The Founder (film)

The Founder is a 2016 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film portrays the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch co-star as McDonald's founders Richard and Maurice McDonald.[6]

The film premiered at Arclight Hollywood on December 7, 2016 and was released theatrically in the United States on January 20, 2017 by The Weinstein Company. It grossed $24 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Keaton's performance.

History
For whatever reason, around the year circa 2017 to early 2018, Shane took great interest in the film, eventually watching it on Netflix. This mild interest in the story of the founder of the McDonald's corporation lead to many memes and forced references with the parties, which allowed interest in the movie to grow in the Society. In the following years, several other Society members claimed to have viewed the movie, however, the only confirm viewer is mariocart100, who initially pirated the film before bumming off of Shane's Netflix; this is okay because Shane bums off mariocart100's PlayStation Plus.

The status of The Founder as a meme within the Society has died off over the subsequent years. In 2020, the movie is rarely talked about, potentially being replaced by other meme-worthy films like American Psycho.

Controversy
The character of Ray Kroc has sparked controversy among the Society, particularly between mariocart100 and Shane. In the film, Kroc is portrayed as the hero throughout most of the movie, yet he steals the McDonald's name and brand from the brothers in which the restaurant is named. He even steals the wife of another prominent character in the movie. What an asshole right? That's big business for ya.

The question still stands: Does Ray Kroc deserve the title of founder of the McDonald's corporation? I would say a very hard no. Yes, he did virtually create the business side of the food chain, but the McDonald brothers deserve more credit than they are granted.