More than 20 years later, the world is looking back on one of Keira Knightley‘s breakout roles through a new lens. Although audiences have come to see her Love Actually scene with Mark’s (Andrew Lincoln) cue cards as less romantic over the years,

Iconic scene, ‘stolen from a Bob Dylan video’, has been parodied countless times since the film’s release in 2003

Keira Knightley has described her Love Actually cue card scene as “creepy”, pointing out that she was only 17 at the time.

At this point, it's common knowledge that the film's cue card declaration scene has not aged well. The "romantic" moment sees Andrew Lincoln 's Mark use handwritten signs to silently declare his love to Juliet (Knightley), the woman who just married his best friend ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ).

Love Actually is meant to be an antidote to Hollywood romances and happily-ever-after endings. Its mix of vulnerability, sentimentality, and disarming goofiness has made it a Christmas movie classic for decades,

The actress said she had to force her teenage self not to pull "creeped out" facial expressions when the cameras were rolling

Keira Knightley has addressed the long-standing controversy around the cue card scene in 2003's Christmas rom-com Love Actually, and she actually agrees that the moment is "quite creepy". The scene sees Andrew Lincoln's character showing up at Knightley's character's door to confess his love for her though cue cards.