People are sharing hilarious memes comparing pop culture images to show how they looked and felt at the start of March compared to the end.
The comical posts are bringing much-needed humor to social media amid the coronavirus pandemic as people recall how they went from being relatively carefree on March 1 to completely haggard by March 31.
Most would agree that the past four weeks have felt like years as the virus rapidly spread around the world and social distancing became the new normal.
Before and after: Twitter users have been posting hilarious memes show how they looked at the start of March compared to the end, including this one featuring Forest Whitaker
What a change: Writer Matthew A. Cherry kicked off a thread of ‘March 1st vs. March 31st’ memes on Tuesday and included these images from the 2009 science fiction film District 9
Hilarious: He rounded out the memes with pictures of a young Wiz Khalifa and a smiling, white-haired Morgan Freeman
As of Wednesday, there have been over 190,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. and more than 4,000 deaths — and this is just the beginning.
The White House has predicted that the virus will kill 100,000 to 240,000 Americans, meaning the worst has yet to come.
Fears surrounding the novel virus have only been exacerbated by financial uncertainty. Economic shutdowns to fight the coronavirus will likely put the country in a deep recession as millions of workers have already been laid off.
Director and writer Matthew A. Cherry kicked off his thread of ‘March 1st vs. March 31st’ memes on Tuesday by sharing side-by-side images of a young Forest Whitaker in the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High and him 34 years later in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Looking back: Lisa Bee shared comparison photos of Britney Spears at the start of her career and her shaving her head in 2007.
From refreshed to haggard: Someone else shared images of Viggo Mortensen
See the difference? These images of Denzel Washington made for a perfect comparison meme
Stressed out: One clever Twitter user posted pictures of Barack Obama at the start of his presidency and at the end
Famous scenes: A Scandal-themed meme features pictures of Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) in the series
Just what we needed: Pictures of Baby Yoda and Yoda made for an excellent comparison
Transformation: One person used a glamorous snapshot of Charlize Theron striking a pose alongside a picture of her playing Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 film Monster
But he didn’t stop there. He went on to post an image of Sharlto Copley as Wikus van de Merwe at the start of the 2009 science fiction film District 9 alongside a picture of his character after he turned into an alien.
He rounded out the memes with pictures of a young Wiz Khalifa and a smiling, white-haired Morgan Freeman.
Cherry’s post inspired people to create their own memes and share them in the thread, with each one being funnier than the last.
Lisa Bee shared comparison photos of Britney Spears at the start of her career and her shaving her head in 2007.
Too far? Someone else shared a photo of Mitch McConnell alongside a movie still of disfigured Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) in the 2001 film Hannibal
Decades older: Photos of Leonard DiCaprio in his film made for great comparison memes
Looking different: Matthew McConaughey was also a popular choice
My heart will go on: Another person took inspiration from the movie Titanic and did photos of young Rose (Kate Winslet) on the ship and old Rose (Gloria Stuart) recounting her story
Timely: Norm Harper got even more creative and paired a cartoon sketch of a tiger with a little boy with a picture of Joe Exotic and one of his tigers
Adorable: The cutest meme featured before-and-after photos of a little girl on her first day of school
Years apart: One person used photos of Anne Hathaway in the Princess Diaries and Les Misérables
Another person named Katie took inspiration from the movie Titanic and did photos of young Rose (Kate Winslet) on the ship and old Rose (Gloria Stuart) recounting her story.
Norm Harper got even more creative and paired a cartoon sketch of a tiger with a little boy with a picture of Joe Exotic and one of his tigers.
Others opted to get political, with one Twitter user sharing a photo of Mitch McConnell alongside a movie still of disfigured Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) in the 2001 film adaptation of the novel Hannibal.
The wild comparison got plenty of laughs, with actress Liz Jenkins responding: ‘I can’t I can’t I can’t.’
Popular choice: Beyoncé fans shared glamorous photos of the singer alongside a still of her portraying Etta James in the 2008 film Cadillac Records
Brilliant: Another depiction shows SpongeBob SquarePants next to a yellow dish sponge
From ripped to couch potato: One Twitter user used photos of Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Avengers: Endgame
Need a haircut? Michael J. Fox in Teen Wolf made for a good meme
Famous face: One person shared photos of Friends star Matthew Perry
New look: Eddie Murphy also served as inspiration for a meme
Clever edit: An updated version of the Mona Lisa sporting under eye masks and messy hair while holding a glass of red wine
Someone else posted pictures of Barack Obama at the start of his presidency and at the end, with one Twitter user noting: ‘Mans aged 20 years during the 8 year presidency.’
Some celebrities ended up being more popular than others, particularly Matthew McConaughey, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Beyoncé, who all appeared in several versions of the meme.
Beyoncé fans shared glamorous photos of the singer alongside a still of her portraying Etta James in the 2008 film Cadillac Records.
Other clever depictions show SpongeBob SquarePants next to a yellow dish sponge and an updated version of the Mona Lisa sporting under eye masks and messy hair while holding a glass of red wine.