Trump & The Glaring: A Mugshot composition where a character stares at the camera with a forward tilt, to convey to the audience that they are at the peak of their derangement

 “‘The Kubrick Stare’ is one of director Stanley Kubrick’s most recognizable directorial techniques,” the X user Cry-Baby Chloe’s tweet reads atop the montage. “A method of shot composition where a character stares at the camera with a forward tilt, to convey to the audience that they are at the peak of their derangement.”
It remains uncertain whether Trump’s denouement is upon him, but one thing seems clear — Cry-Baby Chloe is onto something.

Check out the “Kubrick Stare” meme below.

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Trump’s Glare Likened to Iconic Stanley Kubrick Villains at the ‘Peak of Their Derangement’

As the former president’s mug shot caught fire online, one comparison stood out among the rest

Warner Bros./Fulton County Jail

Jeremy Bailey

August 24, 2023 @ 9:37 PM

As Donald Trump’s mug shot from his arrest in Fulton County, Georgia, took off online Thursday night, spawning memes of every shape, stripe and color, one compilation stood out among the rest.

And while the rousing meme sent Trump up in appropriate fashion — and certainly wasn’t alone in that regard — it served a dual function, proving that while the legendary director Stanley Kubrick is no longer with us (he died in 1999), his legacy has stood the test of time.

In the meme, Trump as jail bird joins a photo montage of villains from three of Kubrick’s Warner Bros. classics — Malcolm McDowell as Alex in 1971’s “A Clockwork Orange,” Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in 1980’s “The Shining” and Vincent D’Onofrio as Private Pyle in 1987’s “Full Metal Jacket.”