Epic Handshake
Where it came from
A shot from the 1987 film Predator where Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers clasp hands in a tense, muscular, extremely ripped handshake. Became a meme in the 2010s as the "two groups agree on one thing" format.
Two enormous arms, both flexing, clasp each other in the middle of the frame. Each arm gets a label. Over the handshake itself, you write the one thing the two labeled groups unexpectedly agree on. "Vegans / Lactose-intolerant people — hating milk."
The image is perfect because the handshake looks like a peace treaty between ancient rivals. Whatever you put over the grip lands with the weight of "finally, the one thing uniting us". It's one of the best "unlikely alliance" formats ever made, because both arms are so absurdly jacked that any shared opinion feels historic.
Still widely used. The format is flexible enough to never really go out of style.
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