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What's The 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' And 'Turn Around' Meme? The 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid' Movie Scene Turned TikTok Trend Explained
A scene from the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie is currently trending on TikTok in which Greg Heffley (played by Zachary Gordon) sings "Total Eclipse of the Heart," the famous ballad of singer Bonnie Tyler.
In the scene, Greg stuns the theatre teacher and outshines the rest of the students. In memes, creators are using the contrast between him and his peers to paint funny scenarios through object labeling. Trust us, making one of these memes is not as hard as it seems. Plus, it's not hard to understand why it's trending.
Curious about where this meme came from, why it's spreading and how people are making them? Let's explain.
What's The 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' Scene In 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid?'
The scene in question is from the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie that was released in 2010. The main character in the movie is Greg Heffley and in the scene, he and other students are singing the power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by singer Bonnie Tyler.
Greg starts singing last in the order of children and it's immediately evident that he's better than all of them. Of course, for those familiar with the books and movies, Greg's good but high-pitched singing results in his role as a tree in the Wizard of Oz school musical.
Why Is 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' A Meme?
The scene has become a meme due to its newfound virality on TikTok. There was a repost of the scene that was shared to the platform in April of this year which gained over 11 million views in six months.
Likely inspired by the viral video, meme creators on the app resurfaced the clip for memetic usage this month by adding text captions to the scene, labeling each student with a different word or phrase.
Most of the humorous scenarios that are outlined in the memes deal with a choice between many options. All of the students that sing before Greg in the scene are labeled with bad choices while Greg is labeled with a good choice.
How To Make A 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' Meme
To make a "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" meme, you can simply add text captions to the original movie scene following the format of the examples shown above. Alternatively, you can use a greenscreen template and go into an editing app like CapCut and locate the "Remove background" feature.
Once the green background is removed, you can add any background that you like in order to fit the setting and scenario outlined in your text overlay.
For the full history of Diary of a Wimpy Kid "Total Eclipse of the Heart," be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for even more information.