canthidium@lemmy.worldM to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoGary Oldman Says ‘Thank God’ for ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Dark Knight’ Movies Because ‘They Saved Me’variety.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down121
arrow-up1247arrow-down1external-linkGary Oldman Says ‘Thank God’ for ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Dark Knight’ Movies Because ‘They Saved Me’variety.comcanthidium@lemmy.worldM to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down10·11 months ago "Thank God for ‘Harry Potter.’ I tell you, the two — ‘Batman’ and ‘Harry Potter’ — really, they saved me, That’s his exact quote. How long do you want the title, which is quoting him, to be?
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down3·11 months ago“Gary Oldman thanks Batman, Harry Potter for ‘saving’ his family life”. Accurate, informative, and shorter than the given title.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down13·edit-211 months agoNext time I talk to Variety I’ll let them know.
minus-squareasret@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·11 months agoI’d prefer titles that more accurately described the content - they don’t necessarily have to quote the content.
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·11 months agoWhile you may be technically correct, a quote taken out of context can be misleading, as is the case here. They chose the quote to be the title for that purpose. That’s clickbait.
minus-squareArtificialLink@yall.theatl.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·11 months agoThe title does not need to be a quote to give you information about the article. They use the quote out of context specifically to twist it slightly and get more clicks.
That’s his exact quote. How long do you want the title, which is quoting him, to be?
“Gary Oldman thanks Batman, Harry Potter for ‘saving’ his family life”.
Accurate, informative, and shorter than the given title.
Next time I talk to Variety I’ll let them know.
I’d prefer titles that more accurately described the content - they don’t necessarily have to quote the content.
Cool dude
While you may be technically correct, a quote taken out of context can be misleading, as is the case here.
They chose the quote to be the title for that purpose. That’s clickbait.
The title does not need to be a quote to give you information about the article. They use the quote out of context specifically to twist it slightly and get more clicks.