what does the title mean?

"The title was a misreading of an old American folk song; Lowery felt that it captured the right "classical, regional" feel, he said at the Saturday premiere press conference."


This is the best I could get after searching everywhere for anything on the movie title...If you want to see it in context it's on this page....
http://www.imdb.com/news/top?date=2013-01-21

You Just Brought A Gun To A Bomb Fight, Officer!!!

I'm probably wrong, but I think of it as like: "Ain't them bodies saints?". So, someone asking if the bodies belong to saints.

Hell if I know though.

terrible title for a film.. to the extent that i would be embarrassed to say the words to the box office ticket seller. this movie gets a 6.5 in my book. excellent performances: rooney (as always), a subtle and serious keith carradine, and casey affleck - far superior to anything his brother has ever done.

the movie is well shot and directed, but lowery seemingly tries to inject extra ambiguity into certain elements. not that i have anything against ambiguity - but in this case we're left feeling that we may have missed something. especially considering the occasional mumbled line delivery.

Is it bridge or train? I don't get it.

Think of it in proper English first -- "Aren't those bodies saints?"

The title makes me cringe when I see it, but it does stand out and provoke interest. I'm not one to shy away from a movie just because of the title. From the weird story of the origin, it reminds me of the titling of "The Catcher in the Rye".

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