Sunday, February 22, 2009

Why is it a bad idea to call a movie Synecdoche and other GOOPey disasters.


It’s a bad idea to call a movie SYNECDOCHE because
1- it’s hard to pronounce for most people
2- it’s a bit pompous therefore ri-di-cule
3- “heart for love” means the same and is more mysterious
4- why not “prosopopoeia” ?
5- it’s mostly used by crosswords addicts
6- it sounds like a contraption for an octopussy
7- even the director admits it’s a bad title
Remember when the movie stars were surfing the fitness wave and producing fitness videos ? Jane Fonda was then on top of the wave. She is now surfing the blogosphere wave and she does it well. Her blog ( http://janefonda.com/category/my-blog) is actually a very good read. Gwyneth Platrow joined the blogosphere too but I have to say that it is rather weak and shallow so far, not talking about the fact that it is called GOOP (http://goop.com/) ! I am sure it is a private joke in the Martin/Paltrow household but doesn’t mean it is a good idea.

Ce n’est pas une bonne idée d’appeler un film SYNECDOCHE parce que
1- c’est difficile à prononcer
2- un peu précieux donc ri-di-cule
3- “coeur-amour” veut dire à peu près la même chose en plus simple
4- et pourquoi pas “prosopopoeia” ?
5- les cruciverbistes aiment bien
6- ca sonne comme un bidule pour poulpe
7- même le réalisateur dit que c’est moche

Vous vous souvenez la vague des vidéos d’aérobic and co ? Jane Fonda en tête (et en muscles). Aujourd’hui Jane Fonda a rejoint la blogosphere et il faut avouer qu’elle a des choses à dire et elle les dit bien ( http://janefonda.com/category/my-blog). Ce qui n’est malheureusement pas le cas de Gwyneth Platrow avec son GOOP (http://goop.com/) ! Un peu tarte le Goop... peut mieux faire la Gwynette !

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