Editor’s Note: This entry contain major spoilers from the movie Interstellar-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
About
Matthew McConaughey Reaction Videos refers to a series of remix videos of a scene from the 2014 science fiction movie Interstellar, where the main protagonist Cooper (played by Matthew McConaughey) reacts to something that he is watching.
Origin
In the movie, after a planetary mission went horribly wrong, Cooper and the group return to their space ship only to discover that due to the nature of the blackhole that was near the planet they visited, the group was in that planet for over 23 years. Cooper then started watching all of the recordings that was sent to him from earth within that timespan which got him very emotional.
On December 28th, 2014, the McConaughey Reacts youtube channel was created. On the same day, the channel uploaded its first videos which features Matthew McConaughey Reacting to Keyboard Cat. On December 29th, the channel uploaded another video in which Matthew McConaughey Reacts to Grape Stomping Lady. Together, both videos accumulated over 9.000 views as of May, 2015.
Spread
On April 16th, 2015, youtube user oskararnarson uploaded a video which shows an edited version of the scene which shows Matthew McConaughey reacting to the second teaser trailer of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Within a month, the video gathered more than 9.7 million views. The video was posted on the /r/videos subreddit the next day where it gathered around 4.933 points and 1.171 comments as of May, 2015[1]. The video was also covered by various news sites such as Hollywood Reporter[2], The Verge[3], Moviefone[4], Hollywood Life[5], and Slash Film[6].
On April 17th, 2015, youtube user Tyrone Magnus uploaded a video of himself reacting to the Star Wars reaction video. Within less than a month, the video gathered over 39.000 views. On April 20th, 2015, youtube channel The Reel Rejects uploaded a video that shows Ryan and Sally reacting to the Star Wars reaction video. As of May, 2015, the video gathered more than 43.000 views.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]reddit – Matthew Mcconaughey’s reaction to Star Wars trailer
[2]The Hollywood Reporter – ‘Interstellar’ Matthew McConaughey Is a Huge ‘Star Wars’ Fan
[3]The Verge – Matthew McConaughey reacts to the new Star Wars trailer, and a meme is born
[4]Moviefone – Watch Matthew McConaughey’s Scary-Accurate Reaction to the New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser
[5]Hollywood Life – Matthew McConaughey Cries Over New ‘Star Wars’ Trailer, Sort Of -- Watch
[6]Slash Film – LOL: ‘Interstellar’s Matthew McConaughey Reacts to ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer