# I am looking for a word. Film makers do it, it's like a metaphor/allegory **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 12, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035 "2014-12-12T15:27:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/1 "2014-12-12T15:27:35Z")
Hi Everyone I have an about 250 comment long post on Facebook debating WHAT this word I’m trying to find is Reviewers of films/TV series use the word and film makers ‘use’ it. For example, when Skyler in Breaking Bad goes into the cold blue swimming pool, it’s like a reference to the blue meth, (cold blue, ice, term for meth) Can I give you more examples? The end of an excellent film I watched also did it, I won’t ruin it for those who haven’t seen it but a person basically escapes from somewhere. Is in the artic wearing a furry coat. A polar bear looks at her and they lock eyes. It’s supposed to be a (THIS WORD) regarding the fact they both have fur on. I’ve checked all the synonyms for it and can’t find it **I DO however, remember a review of Breaking Bad Episode Fifty One (The one where Skyler goes into the pool, where he uses the word, but I just cannot find it** Any ideas…PLEASE? ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/2 "2014-12-12T15:31:41Z")
I can also add, I seem to remember it being a word like Eulogy or Epiphany. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/3 "2014-12-12T15:33:43Z")
“allusion” might work? ---
**Author:** ![CGav8r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/4 "2014-12-12T15:36:01Z")
Double post ---
**Author:** ![CGav8r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@CGav8r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CGav8r)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/5 "2014-12-12T15:37:01Z")
Allegory? > **[Movies as Allegory](http://ahhsfilm.weebly.com/movies-as-allegory.html)** > > al·le·go·ry ˈaləˌgôrē/ noun noun:  allegory ; plural noun:  allegories 1 .  a story, poem, picture, or movie that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or... ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/6 "2014-12-12T15:38:26Z")
None of these ☹ I hope I haven’t made this word up It’s just like epiphany ---
**Author:** ![I.Dunno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9f8e36/32.png) [@I.Dunno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.Dunno)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/7 "2014-12-12T15:38:31Z")
Metaphor or irony come to mind but I’m sure those are not it. How about imagery? ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/8 "2014-12-12T15:49:56Z")
None of these yet ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/9 "2014-12-12T16:19:36Z")
> [@Luk3112](#): > > … It’s just like epiphany Just like as in “\*sounds \*similar to” or as in “\*means \*something similar to” epiphany? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/10 "2014-12-12T16:34:49Z")
> [@Luk3112](#): > > I can also add, I seem to remember it being a word like Eulogy or Epiphany. Analogy? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/11 "2014-12-12T16:39:10Z")
Euphemism? It would be an unusual use of the word, but I could see “Visual euphemism” as a descriptor for that, and also reminding you of “epiphany.” ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/12 "2014-12-12T16:53:36Z")
“Subtext”, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/13 "2014-12-12T17:15:17Z")
I hope you’re not thinking of _homage_ – whether you pronounce it Omm-idge or Oh-Mazzh ---
**Author:** ![Weirofhermiston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e274bd/32.png) [@Weirofhermiston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirofhermiston)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/14 "2014-12-12T17:24:36Z")
[metonymy?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy) [synecdoche?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche) ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/15 "2014-12-12T17:32:13Z")
It could also have been that the blue of the pool “evokes” the blue meth. But that is more of a reminder of it than a metaphor for it. ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/16 "2014-12-12T17:35:29Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > It could also have been that the blue of the pool “evokes” the blue meth. But that is more of a reminder of it than a metaphor for it. Yeah, that’s a good one. Or “evocative.” ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/17 "2014-12-12T17:43:38Z")
None of these guys ☹ ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/18 "2014-12-12T17:49:36Z")
Evocation? Inference? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/19 "2014-12-12T17:50:40Z")
Connotation? Implication? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-a-word-film-makers-do-it-its-like-a-metaphor-allegory/707035/20 "2014-12-12T17:53:48Z")
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