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Main Exactly What It Says On The Tin Discussion
This page needs a drastic overhaul. A good 75% or more of the titles do not actually fall under the trope. Just because they describe something that actually exists in the film or show does not mean that they even remotely describe the plot.
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle: That is exactly what happens.
8 Heads in a Dufflebag: Does not tell you anything about the story except for that there's a dufflebag with 8 heads in it.
From the entry: " title should tell you what a movie, show, or episode of a show is about. Sometimes, though, the premise or plot of the story is all right there in the title. That's when you can say that the story is Exactly What It Says On The Tin."
In Zack and Mirri Make a Porno, clearly you can tell that two characters, named Zack and Mirri, spend time making a Pornographic film.
In Edward Scissorhands, ok so there's a guy named Edward, who apparently has scissors for hands, but I have no idea what happens to him?
Just having a noun in the title that also appears in the movie does not make it fall under the trope.
I know this comes about six months late, but did you not like the Penny Arcade line? I thought it was appropriate.
Just removed this from Western Animation:
- Avatar the Last Airbender is about the Last Airbender (named Aang) who is also the Avatar. Simple, no?
- No, not so simple. The title doesn't explain what an airbender is, why he's the Avatar, or anything about what he's doing. This fails the "ask neighbor to describe it in one sentence" test.
- "Avatar: The Last Airbender is about a boy named Aang who is the last of some people who bend air." It's that simple.
I would like to propose, in the name of comedy, that the title non indicative name and this title be switched.
Why, in the name of God, are people describing their entries? Here's a clue: If it needs description, it doesn't belong.
Deep frier entry makes no sense. The name comes from 'deep frying' a specific cooking technique of frying something by submerging it in hot fat. It the object in question is small you can fry it in a shallow pan. As the author of the entry clearly didn't understand its meaning, it definitely does not belong here.
The perfume entry in 'Real Life' section also does not belong here. Sure, its name says 'Lily of the Vale', but it is not Lily of the Vale (a common plant with minute white bell-like flowers) but the perfume (an oily liquid in a glass container. Said perfume would belong here if they were named 'Lily of the Valley scented perfume'.