7th April 2010, 12:01 AM
I agree, but the simple form of the title, like Alien for example not only has elegance and gives you the immediate scope of the story, but it has multiple meanings as well. The only strong female being alien to the other crew, Ash being alien to humanity, the picture of an egg with the word alien having a sense of gestation and birth, the alien you carry within - pregnancy, they themselves being the alien to another world in the consistent man vs. nature. etc. All carried in the through line of the film from the title screen on.
now Resident Evil may not get awards for depth in the title but Code Veronica is arguably one of the most layered and deep stories in video game history. So is Final Fantasy Tactics, uber generic ftw. Its simple and you have an idea about the gameplay at least, but you have no idea the depth and story it presents. "The Lion War" does a better job but it should have been called (Final Fantasy(subtitle)) TACTICS: The Untold Story of the Lion War. Wordy yes, but you'd have a good grasp of what to expect in terms of scope. Dont you think?
now Resident Evil may not get awards for depth in the title but Code Veronica is arguably one of the most layered and deep stories in video game history. So is Final Fantasy Tactics, uber generic ftw. Its simple and you have an idea about the gameplay at least, but you have no idea the depth and story it presents. "The Lion War" does a better job but it should have been called (Final Fantasy(subtitle)) TACTICS: The Untold Story of the Lion War. Wordy yes, but you'd have a good grasp of what to expect in terms of scope. Dont you think?