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Spoilers!!!
Whose responsibility is it to keep a movie's story line secret? How long should you reasonably be expected to keep the story line secret? The latter is really the relevant question here. We'll use the current example of The Force Awakens, but really the question applies to any movie at any time.
The movie came out on Thursday, the 17th. I saw it that night (which was unusual for me, as I usually wait a few weeks). People all over social media are admonishing others to not spoil it for them, almost in a bully-ish sort of way. Maybe because I am one to not mind if I know the story line before I see a movie, I am insensitive to others, but this kind of annoys me. Why should I not talk about an experience I had just because others have not yet seen it?
On a place like Facebook, I can see it to a point. You can't necessarily control when you'll see a friend's post. But, in a place like Debate Politics, where threads are clearly titled, I say the onus is 100% on the reader. If you haven't seen the movie yet, and you don't want to have the plot spoiled for you, then don't open the effing thread. Period. Again, why should I hold back just because you haven't gotten your arse to the theater? And if you have seen it, stop with the silly "spoiler" buttons. Just talk. People are only in there because they want to be in there.
Now, having said all that, I am not going to be an ass about it. I have not spoiled it for anyone on Facebook... yet. So now my question is: How long should I be expected to wait before I can start talking about it openly on places like Facebook?
I'm thinking a week is fair. Seven days. If you haven't seen it within a week, then it's on you.
Whose responsibility is it to keep a movie's story line secret? How long should you reasonably be expected to keep the story line secret? The latter is really the relevant question here. We'll use the current example of The Force Awakens, but really the question applies to any movie at any time.
The movie came out on Thursday, the 17th. I saw it that night (which was unusual for me, as I usually wait a few weeks). People all over social media are admonishing others to not spoil it for them, almost in a bully-ish sort of way. Maybe because I am one to not mind if I know the story line before I see a movie, I am insensitive to others, but this kind of annoys me. Why should I not talk about an experience I had just because others have not yet seen it?
On a place like Facebook, I can see it to a point. You can't necessarily control when you'll see a friend's post. But, in a place like Debate Politics, where threads are clearly titled, I say the onus is 100% on the reader. If you haven't seen the movie yet, and you don't want to have the plot spoiled for you, then don't open the effing thread. Period. Again, why should I hold back just because you haven't gotten your arse to the theater? And if you have seen it, stop with the silly "spoiler" buttons. Just talk. People are only in there because they want to be in there.
Now, having said all that, I am not going to be an ass about it. I have not spoiled it for anyone on Facebook... yet. So now my question is: How long should I be expected to wait before I can start talking about it openly on places like Facebook?
I'm thinking a week is fair. Seven days. If you haven't seen it within a week, then it's on you.