Honest Movie Posters gained massive popularity through the internet's love for cynical film criticism and satire, popularized by digital outlets like The Shiznit and the 'Honest Trailers' series. The meme involves taking official theatrical posters and replacing the titles and taglines with more 'honest' versions that reflect the audience's actual experience or the movie's predictable plot holes. It serves as a visual shorthand for film reviews, often stripping away the marketing hype to expose tropes, product placements, or thin character development. Today, it remains a staple of social media commentary whenever a blockbuster film fails to meet expectations or leans too heavily on clichés, allowing fans to roast Hollywood with high-quality graphic parodies.