If a movie can be spoiled by revealing a plot twist, it’s not a good movie. There are a lot of great movies with great plot twist, but even if you know the twist, the movie is not ruined at all and is endlessly rewatchable.
This is why I hate mysteries. Like Murder on the Orient Express. The most interesting part is the ending and the rest of it is a forgettable man with a moustache talking to other forgettable people for two hours about forgettable stuff. The worst episode of Law and Order is better than any given mystery story.
If a movie can be spoiled by revealing a plot twist, it’s not a good movie.
If a movie can be ruined by knowing the plot twist then it is not a good movie. Not knowing a twist can improve the experience of the movie because it has more of an impact when it is unexpected. Also knowing if someone does or does not die in a movie really affects any tension the first time watching, which can make a lot of tense scenes meaningless the first time through.
For example, the Sixth Sense is great if the plot twist isn’t spoiled because the first time you watch it with one context up until the twist and a rewatch gives you another while you see all the signs of the twist. It is still a good movie even if it is spoiled by knowing the plot twist, but the experience is different.
Sure, plot twists can improve the experience a little but a super secret hidden plot twist is kind of gimmicky. A movie like the Sixth Sense is actually harmed by it because the film itself is so good that knowing the secret from the beginning makes the story 100 times more compelling. You’re just hiding a big important part of the film. Super secret plot twists are better experienced by the characters than the audience.
When I hear people worried about spoilers, I always think of The Naked Edge. At the end, a title card comes up saying, “Please for the love of god don’t tell anyone the plot twist! This movie so fucking boring that the plot twist is all it has!”
A movie like the Sixth Sense is actually harmed by it because the film itself is so good that knowing the secret from the beginning makes the story 100 times more compelling.
Hard disagree. Both not knowing and knowing are comparable compelling, but different experiences.
It doesn’t matter how good the movie is, knowing a plot twist takes away some of the suspension.
I never watch a trailer before I watch a movie. I’ll read who the director is, maybe some of the cast, the short intro line, and the genre. That’s it. Anything more spoils the fun. I can never go blind into a movie on a rewatch, so going blind into the movie on a first watch is the only opportunity.
If a movie can be spoiled by revealing a plot twist, it’s not a good movie. There are a lot of great movies with great plot twist, but even if you know the twist, the movie is not ruined at all and is endlessly rewatchable.
This is why I hate mysteries. Like Murder on the Orient Express. The most interesting part is the ending and the rest of it is a forgettable man with a moustache talking to other forgettable people for two hours about forgettable stuff. The worst episode of Law and Order is better than any given mystery story.
If a movie can be ruined by knowing the plot twist then it is not a good movie. Not knowing a twist can improve the experience of the movie because it has more of an impact when it is unexpected. Also knowing if someone does or does not die in a movie really affects any tension the first time watching, which can make a lot of tense scenes meaningless the first time through.
For example, the Sixth Sense is great if the plot twist isn’t spoiled because the first time you watch it with one context up until the twist and a rewatch gives you another while you see all the signs of the twist. It is still a good movie even if it is spoiled by knowing the plot twist, but the experience is different.
Angel Heart was another one. Although I’m so old I don’t remember what the plot twist in that movie even was.
Sure, plot twists can improve the experience a little but a super secret hidden plot twist is kind of gimmicky. A movie like the Sixth Sense is actually harmed by it because the film itself is so good that knowing the secret from the beginning makes the story 100 times more compelling. You’re just hiding a big important part of the film. Super secret plot twists are better experienced by the characters than the audience.
When I hear people worried about spoilers, I always think of The Naked Edge. At the end, a title card comes up saying, “Please for the love of god don’t tell anyone the plot twist! This movie so fucking boring that the plot twist is all it has!”
Hard disagree. Both not knowing and knowing are comparable compelling, but different experiences.
It doesn’t matter how good the movie is, knowing a plot twist takes away some of the suspension.
I never watch a trailer before I watch a movie. I’ll read who the director is, maybe some of the cast, the short intro line, and the genre. That’s it. Anything more spoils the fun. I can never go blind into a movie on a rewatch, so going blind into the movie on a first watch is the only opportunity.
I disagree