I Love Video Games / Me Too

The "I Love Video Games / Me Too" meme originated from a scene in the 2009 movie "500 Days of Summer." In the scene, the protagonist Tom (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) says, "I love video games," and Summer (played by Zooey Deschanel) replies, "Me too." Later, it is revealed that Summer's "Video Games" actually refers to a song by Lana Del Rey, creating a humorous misunderstanding as the two characters use the same phrase with different meanings.

The meme began on November 5, 2024, when Twitter user @elyelgow_ posted two images in Portuguese. Within a week, the post garnered 360 retweets and 2,900 likes. On November 8, user @honeyonthevine_ shared an English-translated version, which gained 34,000 retweets and 275,000 likes, significantly popularizing the meme.

The meme humorously portrays situations where two people use the same word but understand it differently. For example, one person might say, "I love video games," referring to actual video games, while the other interprets it as Lana Del Rey's song title. This misunderstanding generates humor, leading to various adaptations. For instance, one variation depicts a man referring to casual video games while a woman responds with a preference for hardcore games, further expanding the meme's scope.