Does it affect your overall appreciation of a film and do you think the title should be taken into account in the rating ?

Personally I'd say yes, but it becomes tricky when movies don't have their title in them (Apcoalypse Now almost didn't for example). So in that case while I feel the title is part of the movie it isn't technically, so I don't know what to think.

You could also make the point that titles first exist for practical reasons, so that we all know which movie we're talking about. There is no rule saying an artistic work should have a name, when you discover a music you love you don't ask yourself "what is its name ?", at least that's not an information that will change your opinion on it. you don't need to know the title to know what you think of that music.

It is really hard to know how much subtle thing like that affect our overall appreciation of a film or not at all (we cannot never ever compare the viewing experience with the same movie view for the first time but with a different title).

So it is a bit difficult to know and answer that question.

I think no, part of movie viewing shouldn't reflect the title.

the I think no is a good answer, because study show that you take different decision in a board game and answer question differently in a interview when holding a hot beverage in your hands.

Who knows what can impact the movie viewing, I would doubt the title have 0 impact, but I would doubt that it had a significative enough one to change a rating on 10.

Oh I think it can, some people (maybe even all of us at some point) have their view on a movie affected by external things like something an actor did in real life, or really small details in the movie.

John Carter (of Mars) is a good example, I couldn't care less whether they excluded the Of Mars part. I knew what the movie was, I'd have to be an idiot to let the simple exclusion of two words to keep me from seeing it or not understanding the genre of the movie. Maybe 20 years ago with limited media access it could be used as an excuse but not in the past 10 years or so. The title shouldn't be a factor, you could call the next oscar winner "A Steaming Pile" but it should (could) still be a good, entertaining movie.

Yeah, a good title always helps although it's not exactly a requirement.

Whenever a film doesn't show the title at the beginning it puts me in a bad mood. I don't know why some directors like to wait until the end credits to say the title of the film. I hate it though.

Strange, I love it as it puts me straight into the film, having the title show up at the beginning can be nice but it makes you aware that you're watching a movie. And when it's shown in the end it's often to very strong effect and gives a feeling of self importance to the movie (see for example TDK, Inception or Avatar).

But then there's no sense of tradition. I also love a creative opening credit sequence too. I read somewhere the Star Wars was the first film to put its credits after the film.

There are times when a film's title negatively impacts the film itself, such as the case with Boyhood, as I have argued in the past.

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Hmmmmm. Can you expand on that a little?

Do you consider the title part of a movie?
yes

Does it affect your overall appreciation of a film and do you think the title should be taken into account in the rating?
no

I think sometimes the title can complement the film very well. For instance, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) conveys a satirical perspective which sets the scene for the entire film.

To Sir, with Love (1967) gives a nod to Mr Thackeray's eventual triumph. Rosemary's Baby (1968) essentially tells us what's going to happen, and we invest in and share Rosemary's anticipations and dread. On the Beach (1959) conveys the desperate but futile optimism of the film.

If you lower the rating of a film because it has a terrible title, then you shouldn't rate films.

Conversely, if you like a film because of it's title, my opinion remains.

I think it's nice when the title reflects the film and it's either brilliant or fits, but it doesn't have a bearing on whether or not I enjoyed the film overall.