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Title drops in movies

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477 points gaws | 1 comments | 06 Nov 24 02:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.271s | source
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adriand ◴[06 Nov 24 11:47 UTC] No.42060577[source]▶
How sure are we that these so-called title drops are what this article purports them to be rather than the name of the film coming from the content and/or dialogue that is contained within it?

An analogy: when someone writes a song and then they need to name it, they will frequently choose a word or phrase that appears in the lyrics. When Leonard Cohen sings “hallelujah” in the song of the same name, is that a “title drop”? I assume not.

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1. throw4847285 ◴[06 Nov 24 21:26 UTC] No.42069688[source]▶
My favorite "title drop" in a song is in How Soon is Now by the Smiths. After an instrumental break, Morrissey sings, "You say it's gonna happen now? What exactly do you mean..." You can almost hear the next line should be "How soon is now" but there's a pause and then he sings, "See I've already waited too long..." The title captures the mood of the song but is never actually said. It feels intentionally left out.

On the movie front, No Country for Old Men does something similar.