Sadly the movie is disjointed and horribly paced, plus the character motives are completely unrealistic.
Although there seem to be a lot of resources poured into it it appears to suffer from a very poor screenplay and a severe lack of direction.
I need to look up who wrote & directed this film but I feel it's safe to say that he is way out of his depth.
Yeah it sucked balls
share“Hype” is short for “hyperbole,” which means an exaggerated assessment. There is NOTHING that “lives up to its hype.”
Can we please start to use words properly?
Probably not. Probably not. People stopped giving a damn about language 70 years ago.
Having said that, I do not give a fuck about this movie.
Hype isn't short for hyperbole 🤦♂️ That line of thinking is long defunct. Even then it was never considered a synonym, just part of the words etymology.
Maybe you might want to update your dictionary champ.
'Hyperbole' is derived from the Ancient Greek: ὑπερβολή huperbolḗ by way of Latin. The word is composed from ὑπέρ hupér 'above, beyond' and βάλλω bállō 'throw'.
Unlike most English words beginning with hyper-, it is stressed on the second syllable. The first known use is in the 15th century.[3][4]
'Hype' is a shortened version.
1 Wikipedia lol
2 it being an abbreviation of hyperbole is disputed and unconfirmed (no citation on wiki for example). It can only be considered 'in part' at best and even then only from the point of view of its etymology, as I already said.
Not to mention the present day meanings of the two words differ.
R_Kane is using the word incorrectly which is laughably ironic.
"Hype" and "hyperbole" are two different words.
Hype is excessive advertising and promotion of a product.
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
'Hyperbole' is derived from the Ancient Greek: ὑπερβολή huperbolḗ by way of Latin. The word is composed from ὑπέρ hupér 'above, beyond' and βάλλω bállō 'throw'.
Unlike most English words beginning with hyper-, it is stressed on the second syllable. The first known use is in the 15th century.[3][4]
'Hype' is a shortened version.
Exactly.
Whether "hype" comes from "hyperbole" or not is irrelevant at this point.
Through common usage, it now has its own independent meaning. That's how language works; it's organic and evolves. Rules of grammar, diction, etc. should be treated as descriptive more than prescriptive.
Besides, if it were true that "NOTHING ... lives up to its hype," the word "hype" would be useless.
You are right. I should have written “there is NOTHING that lives up to its hype;” however, to your other points: I am a linguistic reactionary. I don’t accept the idea of a plastic language. To me, language is prescriptive. I like precision.
The word “hyperbole” remains useful because it’s a more elegant way of saying “bullshit,” and there will always be a need for that.
Which is saying something since there was little hype for this movie to begin with.
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