And This Is Where The Operatic Section Comes In

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"And This is Where the Operatic Section Comes In" is a memorable quote uttered by Freddie Mercury in the 2018 biopic drama Bohemian Rhapsody, which follows the story of the British rock band Queen. In the film, while recording the song "Bohemian Rhapsody," which takes influence from Operatic musical styles, Mercury says the quote, and a clip of the moment has been used in a series of video remixes and reaction images.

Origin

In the trailer for the film Bohemian Rhapsody, released on May 15th, 2018, during the process of recording the titular song that the film is named after, Freddie Mercury (portrayed by Rami Malek) tells bandmate Brian May (portrayed by Gwilym Lee), who is recording the song "Bohemian Rhapsody," "and this is where the operatic section comes in" (shown below).

That day, a GIF of the moment was posted on the website GIPHY (shown below).^[2]

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On June 4th, 2018, Redditor ^[3] Thetrashman754 posted a two-panel image macro featuring the image from Bohemian Rhapsody and an image Darth Maul from the 1999 science fiction film Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, parodying the use of composer John Williams' operatic soundtrack song "Duel of the Fates." The post received more than 28,000 points (93% upvoted) and 265 comments in less than one year (shown below, left).

On June 6th, YouTuber shane wallis posted a video that edits the clip from Bohemian Rhapsody with the 1999 science fiction film Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. The post parodies the operatic vocals within John Williams' "Duel of the Fates" track, which plays in the Star Wars film. The post received more than 2,900 views in nine months (shown below, left).

Later that month, Redditor^[1] Two_Faced posted a version of the meme in the /r/DC_Cinematic, referring to an image from the 2013 Superman film Man of Steel. The post received more than 1,200 points (97% upvoted) and 50 comments in less than one year (shown below, right).

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