![]() But make no mistake, this GIF is a rare instance of applause that’s also a threat. ![]() It doesn’t work - his own newspaper trashes her, even though, again, she’d be the star of any karaoke bar. (She sounds alright to us, but we’re impressed by particularly on-key seals.) When he finds her reception lackluster, he starts angry clapping, more to chastise the audience than to show his appreciation to his lady love. What It Actually Means: “You suck, but I’m powerful enough to convince everyone else that you don’t.” In this scene of Citizen Kane, the resident in question is watching his shiny new wife perform in the opera house he’s built for her, to the boredom and discomfort of everyone else in the audience. You’ve made such a good point (or done such a good TikTok dance or deep-throated such a good entire pineapple) that the viewer is left with no choice but to throw their meat flaps together so violently you’d think they were fighting. What It Means: Orson Welles’ forceful applause couldn’t be clearer.
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