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No-Wonder1139 t1_jcv5or8 wrote

Reply to comment by themagicbong in The photo that was the inspiration for Jamie Lee Curtis' character in EEAAO by woutomatic

Yeah I can't do movie titles changed to acronyms either, the other day I saw someone refer to star wars as ANH and I was lost.

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KRD2 t1_jcv7qi7 wrote

It's actually quite common to refer to Star Wars films by acronyms because saying "Star Wars 1" could mean A New Hope (the first film) or The Phantom Menace (episode 1). It's a clarity thing to avoid having to type the full subtitle everytime you refer to the film.

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CrizpyBusiness t1_jcvqp4y wrote

That's not an acronym. You said it yourself, it's the subtitle.

Edit: I can't read good

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KRD2 t1_jcvqzzb wrote

W...what? It's an acronym OF the subtitle? What the fuck are you talking about?

Edit: just to be clear, I mean referring to "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" as "TPM".

TPM, AOTC, ROTS, ANH, ESB, ROTJ, TFA, TLJ, ROS

THOSE ARE ACRONYMS. Lol

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themagicbong t1_jcv67hl wrote

People are very angry at the idea someone may not understand a given initialism/acronym for a title, in this thread. I'd be careful voicing that. Lol. I haven't seen the movie itself, mostly just have seen people talking about it very occasionally. Just didnt feature much in the circles I frequent, I guess. So the whole "EEAAO" thing was pretty much brand new for me, today. And my ADD ass brain was thinking of a million other things at the same time, didnt make the connection between Jamie Lee Curtis and the full title "Everything Everywhere All At Once."

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dannyisyoda t1_jcvtqh2 wrote

Nobody is angry about the fact that you didn't understand what EEAAO stands for. It's the fact that you had to be a complete dick about it.

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No-Wonder1139 t1_jcv6p80 wrote

Yes I see that. Evidently we just call movies by their acronyms now and we should know what they mean.

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themagicbong t1_jcv8v0x wrote

Of course. Like how as a kid we all used to love watching SP on CC. Cartman calling kyle's mom a bitch, a classic.

Nah, Im joking, of course. I guess it can work for SOME titles, like LOTR for lord of the rings, WoW for world of warcraft, but its just not always universal. Or if its a newer one, maybe still include the full name for a bit.

Course, you don't HAVE to. I'm not trying to tell anyone what to do, like some other guy in this thread was suggesting. Just might help people understand. Anyways gonna probably stop commenting in this thread now lmao. Wasn't trying to be rude w/ the joke, though.

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No-Wonder1139 t1_jcvagat wrote

I'm thinking LOTR and T2 were the only were the only commonly acronymed movie titles. If I was like hey you ever see PTA? The chances of you guessing I meant Phil the Alien, an award winning film, would be pretty low.

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