Talk:Adam Taurus/@comment-24.91.16.210-20150330004641/@comment-226878-20150424002656

Cliché means to lose something's original meaning/impact through overuse. For something to be considered cliché requires certain perspective. Fans of animation would likely not consider many things to be cliché yet unless they're trying to sound smart. Using the word without explaining how it applies would be proof positive of a person who is trying to sound "learned."

For example, if Adam were to become an ally after his stint as a villain, one could argue clich lessened its impact because the audience was able to predict this result from the outset. Obviously, two people working together near the beginning of a story will be reunited and obviously that reunion will more likely be friendly than contentious. I mean, obviously.

That is, of course, just an example. Someone using cliché in such a manner would sound much less pretentious that some rube using it as a one-word critique.