# The Movie Metaphor game **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 27, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974 "2009-08-27T23:49:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/1 "2009-08-27T23:49:28Z")
[If, despite the fact that it’s about movies, a mod wants to move this to the GM, they may] The way it works is that someone posts a name of a movie, and the next person posts a metaphor about said movie which basically sums up the main theme of the work. Example: _Wizard of Oz_ The _Wizard of Oz_ is a metaphor about there being no place like home. I’ll start, natch: _The Shawshank Redemption_. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/2 "2009-08-28T00:18:45Z")
Shawshank Redemption is a metaphor about hope being a requirement for a livable life. _In Bruges_ ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/3 "2009-09-02T18:08:29Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Shawshank Redemption is a metaphor about hope being a requirement for a livable life. > > _In Bruges_ I know we have an international audience, but could we pick a different film? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/4 "2009-09-02T19:25:25Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > _In Bruges_ \*In Bruges \*is a metaphor about looking before you shoot. _Rushmore_ ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/5 "2009-09-02T19:28:31Z")
> [@HelloNinja](#): > > _Rushmore_ A metaphor for the inability of overintelligent males to grow up and act like adults. _Fantasia_ ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/6 "2009-09-02T19:58:34Z")
> [@HelloNinja](#): > > \*In Bruges \*is a metaphor about looking before you shoot. > _Rushmore_ Or how about looking before you leap? Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/7 "2009-09-02T20:07:40Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > _Fantasia_ _Fantasia_ is a metaphor about cartoon animators getting stoned and then listening to classical music. _High Noon_ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/8 "2009-09-02T20:37:46Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > _Fantasia_ is a metaphor about cartoon animators getting stoned and then listening to classical music. > > _High Noon_ Will Kane in “High Noon” is a metaphor for the communists in Hollywood who fancied themselves heroes for “standing up” to HUAC. _Interview With the Vampire_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/9 "2009-09-03T01:22:13Z")
_Interview With the Vampire_ is a metaphor about being careful what you wish for. _Dr. Strangelove_ ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/10 "2009-09-03T01:44:24Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > _Interview With the Vampire_ is a metaphor about being careful what you wish for. > > _Dr. Strangelove_ Dr. Strangelove is a metaphor for Mutually Assured Destruction only works if there is mutual assurance. Or, a metaphor for the cliche “the chain is only as strong as the weakest link” A Man for All Seasons ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/11 "2009-09-03T01:46:40Z")
> [@Red\_Skeezix](#): > > Dr. Strangelove is a metaphor for Mutually Assured Destruction only works if there is mutual assurance. Or, a metaphor for the cliche “the chain is only as strong as the weakest link” > A Man for All Seasons A metaphor that if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. (Just kidding.) A metaphor about being true to yourself though it costs you everything. MY FAIR LADY/PYGMALION ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/12 "2009-09-03T02:11:32Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > A metaphor that if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. (Just kidding.) > > A metaphor about being true to yourself though it costs you everything. > MY FAIR LADY/PYGMALION A metaphor for how people judge you by the way you speak and dress. _Titanic_ ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/13 "2009-09-03T02:14:35Z")
_Titanic_ is a metaphor for how going down can make love last a lifetime. _The Long Kiss Goodnight_ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/14 "2009-09-03T02:40:43Z")
> [@Chef\_Troy](#): > > _Titanic_ is a metaphor for how going down can make love last a lifetime. > > _The Long Kiss Goodnight_ A metaphor for how a person’s identity can change completely and sincerely. _THE LION IN WINTER_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/15 "2009-09-03T07:31:58Z")
Lion in the Winter is a metaphor about how all families are terribly screwed up, but love each other anyway. Kill Bill Vol. 2 ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/16 "2009-09-03T12:02:34Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Lion in the Winter is a metaphor about how all families are terribly screwed up, but love each other anyway. > Kill Bill Vol. 2 A metaphor indicating that if you are going to gamble with your life, it’s a good idea to hide some aces up your sleeve. American History X ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/17 "2009-09-03T12:34:19Z")
_American History X_: Do as I say, not as I do (did). _Monty Python and the Meaning of Life_ ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/18 "2009-09-03T16:56:17Z")
> [@Red\_Skeezix](#): > > A metaphor indicating that if you are going to gamble with your life, it’s a good idea to hide some aces up your sleeve. > > American History X American History X - We must be careful what we sew into our children’s heads and minds. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/19 "2009-09-03T21:47:11Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > _Monty Python and the Meaning of Life_ A metaphor for the ultimate absurdity of the quest for meaning. The Harry Potter Films ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974/20 "2009-09-04T03:41:07Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > A metaphor for the ultimate absurdity of the quest for meaning. > > The Harry Potter Films Children are better equipped to deal with dangerous situations than adults. The Big Red One [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-metaphor-game/507974.md?page=2)