Hype-er Time

[Stormtyrant]

So, when a movie studio (responding to fan outcry about how sucky some element in their movie is) goes away and re-shoots large chunks, changes things around, adds a new ending or removes a character; that's okay and there is no media outcry about the "entitlement" of those fans interfering with the "artistic vision" of the people making the movie.

But when a game studio (responding to fan outcry about how sucky some element in their game is, like the ending for example) goes away and "clarifies" the element in question there is a massive media outcry about the "entitlement" of those fans interfering with the "artistic vision" of the people making the game.

Interesting world we live in.

True, but I think this is more that the movie studio saw that there was a cash cow to be milked and got their grubby little retconning hands all over it.

 

[Taunta]

Apart from pre-production hype, pre-knowledge about any movie can definitely make or break a person's opinion of the movie. I think most of the time, people who've experienced the source material tend to think the movie adaptation is pretty shit. E.g. Bob, never having watched the ATLA series (or so I'm pretty sure) thought the Shyamalan movie was decent. Everyone I know who had watched the show thought the movie was an abomination.

Although you, Bob, have certainly had pre-production hype ruin your expectations of a film. In your licensing episode of The Big Picture, the rumors about the new Spiderman movie sound like they're already making you dread it.

 

[mikespoff]

The solution seems pretty simple, at least for the moviegoers who aren't professionally obligated to keep up with all the minutae. Just stop paying so much attention to the meaningless rubbish about the movie industry.

Yes, meaningless.

I'm not knocking you, Bob - you are unfortunately cursed by your chosen career to have to care about this stuff. But for the rest of us, it's easy. Put down the gossip magazine, stop following all the inside scoop on an industry which has zero bearing on your life, and heck - stop even watching trailers, since these days they tend to obliterate any surprises or enjoyment that the movie may hold.

Just watch the movies. Enjoy them or hate them simply for what they are.

 

[mikespoff]

I wish I could go back to watching stuff completely unspoiled, like when I was a kid.

But then again, I'd be scared to be out of the loop for some reason.

You can, it just takes some effort.

For the Avengers movie, I didn't even know that Loki was in it. I had completely avoided trailers, reviews, articles, all of that stuff. I really enjoyed Iron Man 1 & 2, and Thor, and Captain America, so I knew I wanted to see the movie. And as soon as I knew that, then finding out anything else about it beforehand would only diminish my enjoyment of it.

 

[Friendstastegood]

stop even watching trailers, since these days they tend to obliterate any surprises or enjoyment that the movie may hold.

That is so true! I remember when watching trailers was something I enjoyed, but nowadays I avoid them like the plague because they are so full of spoilers. The same thing has happened to books, now either every big plot point is given away on the cover, or it's just meaningless praise from a bunch of people whose opinions I really don't care about.

Although I did know that Loki would be in the Avengers, but not from trailers, from the post-credits of Thor. Post-credits scenes are the only trailers I watch.