Do spoilers really ruin movies? According to research by UC San Diego psychology professor Nicholas Christenfeld,
spoilers don't ruin a story
: They make you enjoy it even more. One more spoiler: In the movie “The Usual Suspects,” Kevin Spacey is Keyser Söze. If you haven't seen it yet, wow, you're really going to love it now.
Why do spoilers ruin movies?
A recent study found that spoilers — or giving away key plot details — may not ruin an experience entirely, but can
reduce suspense and decrease overall enjoyment
. Johnson and his colleagues asked 412 university students to read several short stories that they had never seen before.
Do spoilers really matter?
Research has found that
sometimes spoilers can increase what we call “processing fluency,”
which means that knowing what's going to happen ahead of time makes it easier to make sense of the events that are actually taking place in the story.
Do spoilers make a story better?
Do spoilers bother you?
In fact,
spoilers may not be as bad for your enjoyment as you may think
. There have been plenty of studies on spoilers that show they have a neutral or even positive effect on how much you enjoy something.
Is it weird to like spoilers?
Spoilers let you focus on other, less obvious elements of the story
. “Because you don't have to pay attention to what's going to happen with the plot, you can pay attention to all these other things going on,” Cohen said. “And it that way, it can really enhance your appreciation of the story.”
Why you shouldn't give spoilers?
Why do we hate spoilers?
They give us beliefs before we've imagined all the interesting things in all the personally powerful ways
. So if we hate spoilers, it's because we're creatures whose beliefs and imaginings interact to produce emotions in response to fiction. They just have to be sequenced in the right order.
Why are spoilers so annoying?
This research suggests one explanation for why spoilers suck:
They remind us that a story is just a story
. It's hard to get transported when you already know where you'll end up—in real life you don't have that knowledge.
Why do people get so angry about spoilers?
People hate spoilers because
they happen out of our control in situations we never anticipate about stories we love
. Spoilers aren't sought-out, they're an unwanted experience that happens to you. None of that is reflected in this experiment (poor external validity).
How long until spoilers are OK?
So: when is it OK to spoil a film or TV show? The answer is after
between three to five days
, unless informed otherwise. However, please remember that spoilers are a two-way street. If you are particularly spoilerphobic, it is your responsibility to tread carefully.
What do you do when someone spoils a movie?
Simply
tell him to not narrate the events of the film to you
. And if he does close your ears with your fingers and if he still continues walk away if you are really serious about not spoiling the film for yourself. Your friend should get the hint that you are really serious about this.
When did spoilers become a thing?
History. One of the first print uses of the term was in the
April 1971
issue of National Lampoon, in which an article by Doug Kenney entitled “Spoilers” revealed the endings of famous films and movies. Kenney wrote: “Spoilers!
What do you call someone who spoils movies?
In practice, more likely epithets would be
blabbermouth, bigmouth, blabber, blabberer, chatterbox, loudmouth, motormouth, squealer, telltale, tattletale
.
What is the spoiler paradox?
The latest research published in the journal Psychological Science shows that
knowing the ending of a story before you read it doesn't hurt the experience of the story
. It actually makes you enjoy the story more. This is the “Spoiler Paradox”.
How do you avoid spoilers on youtube?
How do you avoid book spoilers?
Give yourself a strict no-spoiler policy
: you will not talk about anything that happens in the book or series beyond the first chapter (or two, if you're feeling risky). Even if your friend has read further ahead than you, this will ensure that you don't accidentally let anything slip until they're done!
What to do if you read a spoiler?
Replace the thought of the spoiler with a different one
.
You could replace the memory of the spoiler with the plot of another TV show that you've already watched, for example. An alternative is to fill your mind with opposing thoughts. Replace details of the thought with other details that are very different.
What is considered a movie spoiler?
A spoiler is usually defined as
a remark or piece of information which reveals important plot elements
(for example the ending or a major plot twist), thus ‘spoiling' a surprise and robbing the viewer of the suspense and enjoyment of the film.
How do you forget what you watched?
Who invented spoilers?
The development, done entirely by hand by
Peter Brock
, was pioneering stuff. An engineer from Convair, asked to look over Brock's prototype, insisted that the car should be at least three feet longer for stability.
What's the difference between a wing and a spoiler?
An automotive airfoil (wing) is shaped like an upside-down airplane wing — it deflects airflow upward to generate down-force on the rear of the vehicle.
A spoiler is an obstruction to localized airflow that improves the overall airflow around a vehicle
.
Why is it called spoiler?
A spoiler is an automobile accessory that improves its aerodynamics. It's called a spoiler
because it “spoils” the effects of undesired air movement— called turbulence or drag— across the body of the vehicle as it moves
.
How do I make a spoiler alert?
What's another word for spoiler?
Find another word for spoiler. In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for spoiler, like:
looter, pamperer, pillager, mollycoddler, plunderer, raider, freebooter, Woopsy, spoilers, coddler and despoiler
.
Who is a spoilsport?
A spoilsport is
a person who ruins other people's fun
. You know: the girl shushing everyone at a sleepover party, the kid who refuses to play when it comes their turn to be “it.” Back before it meant organized athletics, sport meant games or joking. Instead of making fun of someone, you'd be “making sport” of them.
Why do people get so angry about spoilers?
People hate spoilers because
they happen out of our control in situations we never anticipate about stories we love
. Spoilers aren't sought-out, they're an unwanted experience that happens to you. None of that is reflected in this experiment (poor external validity).
How long until spoilers are OK?
So: when is it OK to spoil a film or TV show? The answer is after
between three to five days
, unless informed otherwise. However, please remember that spoilers are a two-way street. If you are particularly spoilerphobic, it is your responsibility to tread carefully.
How do you not let spoilers bother you?
Replace the thought of the spoiler with a different one
.
You could replace the memory of the spoiler with the plot of another TV show that you've already watched, for example. An alternative is to fill your mind with opposing thoughts. Replace details of the thought with other details that are very different.
