This iconic reaction clip originates from the 2005 gritty crime drama Harsh Times, directed by David Ayer. The scene features Christian Bale as Jim Davis, an ex-Army Ranger struggling with PTSD who is driving through Los Angeles. In a moment of intense, volatile frustration, Jim lashes out at the world around him, screaming the visceral line: "These fucking assholes!" The clip gained massive traction in meme culture as the definitive expression of unbridled road rage or general exasperation with society. It is most commonly used to represent the feeling of being surrounded by incompetence, whether in traffic, at work, or online. Example captions include: "Me five minutes into my commute on a Monday morning," "When you check the group chat after being away for an hour," and "Trying to navigate a website that has 50 different cookie consent pop-ups."