You can't Javert your eyes from the latest Internet meme

There is no telling what makes a meme stick and whether it will rise to Internet stardom — but once one has started to take off, there is no stopping it.

Over the past few months an odd meme has appeared regularly in the GIF communities on Imgur and Reddit. The meme — known as Javert or "Javert your eyes" — stems from the 2012 film Les Misérables.

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The GIF features a disappointed Russell Crow, who plays the role of Javert in Les Mis, and it serves as the perfect reaction GIF for countless scenarios. And that's how the meme was used for a long time. Imgur's community director, Sarah Schaaf, told The Daily Dot that "Javert has actually been used as a reaction GIF for years." Schaaf cited the example of "When I am too old to play in the ball pit," which appeared in 2012 Read more...

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