I'm the Captain Now
A Somali pirate takes command of a cargo ship, used whenever someone takes over.
“Look at me. I'm the captain now.”
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- From
- Captain Phillips (2013)
- Type
- Movie
- Who
- Muse (Barkhad Abdi), Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks)
- Timecode
- Not added yet
The scene
Based on the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama. After the pirates board the ship, their leader Muse tells Captain Phillips: “Look at me. Look at me. I’m the captain now.”
The meme is used for anything taking control, such as a cat claiming your chair or autocorrect rewriting your message.
