Wow, another drama that feels the need to steal a bombastic name.

To be frank, initially I thought this was gonna be a realistic drama or a 'what if' scenario if a Leviathan like creature appeared and how it affected the lives of people surrounding the event. And based on what I read, that isn't the case.

Even the bloody poster suggested that. I understand its based on Hobbes' work, but frankly I just hate false marketing. Thankfully read the synopsis of the film, saved my time for other flicks.

I know right, I was really pissed off when I read Catcher in the Rye and found out it was't about a game of catch in a field. Like wise my disappointment at Prometheus not being about that guy who stole fire from the gods was pretty overwhelming. =D

No but seriously, I like a name to have a deeper meaning. For me the moments in some of the films you have listed where the titles take on new or different meanings makes the film all the more poignant. For example in Submarine where the final shot is of the two of them standing ankle deep in water, no longer submerged but everything above the surface, like they are seeing each other for the first time.

I Sympathise with Lars Von Trier.

Da old avengers movie wuz not bout superheroez

Werd 2 ur mudda, bruddafckka

We heard you first time, dickhead.

@OP:
I'm sorry the content of these films went completely over your head. You might want to stick with the standard Hollywood fare made by Michael Bay and Roland Emmerich.

But whom are these dramas stealing these names from? Are they owned by anyone in particular? And do you really consider the word "submarine" to be bombastic?

Leviathan is a metaphor monster that leaves you powerless. That monster is not necessarily a physical thing. In this case it's the corruption that poisons everything.

But please forget that this is a work of art, not a action flick.

The name comes from a quote from the Book of Job, which plays an important part in the movie's theme. The priest character quotes it directly and even uses the word "Leviathan." In the film's story, it becomes a metaphor for the monstrous destructive capacity of the corrupt system.

"Leviathan" is an entirely appropriate title for the film. People who disagree are literal-minded dimwits. Sorry, but if your mind doesn't grasp basic allusions and metaphors, then you really have no business commenting on titles.

You must have been devastated by the lack of animals in "Reservoir Dogs" and "Raging Bull", too. Did the lack of a hurricane in "Gone With The Wind" ruin the film for you?

By the way, neither Carnage nor Submarine were dramas - they were comedies.