Post by Salzmank on Mar 24, 2017 23:02:36 GMT
I understand. But, again, no reader should know the end of To Kill a Mockingbird or Catcher in the Rye before he reads it for himself. He may want to read the ending on his own. No reader should be told the twist to Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd before he's gobsmacked for himself. And that's just a murder mystery, but it's a long-held aspect of analyzing a work of fiction not to spoil for those who have not read, watched, etc. the work.
Every day, students in film classes are surprised by the ending of the movie Psycho. Now, that picture is 57 years old. But the students are surprised by it, nonetheless. Even my young cousin just saw it last year and was surprised by it. Imagine if they were told the twist, even generally, before watching it.
("'Mother' is actually Norman!" General? Yeah. But vital.)
Would that diminish their enjoyment? Yes, very much so. They're just two silly movies, at the end of the day, but that fact shouldn't be allowed to deprive anyone of the ability to enjoy those movies as you and I did.