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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Cinema Discusso > Spoilers don't ruin movies. People do.
Do spoilers ruin your life?
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Milkfred E. Moore
Aug 27, 2006

'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'
The best thing about spoilers is how the Internet has made them go from the maybe reasonable ending of the film or major twist to people complaining that you're talking about something that shows up in a trailer or ad or the first five minutes of the thing in question.

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Milkfred E. Moore
Aug 27, 2006

'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'

NarkyBark posted:

Spoilers suck, if you weren't intending on knowing them. I'm not super sensitive on the issue but I like to watch movies spoiler-free. Of COURSE the hero wins in the end, but it's the details that count (and sometimes the hero DOESN"T win in the end and spoilers suck for that, too.)

For those who say "but it doesn't ruin the experience knowing so-and-so beforehand!", that's what all subsequent viewings are for. I want the first one to be the experience the director intended. I saw Sixth Sense unspoiled, and it hit me like a brick when I realized the plot just a short bit before it was spelled out. Matrix was cool to see blind. A decent amount of scifi and suspense lose their impact when the plot is revealed. I want to get caught up in the movie, not waiting for certain scenes to happen or "oh yeah I remember this part from the trailer."

If you want spoilers, be my guest- just let those of us who don't want them stay in the dark!

lmao i hosed called it

:qq: my trailers :qq:

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