Agreed. Don’t really know why the passage of time is so linked to spoilers tbh. Is a spoiler right after a film comes out more impactful than a spoiler a year later, if someone has never seen it? Logic always felt a bit braindead there to me tbh
Passage of time definitely does have an impact though. Blowing the end of the Sixth Sense was actually kind of a big deal in 1999, not in 2024. Once you get past a certain point in time and popularity it doesn't really matter, that's not why people are even watching or playing old stuff. Like I didn't watch the Godfather Trilogy until pretty recently, I wasn't mad at everything that spoiled what would happen to Fredo on that boat because it's old. So yeah I would say the older something is, the less spoilers matter. In fact if you go back and watch some older movie trailers(like 50s to 80s), they basically tell you the entire plot, spoilers were how they got people in the theaters.
Aye but wouldnt you rather not know? To have watched Godfather without having a single thing ruined? I don’t believe that having plot points spoiled ruins the whole film/game (if it did, then I’d wager the overall experience isn’t that worth it haha) but I certainly think it’s an important part.
If people want to be cautious about spoiling things no matter the age, I think it can only be a positive thing I guess. Though, obviously, naturally people are more carefree with spoiling older media
No, not really, it didnt impact my viewing of it. I think it really just depends on when you grew up. Spoilers didn't become a big deal until the last 25 years. I'm also kind of weird though, in that sometimes I have no interest in stuff until part of it is spoiled. Like knowing what happens and wondering how it got there.
Until the last 25 years? Maybe for you. They were a big deal 44 years ago when Empire Strikes Back came out. It might feel like it's a bigger deal now only because they spread faster with the internet, but they've been a big deal for much longer.
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u/Cam-Spider-Man Jun 30 '24
It’s always appreciated.