#MayThe4thBeWithYou: May 4, “Star Wars” fans out in force on the Web
A Star Wars fan wearing a Darth Maul costume on May 2, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
AP - Joshua Paul
Text by: Dominique Desaunay Follow
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Like every May 4th for many years, fans of lightsabers and spaceships have paid tribute on social networks to the cult saga "Star Wars".
They were again very inspired for this 2022 vintage.
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On Wednesday, May 4, the hashtag #MayThe4thBeWithYou rose to the top of global trends across all social platforms.
It was "
Star Wars
Day " on the Web, with this keyword in the form of a pun: in English, May 4 is called "
May the fourth
", which is also a reference to the famous line of the “
May the Force be with you
” saga
, meaning in French “
Let the Force be with you
”.
Through this keyword, fans of the saga of all generations have published an avalanche of memes, photo-montages, video parodies and an infinity of hilarious messages, all at superlight speed.
“
Your teeth, every day, you will brush!
“, for example, wrote a father to his children, thus imitating the particular phrasing of master Yoda, one of the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy, famous for his legendary wisdom and his mania for reversing the order of words.
A day largely supported by the production house LucasFilm and Disney, owner since 2013 of the Star Wars franchise.
► To read also: Can we criticize "Star Wars"?
May The Fourth Be Just Another Random Day To Some... But We Know Better#MayThe4thBeWithYou_ALL pic.twitter.com/5c0ORIWzHb
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) May 4, 2022
Messages also to comment on the news
For the online fan community, George Lucas' cinematic work remains the pinnacle of contemporary pop culture.
As a surfer asserts, "
Star Wars is THE best saga of all time, I don't want to hear it!"
".
For fans, this day was an opportunity to exchange childhood memories.
“
Me, when I was little, I wanted to be Han Solo and that's it!
“wrote one of them.
Many Internet users have published video parodies by rewriting the cult dialogues of the films.
Even the Army was on board with a clip featuring the armored vehicle called "Le Griffon" and French soldiers engaged in a fight against a Sith, one of the villains of
the dark side of the Force
, at war. with the Jedi order.
Some Internet users also took the opportunity to comment on the news.
"
The Strength you have is your ballot
", counter-attacked the NGO A Voté to encourage young people to participate in
the legislative elections
.
And “
may the Force be with them
”, launched a twittos to comment on the
possible questioning of the right to abortion in the United States
.
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