Comments on: Musing on Spoilers Warning

By: Aleida

Aleida — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:54:42 +0000

Hmmm, in a way I do like to know the plot of a movie, but NOT the whole plot. I just want to know what a movie is about. I guess I’m more into ‘teasers. I think you can compare it to reading the back cover of a book and contemplating if you want to buy the book or not.

With some movies I don’t really mind knowing much of the plot, because when I watch the movie I just very interested in how it’s executed … how it was translated in the movie. I guess that’s why I don’t have much problems when it comes to cliché storylines or plots. In movies it’s also about how it’s portrayed.

Uhh I hope I don’t sound like that grad student *eeeep* Maybe I’m somewhere in the middle. I love it when movies surprise me, but when knowing the plot I’m simply interested in how it’s portrayed. There are just too many movies I’ve seen of which I already knew much of the plot, but I still enjoyed the movie very very much.

But when it comes to books or videogames… media where you actually ‘actively explore’ the storyline. Knowing too much about the plot can truly spoil all the fun.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:04:09 +0000

FF VII I cried when Aeris died. I mean, here I was using her in my party for this entire disk and all of a sudden Sephroth comes out nowhere and stabs her. It was the first time in a video game I was so attached to the characters, though it was also my first RPG so it holds a very special place in my heart.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:02:58 +0000

Oh my GOD there’s no hate left in me for those pricks. I know the exact type of douchebag you’re talking about, but I’ve never had to sit through a class with them because I go to a cheap, shitty college. Basically, they love to argue. So my advice is to just never have an opinion around them, or they will argue for the alternative side. You: “Checkers is a boring game.” Them: “Checkers is a respectable game with a rich history. In fact, it is more of an art form… blah blah blah”

At least the semester’s finally almost over

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:25:34 +0000

Plot is not important to the viewing of a film? Wait, what? I always thought plot was the biggest reason people watch films. Apparently, I’ve been doing it wrong. Sigh… I can’t stand pretentiousness.

Luckily, nothing was ever spoiled for me in Harry Potter, mainly because I’m so in love with the series that I refused to expose myself to the rest of the world as much as possible until I’d finished the latest book. I did accidentally spoil the first season of Dexter for myself, though. Avoiding spoilers can be a pain, and I totally know how you feel about being deprived of the SLAP feeling. I love the SLAP feeling. Please don’t take it away from me, world!

I feel so lucky to have avoided having FFVII spoiled for me. It seems like everyone else I’ve talked to knew about it beforehand. For the record, I cried my eyes out when it happened.

Wow, long comment is long.

By: Daniella

Daniella — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:24:31 +0000

Screw them, a lot of college students are nothing but hot air. Especially in the honors classes. They’re only “smart” because they’re not afraid to talk. If they throw enough words out there, it’ll eventually sound like they know something. They dazzle you with big words and most of the time people don’t really call them out. Plot is important. It adds to the experience, increases the drama and anticipation, and when done right makes the climax so much more rewarding.

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:54:53 +0000

Oh dear, I hope I am never that pretentious when I do my MA. It sounds like some of those students are doing it to sounds better rather that knowing what they are talking about.

That grad student makes me want to hurt things. I too would want to see the film first, so I understood what the reading was about. Why would you watch the subject you are studying after hearing what people think about it. It’s silly. I suppose plot details may not be important to some students, those who study the aesthetics, but in my opinion they are vitially important to the meaning of a film (and why certain aesthetics are done the way they are) Can I hit her now please.

When it came to Harry Potter I HATED spoilers, it ruins the surprise. I never want to be spoiled when I am reading a book. TV shows though, I don’t really mind spoilers for those, I actively seek them out. I’m not sure why I have a difference there.

I think I may add a spoiler warning to all my book blogs now, after reading this. You make a good point.

By: Angelica

Angelica — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:42:57 +0000

Oh and you asked about my hair colour in the photos. Yes, the reddish blonde is my natural colour.

By: Angelica

Angelica — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:38:59 +0000

Sounds like your film class is full of pretentious prats!

I agree with you about spoilers. Even if you don’t know who’s going to die when someone die it’s not a surprise.

The worst spoiler I ever got was when my friend was messing with me because I didn’t want to hear any spoilers about the last HP book and told me “Harry Potter is a horcrux!”. She probably didn’t think it was something important since she never read Harry Potter but like you know it’s like the most important thing in the plot! I was so mad!

By: Veronica

Veronica — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:43:17 +0000

BAAHAHAHA

I love that person’s totally assy pretentious quote “willfully obtuse”

Okay, bro, what Ebert and Roeper review did you steal that shit from? HAHA

I love stuff like that – they are so confident they know everything

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:59:14 +0000

The whole Twilight series has been given away to me because of loud mouths on the net (mostly on the Myspace bumper stickers app, which I was addicted to) so I’m really not in a huge hurry to read the the last 2 books because I already know how it ends.

Damn people…