On the Way to the Eiffel Tower

Text on the meme

me on my way to visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris rn

What it means

A man rushes through a chaotic ancient Egyptian battlefield, dodging soldiers, horses, explosions, and flying debris, while the caption says he is simply on his way to visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The joke contrasts the absurdly dangerous journey with the casual tourist destination, made even funnier by the elegant, nostalgic French chanson “Sous le ciel de Paris” by Yves Montand playing over the action.

Sound

♪ Yves Montand — Sous le ciel de Paris

music / музыка

Who

Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell (Брендан Фрейзер в роли Рика О’Коннелла), The Mummy (1999)

Objects

man in adventurer clothing / мужчина в одежде искателя приключений ancient ruins / древние руины Egyptian temple / египетский храм stone columns / каменные колонны horses / лошади soldiers / солдаты sword / меч pistol / пистолет sand / песок dust cloud / облако пыли explosion / взрыв stone monument / каменный монумент backpack / рюкзак Eiffel Tower reference / отсылка к Эйфелевой башне