M<\/span>annequin Challenge. Does everyone remember that? From Wikipedia- “The Mannequin Challenge is a viral Internet video trend where people remain frozen in action like mannequins while a moving camera films them, usually with the song “Black Beatles” by Rae Sremmurd playing in the background. The hashtag #MannequinChallenge was used for popular social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram. It is believed that the phenomenon was started by Dr. Dre in Kush’s music video in 2010. The initial posting has inspired works by other groups, especially professional athletes and sports teams, who have posted increasingly complex and elaborate videos.”<\/p>\n

Perhaps you can remember just how huge this all got as everyone got in on this bit. Throughout 2015 and well into 2016 teams, organizations, artists, huge gatherings of people, any major events sponsored a “Mannequin Challenge”.<\/p>\n

Well, separately I’m a fan of M. Night Shyamalan’s movies and TV shows. From “The Sixth Sense<\/a>“, “The Village<\/a>“, “Unbreakable<\/a>“, to “Signs<\/a>” and “Wayward Pines<\/a>“, they are all great experiences that promise to deliver on nothing that you’d ever expect. Well, a somewhat lesser known one of his works is “The Happening<\/a>“, where people suddenly freeze in position and then, well, I don’t want to ruin for anyone who hasn’t seen it, but I don’t think, you’ll look at the #MannequinChallenge the same way ever again.<\/p>\n

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…freeze in position and then… Mannequin Challenge. Does everyone remember that? From Wikipedia- “The Mannequin Challenge is a viral Internet video trend where people remain frozen in action like mannequins while a moving camera films them, usually with the song …<\/p>\n

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