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Re: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR - (April 27, 2018)
Gonna have to disagree strongly on that one. Knowing spoilers beforehand does not enhance or make something more enjoyable. I mean if it's something like Murder on the Orient Express where most already know the twist from the book or old film then I guess nothing can really suprise you with the new one.
But IW is another thing completely. There are guaranteed major deaths, twists and turns that people don't want ruined before they see it fresh for themselves.
Imagine if people were spoiled that Darth Vader is Luke's father before watching ESB for the first time back then, before the internet and before it became so famous and entrenched in our pop culture that everyone knows about it now. I heard stories of Kids coming out of the theatre crying because they were in so much shock and denial (the twist may have actually been published in a newspaper 2-3 years earlier I hear).
Or what about the ending of Planet of the apes, Sixth Sense, Fight Club, etc. Do you think people back then would enjoy them more knowing the surprises beforehand?
It takes away from any shock value and suprise and, as the name implies, spoils the enjoyment. Spoiler tags exist for a reason.
Gonna have to disagree strongly on that one. Knowing spoilers beforehand does not enhance or make something more enjoyable. I mean if it's something like Murder on the Orient Express where most already know the twist from the book or old film then I guess nothing can really suprise you with the new one.
But IW is another thing completely. There are guaranteed major deaths, twists and turns that people don't want ruined before they see it fresh for themselves.
Imagine if people were spoiled that Darth Vader is Luke's father before watching ESB for the first time back then, before the internet and before it became so famous and entrenched in our pop culture that everyone knows about it now. I heard stories of Kids coming out of the theatre crying because they were in so much shock and denial (the twist may have actually been published in a newspaper 2-3 years earlier I hear).
Or what about the ending of Planet of the apes, Sixth Sense, Fight Club, etc. Do you think people back then would enjoy them more knowing the surprises beforehand?
It takes away from any shock value and suprise and, as the name implies, spoils the enjoyment. Spoiler tags exist for a reason.
. Even the ****** news sites title stuff with big fat spoilers
to pick up on my MCU favs for months. So I don't need that diluted for me - knowing everything ahead of time because of other people.
. I don't remember any other directors doing that, ever. So I'll see this the way the DIRECTORS wish (my fav MCU directors) - the guys who actually put in hundreds of hours of work making something that thousands of fans are looking forward to.
