What happened to the days where a person went into a movie only knowing scenes that were briefly shown in trailers or on TV? I'm talking about when trailers briefly grazed the surface of the movie without really spoiling it? Remember back when you saw the original Matrix trailer? You had no idea of what it was truly about but the collage of action and special effects scenes made viewers guess about the plot and what to expect. Or how about when you saw the 'magic trick' scene in The Dark Knight? I know I was shocked by that sudden scene and I was talking about it with others for a couple of weeks.
Captian America, Cowboys and Aliens and other recent movies flood various television channels with ads about their movie that some actually reveal the ENDING if the viewer is paying attention. I know that this is the day and age in where people are have their faces stuck in their smartphone of tablet and his or her attention span doesn't last for more than 15 seconds but why should the rest of the potential audiences suffer?
The blame falls upon reviewers as well. When Roger Ebert reviewed the movie SUPER, he revealed some major spoilers. I'll chalk that up to him getting up there in the years.
In the past three weeks, there has been a lot of media blitz regarding THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Between, Warner Brothers releasing photos of Catwoman and Bane and then the phone videos of filming some major scenes, my true desire for this movie has dimmed slightly since seeing the teaser trailer that was shown with the recent Harry Potter movie.
I am aware that not everyone memorizes a trailer or photos like I seem to do but if those trailers and photos are constantly pushed in front of our faces then by the time you so see the movie, you are not really enjoying the film so much as expecting the scenes that you have been subjected to throughout the production of the film.
Videogames are seemingly following this trend when it comes to adventure games like Batman: Arkham City or Uncharted 3. Yes, videogames are considered to be the same form of entertainment like a movie and can have major plot ruined if there is too much coverage.
There is obviously nothing that can be done for the time being since I think this will be a phase and will pass. The question is, how long will this phase last?