"There's a twist at the end"
"I liked the twist at the end, didn't see it coming"
"There was an interesting twist"
"You probably won't expect how things turn out"
...etc etc etc...
Am I the only one that's getting kind of sick of friends, family and associates alike simply having to drop this information when they talk about a movie they've seen? I actually told a friend to stop this recently.
Every time, this is his opening, and often only line on telling me about a film.
It's in all honesty, kind've an asshole-ish spoiler "loophole" for people that can't keep their mouth shut about a film but don't like to be criticised for doing so.
We all know a LOT of films have a 'twist' these days, probably an excuse for not being able to come up with a satisfactory resolution...but, I don't need it indicated whether or not there actually IS one.
I don't need to be told to "expect" a twist...because that really just does spoil the effect of the twist completely.
I'm a relatively perceptive person, and every time someone has advised me there's a twist in one variation or another, my radar has been activated and by the time the twist happens I've usually guessed what it is.
This can even happen when *nobody* tells me about it - so that being the case it near certainly happens when someone feels the need to point it out.
It's not a selling point to a film, if all a film has in it's perceived merit is a "mad twist at the end" and there's nothing more/better to say about it, maybe
a: Advise the person it's not worth seeing
b: Shut the fuck up, and provide information that will not destroy my movie-going experience.
It's a spoiler.
It might not spoil the plot, but it spoils the experience.
Even if not by the traditional definition, this should be considered a SPOILER.
If you do this, stop.
If you know anyone else who does, tell them to stop.
You know what it is?
It's a second-hand twist.
Like a second-hand condom, I could have otherwise have a great time using it, but giving it to me really does me no favours and would somewhat SPOIL the experience.
Join me in putting a stop to this problem.
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