Imgur And The City Of A Thousand GIFs

Hello, Imgur! A month ago we released the trailer for Luc Besson’s upcoming movie, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Things got a little weird, but hey, we’re all consenting adults here. We come bearing a holiday gift - a reimagining of the Valerian story with Imgur in mind. Strap in and enjoy the ride.

“Valerian, We’ve Landed on Planet Imgur.”

Laureline likes what she sees. Valerian frowns and says, “I thought it was supposed to be green? Where are these blue favorite hearts coming from?”

Our Heroes Begin Their Journey In User Sub

Laureline discovers she enjoys being a downvote fairy. Valerian posts a selfie, hoping he can inspire the ladies of Imgur to send him … you know.

Cometh the Selfie, Cometh the Trolls

Valerian makes one simple selfie mistake and the Imgur community lets him have it. He had no idea that somebody called “FluffyPuppyGuy” could be so brutal. To clear his head, he reads a super interesting post about an upcoming movie that is in no way related to this Promoted Post.

Valerian Dives Into The Depths Of Imgur

One post leads to another, and Valerian finds himself geeking out on posts from years ago. He starts saying “upvote” instead of yes, and can identify 2,000 different species of sea slugs. When he looks in the mirror, he sees Michael Cera staring back at him. And he’s into it.

Valerian Has A New Mission Now: Conquer The Front Page

Despite posting cat GIFs, wallpaper dumps, even his grandma’s award-winning recipes, he fails to break out of User Sub. Out of pure frustration at the universe, he expresses himself the only way he knows how: he shitposts. Hard.

On Come The Downvotes

Valerian quickly becomes the main event at the downvote party. But then something unexpected happens. A trickle of upvotes come in. More upvotes. Suddenly he is lost in a blur of green.

Could It Be?

Hours later, Valerian’s shitpost stands at the top of most viral, star of the FP. He’s done it. His mission is complete.

With That, It’s Time To Go

Bathed in the warm glow of upvotes and favorites, Valerian and Laureline depart Planet Imgur. While in flight, Valerian reads this interview with a completely unrelated movie director who is participating in Imgur’s Secret Santa. He throws the post an upvote, and smiles to himself. The balance of the Internet is restored again.