These "May The Fourth Be With You" 'Star Wars' Memes Are Taking Over The Internet

The internet is a pretty magical place, especially for Star Wars fans. Yeah, when Samuel L. Jackson told the other Jedi Masters that he thought Anakin should not become a Jedi Master so soon, the future Lord Vader heard him nice and clear and obviously kept that in his mind. While on the other hand, Star Wars is putting out a consistent quality product that has the super-fans and casual watchers alike drooling in anticipation for the next installment.

To end this montage of the funniest Star Wars memes, I present to you the absolute best example of them: "Written and Directed by George Lucas." These are by far the most hilarious and probably the most stupendous of them all, sidestepping the boundary of fact and showcasing a brilliant inclusion of alternate endings that could have made the storyline much shorter.

Prequel Memes refer to a series of image macros and photoshop memes that deal exclusively with images, lines, or content from the Star Wars prequel films: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

And, even if you're the kind of Star Wars fan who doesn't like the prequels, you can at least admit that some of the memes that spawned from them are funny. This is Where the Fun Begins is an image macro series featuring a screen capture of the character Anakin Skywalker from a scene in the 2005 film Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.

The memes perfectly blend the series' most memorable Steam quotes with hilarious pop culture references, "I am your father" jokes, and pets who make the dark side look seriously cute. The ultimate heroes in the first Star Wars film, every member of the ragtag group at the core of the movie played an integral role in the destruction of the Death Star and the Resistance's survival.

After 40 years, eight movies, and countless novelizations, television shows, and action figures, Star Wars is a part of the cultural zeitgeist in a way that few things are. We watch Star Wars for good versus evil, cool character designs, and galactic drama. Online, the phrase is frequently used in conjunction with screenshots from the film to express feigned surprise, or used as the subject line for Star Wars-related posts.