# This Is Where the Fun Begins This Is Where the Fun Begins is an image macro built from a Revenge of the Sith shot where Anakin Skywalker delivers the title line while chasing an assassin through Coruscant. Facebook pages picked up the screengrab in late 2016, and by early 2017 it was one of the signature prequel-era Star Wars reaction templates on Reddit. ## Origin The clip comes from the 2005 Lucasfilm release Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, where Anakin says the line to Obi-Wan Kenobi while they fly into the opening space battle[1]. The scene was uploaded to YouTube and became the raw material later cropped into image macros. The meme format itself was seeded on October 8th, 2016, when the Facebook page Relatable Star Wars Memes posted the screenshot captioned 'When you locate the beginning of the fun,' which pulled in more than 790 shares, 640 reactions and 320 comments over the next four months[2]. According to Know Your Meme, this is the earliest documented caption pairing[5]. - **Platform:** Facebook (seed) / Reddit (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2016 ## Overview The format pairs a tight screenshot of Anakin Skywalker, grinning as he banks his starfighter after General Grievous in the Battle of Coruscant opening of Revenge of the Sith, with a caption that frames some mundane or ominous moment as the start of chaos[1]. Most captions use the structure 'when you' plus a scenario the poster is clearly too hyped about, which plays off how unhinged Hayden Christensen's delivery sounds against the surrounding scene[2]. The joke works because the line is a real piece of movie dialogue that already reads as corny, and because Anakin's eagerness lines up with his later turn toward the Dark Side. Reposters often swap the caption for a second panel showing the Jedi Temple massacre or other villain moments[3]. Alongside 'Hello There' and 'I Have the High Ground,' it sits in the standard rotation of prequel-era reaction templates on Reddit[4]. ## How It Spread After the Relatable Star Wars Memes post, the template jumped to other Star Wars pages. On December 7th, 2016, the Youngling-core Facebook page stacked the screenshot above the scene of Anakin killing the younglings, which gave the format its darker two-panel variant[3]. Reddit picked it up weeks later when user cibolm reposted the original caption to r/meirl on December 24th, where it collected more than 6,100 points at 94% upvoted and around 60 comments[4]. The real surge came in February 2017. On the 7th, Redditor Trumps_guacadviser posted a version to r/dankmemes with the caption 'When you walk in your room and your uncle is naked on your bed,' leaning into the Uncle Owen angle[6]. The same day, user liliceberg flagged the trend on r/MemeEconomy with a post titled 'Buy Buy Buy! This is where the fun begins memes about to explode'[7]. On February 17th, user awesumepizza followed with a new macro titled 'Is this where the fun begins?' built around a pregnancy joke, which reached about 1,800 points at 98% upvoted on r/dankmemes within a week[8]. The format then settled into the standing prequel-memes rotation on r/PrequelMemes and the wider Star Wars subreddits, where the Anakin screenshot is still cycled as a reaction image whenever someone is about to do something regrettable[5]. ## How to Use The common convention is a two-line setup. Top text reads 'When you' plus a situation the poster is irrationally excited about (hearing drama from the next room, finding something embarrassing, spotting a chance to cause trouble), with the Anakin grin as the punchline image. Some versions skip the top text and instead stack the screenshot above a second Revenge of the Sith frame, typically the march on the Jedi Temple, to flip the mood from goofy to menacing[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is This Is Where the Fun Begins? It is an image macro using a screenshot of Anakin Skywalker smiling in his starfighter from Revenge of the Sith, captioned to frame some situation as the start of chaos[2]. ### Where did This Is Where the Fun Begins come from? The quote is from the 2005 film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith[1], and the meme format was seeded by the Relatable Star Wars Memes Facebook page on October 8th, 2016[2]. ### What does This Is Where the Fun Begins mean? It flags a moment the poster is suspiciously eager about, usually with a 'when you' setup that pays off on Anakin's unhinged grin[6]. ### How do you use This Is Where the Fun Begins? Pair the Anakin screenshot with a 'when you' caption describing a situation about to go off the rails, or stack it over a second Revenge of the Sith frame like the Jedi Temple massacre for a darker version[3]. ### Is This Is Where the Fun Begins still popular? It settled into the standard prequel-memes rotation after the February 2017 surge on r/dankmemes and r/MemeEconomy[7] and is still cycled as a reaction image in Star Wars subreddits[5]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAHLwAxS7FI]() 2. [https://www.facebook.com/relatablestarwarsmemes/photos/a.1698969790425145.1073741828.1698962367092554/1708324629489661/?type=3&theater]() 3. [https://www.facebook.com/theyounglingcore/photos/a.706747226092390.1073741828.706743752759404/911495342284243/?type=3&theater]() 4. [https://www.reddit.com/r/meirl/comments/5k35p5/meirl/]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-is-where-the-fun-begins]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/comments/5smefg/you_were_the_chosen_one/]() 7. [https://www.reddit.com/r/MemeEconomy/comments/5snf4o/buy_buy_buy_this_is_where_the_fun_begins_memes/]() 8. [https://www.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/comments/5uj2yx/is_this_where_the_fun_begins/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/this-is-where-the-fun-begins Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library