Cathleen Falsani: Indiana Jones And The Blockbuster Of Doom
May 22, 2008 - Doom is such a marvelous word. While not exactly onomatopoeic, it almost sounds like the emotions the word is meant to evoke.
Destruction. Apocalypse. Judgment Day.
The resonance of doom's vowel -- especially if drawn out and intoned deeply a la James Earl Jones -- echoes the way the notion of doom makes us feel.
Nervous.
It's no wonder apocalyptic themes are so popular in contemporary…