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So You Have Chosen Death
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About
"So You Have Chosen Death" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Saruman from the 2001 fantasy film Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The line has since been used as part of a reaction image and a catchphrase online.
Origin
On December 19th, 2001, the film Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in the United States.[1] In the film, the wizard Saruman imprisons his former pupil Ganfalf (portrayed by Sir Christopher Lee and Sir Ian McKellen, respectively). He gives Gandalf an ultimatum: Join his cause or die. When Gandalf escapes, Saruman says to himself, "So you have chosen death."
On December 18th, 2013, Neil Magan uploaded the clip to YouTube, where it received more than 7,700 views in six years (shown below).
Spread
The following year, on August 7th, 2014, the line was used as the subject of a motivational poster-style image by Blogspot [2] user famousquotesbest (shown below, left).
Three years later, people online began using the phrase as a reaction image, placing the line not just in moments from the aforementioned scene, but other scenes featuring Saruman. On May 7th, 2017, Redditor [3] KekistanInfantry posted a variation of the image and captioned, "So France, you have chosen death." The post received more than 860 points (90% upvoted) in two years (shown below, center).
On July 9th, 2018, iFunny [4] user TheLordOfTheRings posted a version that reads "when there is a fly stuck in your room so you open the window widely for it to escape but it still can't find its way out." The post received more than 230 upvotes in one year (shown below, right).
![Poster "So you have chosen. Death Pord Of he Rngs Ofor](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/187/1f4.png)
![So france SO FRANCE YOU HAVE CHOSEN DEATH imgflip.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/185/42b.jpg)
![When there is a fly stuck in your room when there is a fly stuck in your room so you open the window widely for it to escape but it still can't find its way out So you have chosen death.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/194/c15.png)
On June 19th, 2019, Redditor[5] Flitwick87 used the phrase as the title to a Drakeposting-styled meme about the Lord of the Rings character Arwen. The post received more than 24,000 points (94% upvoted) and 390 comments in less than one month (shown below).
The meme documentation websites memepedia[6] and memeing.world[7] have both covered the meme.
![Sailing to the undying lands Sailing to the undying lands with all that is left of her kin Choosing a mortal life because Aragorn is a sexy beast](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/201/0db.jpg)
Various Examples
![When a target decides to investigate something on their own When a target decides to investigate something on their own So you have chosen death.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/200/30e.png)
![When a user comments they could hav ejust had the eagels When a user comments "They could have just taken the Eagles to Mordor" on r/lotrmemes So you have chosen death](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/199/7d1.png)
![When your friend switches to the other team When your friend switches to the other team. So you have chosen death...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/196/207.png)
![Cops in GTA when you accidentally touch their car Cops in GTA when you have accidentally touched their car SO. YOU HAVE CHOSEN DEATH Gn3heme.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/193/2f6.png)
![Turns off Xbox while I'm playing 8 year old brother: *Turns off Xbox while I'm playing* 12 year old me: So you have chosen... death.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/191/6cb.jpg)
![Russian Language Version Я: Я не могу сейчас подойти, это онлайн игра. Мама: Значит ты выбрал.. смерть.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/202/eff.jpg)
Templates
![So You Have Chosen Death [Template] So you have chosen... death.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/513/336/2cf.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy
[2] Blogspot – Movie Quotes
[3] Reddit – /r/the_donald
[4] iFunny – TheLordOfTheRings' Post
[5] Reddit – /r/lotrmemes
[6] Memepedia – So You Have Chosen Death
[7] Memeing.world – So You Have Chosen Death
Top Comment
brown5alive
Jul 17, 2019 at 06:42AM EDT