1984
Explanation
This comic plays on the common political cliche "This is just like 1984," which typically refers to George Orwell's dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" about authoritarian surveillance and thought control. The phrase is frequently invoked in political discourse whenever someone perceives government overreach or censorship.
The joke subverts this expectation entirely. When the woman says "My God, this is just like in 1984," the other person reasonably asks "How so?" expecting a commentary on authoritarianism. Instead, the punchline reveals she's referring to the literal year 1984 -- they're going to watch Ghostbusters, which was released in 1984.
The caption below reinforces the joke: "If you only use '1984' to refer to the actual year, it's a much richer metaphor." This is a meta-commentary on how the Orwell reference has become so overused and reductive that simply referring to what actually happened in 1984 (like watching a beloved comedy film) would be more interesting and meaningful than yet another lazy comparison to Orwell's dystopia.