The word cliché derives from the French “cliché” that comes from the participle of the verb “clicher” which means “stereotypy”; This verb is described as an onomatopoeia given to the sound emitted by the matrix when it is placed on the molten metal when building the letterpress plates. Three possible meanings can be attributed to the word cliché such as: to describe the plate that has at its base an inscription composed of a particular message or even a photographic image that works to make engravings on different materials, especially on a piece of paper. On the other hand,One of the most common uses of cliché entry is to refer to an expression, phrase, action or idea that is very repetitive, that is, it has been used over and over again in an excessive way.
These actions, expressions, phrases or ideas can initially be considered as creative, significant, innovative or even original, but thanks to repetitiveness and excessive use they are converted into what is known as a cliché. In the artistic field, it is a word widely used by the different authors of stories, novels and even great speakers often fall into clichés when it comes to a speech; Many people say that the use of clichés is often seen as a lack of originality and creativity in a speech, play, film or novel, which can cause inattention from the public because they already know how the story will end.
It is in the world of cinema that many clichés are generally seen, an example of this occurs when the typical girl less popular than anyone pays attention to her and that overnight begins to groom and dress well the popular boy falls madly in love with her; This "cliche story" is very common in movies or romantic comedies.
Another of the possible meanings of the term cliché is to define those sections or fragments of photographic films that are shown in negative, which have the function of reproducing what is printed on the paper.
