Sometimes it’s good to keep a title brief and punchy.
A series of movies about a war on a galactic level?Star Wars.
A movie about a person wanting to murder someone called Bill?Kill Bill.
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A movie about a tornado of sharks?Sharknado.
Sometimes, a longer title might be used to emphasize a film’s complexity or runtime.
Other times, it can be done for the sake of humor.
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Based on the novel byJ.
You have to admire the commitment to the title.
Maybe filmgoers were afraid to say the sentence-long title out loud to the ticket-seller at the cinema.
At leastit’s been appreciated as a cult classic in more recent years, dimension-hopping title and all.
That would be numerically pleasing, but alas, life is messy.
The same word can be used to describe war, which is what this documentary is about.
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Errol Morris has directed some fantastic documentariesin his time, with this one being one of the very best.
It can also be abbreviated toDr.
Strangelovequite easily, but the full title does a good job of laying out its themes and satirical tone.
It was made while the Cold War was in full swing, and tensions surrounding nuclear warfare were high.
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After all, its not exactly clear who the Me from the title is.
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