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Sweet_Charming82 t1_jacyguk wrote

I'm over the 'spoiler' thing. on Youtube videos, it was such a big thing in those early mid 2000s time frame. now it's so sarcastic and obnoxious. if the person DOESN'T want to be spoiled by a film, don't actively watch a video talking about said movie.

From a general audience mindset, after about a month, everyone who has wanted to see the film has taken the time to see it. If a person hasn't seen the film by the time it leaves theaters all together, they don't care. Is it good form to ask if it's ok to talk about a film in front of someone who hasn't seen it, sure...but I just think this idea of restricting a discussion for someone else when they've haven't seen the film is ridiculous. I don't care about spoilers though. I'm not a fan of 'subverting expectations' and want to know what I'm getting into. It's watching the journey unfold that is the draw of the film for me.

I don't go around shouting rando plot points around in public for the sake of ticking people off. but don't interrupt a conversation I'm having with someone because you chose not to see a movie 3 years after it came out.

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Butch_Beth t1_jadm9xq wrote

> If a person hasn't seen the film by the time it leaves theatres all together, they don't care.

That's really easy to say, but here in the UK a films release can be delayed by months, in other countries it can be much worse, especially if it's got to be translated. I've had stuff spoiled for me this way and I watch 100's of films a year, I actually don't generally care about spoilers either, but it still sometimes leaks through.

When I talk about film I tend not to talk about the details of the plot, mainly because when I start reading a review that's just a detailed summery, I stop, because it's not interesting. Outside of that I think pop culture references are kinda dying, the contexts you can use them in are increasingly limited and there's just less and less stuff that 'everyone' has seen. Right now there isn't a Game of Thrones level thing to spoil, so the conversation seems a little redundant. But just referencing things that need a spoiler kinda still seems childish.

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