When we see memes they are usually created for humorous reasons. They mock the meaning of the picture and turn it into something we can relate too, usually being humorous. Images can have many different meanings, What is being signified can be the tricky part, however, the range of possible interpretations allows us, as the viewers, to create our own meaning from the images and symbols portrayed.

The ‘One does not simply’ image has become popular for many memes. For all the Lord of the Rings fans, the denotation is obvious. The man in the image is a man from the Lord of the Rings. For all those non Lord of the Ring fans, the image is of a man with his hand positioned into an ‘O’ shape. From the clothes and the hair it looks as if this man is not from the present time but from a period of time when man carried swords and wore armour. The caption ‘One does not Simply’ portrays what this man could possibly be saying and the hand also indicates an action that follows what he has just said.

This meme has been used for many different connotations:

 

The mockery has become very familiar to a vast range of people, especially if you have social media.

Hands up if you are a Lord of the Ring fan? If you’re hand is up then you would know what is being signified. The meme is originally from the phrase “One does not simply Walk into Mordor“. It’s the scene from the Lord of the Rings: The fellowship of the ring, where Boromir indicates how difficult a task will be.

A simple scene from a movie has now many meanings depending on the meme created. The phrase after “One does not simply” can be read in many different ways. Even you can add to this meme and create your own phrase.