Do the following movies truly deserve their exclamation points? Let’s investigate.
‘Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!’
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The Case For An Exclamation Point: As previously stated, my personal affinity for a film will have no bearing on my verdict. I am a fair and just fake judge. But I admit that I irrationally love Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!. Here I am tweeting about the film in February of 2018. As I write this, it has zero engagement.
In the film, Tad Hamilton (professional handsome person Josh Duhamel) is a Ryan Gosling type. His agent sets up a contest in which one lucky winner will, you guessed it, win a date with Tad Hamilton. The opportunity to win a date with a celebrity is objectively exciting.
The Case Against An Exclamation Point: If you don’t particularly care about dating super rich celebrities who are the human manifestation of the word “ahooooga,” you can argue that the exclamation point is egregious.
Verdict: Yes! Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! deserves its exclamation point.
‘That Thing You Do!’
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The Case For An Exclamation Point: “That Thing You Do” is not only a phrase but it also refers to the song from the film. To the best of my understanding, the song is about a guy who “tries and tries to forget a girl, but it’s just too hard to do.” Why? Because the girl is busy doing that thing she does.
The Case Against An Exclamation Point: Heartache is both painful and surprising, but the term “that thing you do” is too impersonal and generic to engender genuine emotion. You didn’t invent melancholy, Tom Hanks!
Verdict: Nope. I love both the song and film, but That Thing You Do! does not deserve an exclamation point.
Alternate movie that should have an exclamation point: Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. Umm, the babysitter is dead, you guys. Kinda weird that you’re so blasé about the whole thing.
‘Mamma Mia!’
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The Case For An Exclamation Point: “Mamma Mia” is not only an Abba song, but it’s also an Italian expression that, I believe, literally denotes surprise and/or fear. Plus, it’s fun to say!
The Case Against An Exclamation Point: None. You don’t whisper “Mamma Mia;” you shout it, preferably from a mountain top while wearing a fun, flowy dress.
Verdict: Duh. That’s a hard yes.
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