to critique and joke about Disney's ongoing trend of remaking their classic animated properties into live-action versions that barely differ from the original source material, specifically referencing the announcement of the live-action Moana remake.

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