I Am the Cheese. Surprised that nobody mentioned that one. There was a rationale for the movie title, since Robert Cormier's source novel was an established classic in young adult circles.
Even at this late date I have to share William McCrum's amazement that anybody would be put off by ordinary "name" titles like Elmer Gantry and Taras Bulba. The former is a great film and both movies have terrific scores. What's going on here? Some kind of ethnic animosity? I do hope the posters have gotten over their problem by now.
Even at this late date I have to share William McCrum's amazement that anybody would be put off by ordinary "name" titles like Elmer Gantry and Taras Bulba.
How would a viewer necessarily know they were ordinary "name" titles if she has not seen the films? "Elmer Gantry" could be about a gantry named after someone named "Elmer." For all I know, "Taras Bulba" may be about a town in Indiana, like Terre Haute.
Speaking of Indiana, may I add "Hoosiers" to the list at this point.
I'm simply talking about titles that don't draw me in. You, however, are drawing erroneous conclusions as to why.
Fair enough. But I would have thought that literary fame (Lewis and Gogol) and musical fame (Janacek) plus movie celebrity (Lancaster's and Brooks's Oscars) might have mitigated the problem. Hope you've caught up by now
Even at this late date I have to share William McCrum's amazement that anybody would be put off by ordinary "name" titles like Elmer Gantry and Taras Bulba.
How would a viewer necessarily know they were ordinary "name" titles if she has not seen the films? "Elmer Gantry" could be about a gantry named after someone named "Elmer." For all I know, "Taras Bulba" may be about a town in Indiana, like Terre Haute.
Do people really go to see or watch a film based solely on whether the title sounds as if it might be a good film? I've never gone to see a film without knowing something about it and reading reviews. So this whole thread makes no sense.
Most of the superheroe movies (Marvel and DC) since the first Iron Man And any Transformers movie. Mostly because I think Hans Zimmer's disciples are responsible for the poorest era in geeky movie History.
We all knew what the title meant in 2008, when Oliver Stone re-used it, with a period (W.), while President George W. Bush was still in office. But what did 1974 audiences think their film was about?
Most of the superheroe movies (Marvel and DC) since the first Iron Man And any Transformers movie. Mostly because I think Hans Zimmer's disciples are responsible for the poorest era in geeky movie History.
Had know idea Hans had any-think to do with DC or Marv. I do hate these movies the music was an excellent insight too my surprise they don't seem out of place to other genres, well on-par matter of fact some composers I never knew now I dig, I'm actually looking to buy a couple more for £5, yeah, pee-poor movies - fine disciples.
I avoided titles like Porky’s and its sequels. Beavis and Butt-Head didn’t inspired me to see that movie. Seeing snippets of those movies simply reinforced my alienation.
Titles of movies or books are “usually” designed to attract us, but I think most movie attendees do some research beyond title. For instance, when I heard the title A Quiet Place, I thought that might be a rather dull movie. Reading about it and seeing trailers certainly convinced me that the last thing this movie would be was dull or even quiet. I remember hearing about a movie called Animal House, and that title didn’t inspire my interest; however, word of mouth soon spread about this ribald comedy, and it has become a comedic classic.
Titles can distract or attract. I’ve learned to, “Never judge a book by its cover.” Also, I’ve learned we could miss some pretty amazing movies if we prejudged a movie ONLY by its title. Sometimes we need to probe beyond titles.
