I'm certainly not expecting the forum's policy on spoilers to change as a result of this, but I did find this Wired article about how spoilers don't really spoil anything rather amusing.
In fact, the study indicates that people actually tend to enjoy stories more when the ending is spoiled for them. Personally I don't really get the frantic avoidance of spoilers, but I have to confess I was a bit surprised to find that Usagi also sometimes skips to the end of a book or reads spoilers about a film before investing time in following it all the way through.
Yeah, I've never really got that "Well, story's spoiled, might as well not even bother now" mentality. I mean, I like to be surprised but I'm not gonna call the whole thing off just because I know how it ends. Personally it's always been more about how the story unfolds than what happens at the end (or big reveals somewhere in the middle).
Look, all I'm saying is that Perfect Strangers was more enjoyable to watch in its entirety knowing that Balki and Mary Anne would resolve their differences and eventually get married.
I just watched a dev diary for a video game yesterday that had at least like 5 spoilers in it if you knew anything about the game. and I'm like "Really, guys, you decided to use that scene for this?
I get where some people can go into a book/game/movie wanting a very native experience, with absolutely no spoilers whatsoever.
I am simply not one of those people. At worst spoilers do nothing for me, at best I actually enjoy it more, because I know what sorts of nuances to watch for.
That said, Fight Club-level twist endings can lose a lot when they're spoiled, so I understand that.
I predicted Shutter Island's ending from the trailer, it's one the reasons I didn't see the movie.
Same.
I guessed the secret in Moon, but when I watched the movie I was pleased to find that the secret was revealed like 20 minutes in and the whole movie wasn't a build up to it.
I really enjoy being surprised by twists and endings so I enjoy going into movies, books and games without knowing what will happen. If they're really well-written/acted then getting an ending detail spoiled doesn't upset me but I do get really upset when somebody ruins an ending without asking me. It waters-down the journey!
I don't like spoilers because you only get to experience a book/movie/game/whatever for the first time once and I like to have that experience as the author/director/designer/whoever intended.
There are plenty of things I've enjoyed or appreciated more the 2nd or 3rd time through because I knew where it was going and could see how things were playing out, but that's what a rewatch or reread is for.
I definitely do not enjoy spoilers for movies or t.v. shows but a book might be different. I can't actually remember when I last read a book where i didn't at least have some idea of where it was going. Actually scratch that the book i was reading just before my current book was really enjoyable for its ability to surprise me and I am pretty sure would have been less enjoyable if I knew how it ended.
If someone had spoiled the Strain for me, I could have thrown it out instantly.
Fuck off and die.
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Also, is Paul being Muad'Dib really a spoiler? I haven't read the book in a while, but I don't really remember it playing its cards particularly close to its chest.
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when there's a cool bit in a movie trailer and you spend the whole movie waiting to see it
but it was cut from the finished film
and you're kept in suspension until it's over and then you're let down
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Even if I do figure it out myself halfway through
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But if someone had spoiled any part of Harry Potter for me, I would have been so cross.
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Yeah I won't avoid seeing a thing if I've had it spoilt, but I definitely feel like it takes away from my enjoyment.
I've experienced this in HBO shows, and animu where I read the manga first, etc
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I am simply not one of those people. At worst spoilers do nothing for me, at best I actually enjoy it more, because I know what sorts of nuances to watch for.
That said, Fight Club-level twist endings can lose a lot when they're spoiled, so I understand that.
And then later I'm watching the thing in question and suddenly remember "Wait THIS guy is the one that gets killed soon?"
Okay that only happened like, once but it bummed me out.
AND THEN THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
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but it was alright, I guess, because there are a ton of other nice twists and reveals in that game
Same.
I guessed the secret in Moon, but when I watched the movie I was pleased to find that the secret was revealed like 20 minutes in and the whole movie wasn't a build up to it.
See, generally I sponge up spoilers. There are exceptions, things where I go "alright, for this, I go on blackout.", but generally?
Spoiler city.
And Moon is great in its attitude towards these things, yeah.
Why I fear the ocean.
Also, he was Hitler all along.
This conclusion on your part was already spoiled for me though.
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There are plenty of things I've enjoyed or appreciated more the 2nd or 3rd time through because I knew where it was going and could see how things were playing out, but that's what a rewatch or reread is for.
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