The Michael Bay meme satirizes the American film director's signature style, often referred to as 'Bayhem,' characterized by heavy use of pyrotechnics, lens flares, and fast-paced editing. The meme typically involves taking a mundane situation—like making a sandwich or walking a dog—and imagining it directed by Bay, resulting in massive, unnecessary explosions. It gained significant traction in the late 2000s and early 2010s as internet users began photoshopping Bay into various scenes or creating video parodies. Today, it remains a go-to trope for mocking big-budget Hollywood overkill and the 'more is more' philosophy of action cinema.