Ominous Mundanity: Difference between revisions

 

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* In ''[[The Matrix]]'', the Agents all have extremely common names, including Brown and Smith. The good guys, on the other hand, have [[Faux Symbolism|Faux-symbolic]] handles like Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, etc.

* Jonathan Doe in ''[[Se7en]]''

 

== Literature ==

** This is less for ominous effect than comedy, inverting people's attempts to give themselves [[Awesome McCoolname|cooler names]] (especially if they're into vampires and the like.)

*** Particularly apt, since Agnes Nitt's pseudonym of Perdita X. Dream ("The X stands for 'someone with a really cool and interesting middle name'") used to be the [[Trope Namer]] for [[Awesome McCoolname]].

 

* In the HBO series ''[[True Blood]]'', one of the main characters is a vampire named Bill Compton, and Sookie is surprised that he has such a boring name.

* In the TV series ''[[American Gothic]]'', Sarah Vowell chooses the [[Goth]] name 'Becky' because it is the scariest name she can think of.

 

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[[Category:Naming Conventions]]