Simon Says Look Down

«Simon says look down» «Rub your eyes»

A man in a dark coat follows the instructions to look down and rub his eyes, then abruptly moves out of frame. The joke is the surreal implication that obeying the simple Simon Says commands causes something alarming or unbearable, while the eerie video-game music—PdePaganini’s “Ghost Theme” from New Super Mario Bros Wii—makes the reaction feel dramatically ominous. It works as a reaction to realizing something disturbing or regretting looking closer. EN: A man in a dark coat follows the instructions to look down and rub his eyes, then abruptly moves out of frame. The joke is the surreal implication that obeying the simple Simon Says commands causes something alarming or unbearable, while the eerie video-game music—PdePaganini’s “Ghost Theme” from New Super Mario Bros Wii—makes the reaction feel dramatically ominous. It works as a reaction to realizing something disturbing or regretting looking closer.

♪ PdePaganini — Ghost Theme (New Super Mario Bros Wii)

• @afrosidemoon / 61440 2023-12-04