Ave Maria (Frank O'Hara)

This poem by Frank O'Hara is hilarious. It also has a deeper, scarier edge.

What I like is how this poem is such a poem of the 20th century. Sure, whatever, it's about movies, of course, it's about the 1900s. But no, what I mean, is that this poem reads like the slick movies that it talks about. It is that easy to understand, that well put together, that glib, but wait are we really talking about erm, that???

You're reading along, skimming, when you come to the line "they may even be grateful to you/for their first sexual experience/which only cost you a quarter/and didn't upset the peaceful home" and you're stopped short with a puzzled expression on your face. After all, what is a statement of that gravity doing in a glib poem about the joy of going to the movies? But, that's what is wonderful about this poem. It's totally about both sides of the modern age. It's not all glitzy. It's almost a cliche by now--the dark side of Hollywood, but this poem is definitely not cliche. It's brilliantly funny and scary--all the more scary for how amusing and fun it is.

Favorite line: "Mothers of America/let your kids go to the movies!"

Question: Can anyone fill me in as to what the title is doing for this poem?