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If you cry about spoilers you are on the level of a toddler
I used to have a friend like this. He’d be like, “Dude, you’ll never figure it out! It’s the guy you’d least expect!” Thanks bro. >

"So you think Luke Skywalker's father was killed by Darth Vader. But oh man, you will not believe the twist! I don't want to spoil it for you, but let's just say Vader knows Anakin Skywalker very well hehehe."
"Oh great, thanks for not ruining the surprise, bro." >

"Voldemort is definitely not his dad!" >

"I'm sorry dude I freaked out cos I don't know how to tell you. I'm your friend though, so it's the right thing to do. I'm sorry, but...
Voldemort fucked your dad." >

My new favorite way to go into movies, especially horror movies, is to not watch a trailer or even read any reviews - just "this looks captivating" and power on. I've found a lot of good movies that way >

Yeah most trailers nowadays show pretty much a snippet from every important scene and thus spoiling most of the movie lol
I never watch trailers anymore >

Marvel movies do an okay job of not doing this. Starwars also just shows cool Visual FX.
But DC just goes all out to tell the full plot of the story like a 5th grader doing a book report >

When Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom was released, I didn't watch any trailers or teasers, went into it blind. I watched the trailer back after the movie and it was insane how much they spoiled in there, happy I didn't watch those beforehand. >

trailer makers are punks >

I don't consider this unpopular, other than to the a$$holes that enjoy spoiling things for  others. >

the posts now are just rants against annoying aspects of daily life that everyone endures. What is even an unpopular opinion anymore lol >

The real plot twist was that there was no plot twist >

Tell people there's a plot twist regardless of if there is or not >

After you've told them this enough times about enough movies, they'll start to think you don't know what a plot twist is. >

Yeah, I don't think this is an unpopular opinion.
Any person who doesn't mind this probably doesn't care that much about spoilers to begin with - which is totally fine, by the way. Knowing how things are going to go doesn't necessarily "spoil" the experience even though you've been spoiled. 
And I know some people who prefer it that way - like a friend who will often google how books and movies end before actually committing to them. >

If I really, really enjoy a movie or book I feel like knowing the ending enhances the journey to the end for me.
Being able to notice the foreshadowing from then on out is so much better imo- but it has to be something that has me on the edge of my seat, not just whatever I have to be watching.
The last thing to do it for me was when I watched One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest for the first time.
I never minded being spoiled but sometimes it makes the experience much more fulfilling for me to know what to look for, so I never really understood the hate >

I do Hate when people are like that, or " omg no spoilers but look out for X"  "no spoilers but before you watch the new part how do you feel about X character" >

If You mention what is a plot twist, yes. If You don't, not so. Especially that most plot twist are unexpected to that extent that even if You knew that something is off, You wouldn't know what. 
It really depends on context. Sometimes even mentioning that there is a plot twist is a spoiler, but usually it's not so. Of course, if You don't say what exactly is the twist, as I mentioned above.
And tbh, plot twist is bad if You can guess what the plot twist is just by knowing there is a plot twist. I expect plot twist to be unexpected, otherwise it's poor execution of that trope. >

I don't know that this is super unpopular. Some people like spoilers or don't mind them. For them, figuring out how they get to that point is just as entertaining.
I just want to engross myself in the story presented and not have any preconceived notions or expectations. I fucking hate spoilers. Hinting there is a surprise is setting an expectation, thus a spoiler. >

Unless it's a shymalan movie. >

Yeah I was going to say it does depend on the genre. E.g. if you’re watching a whodunnit or murder mystery type film, then saying there’s a twist isn’t a spoiler. >

...everything has a plot twist. Sorry for ruining everything for you in one ellipses lead sentence. >

now you've  ruined everything for me, hope you're happy >

This happened to me with Shutter Island. 
Because I went into it knowing there is a twist, I was able to immediately guess what it was when I started the movie.
(Sorry if saying this spoils it for others lol) >

If you do > ! ! < Without the spaces around your text it'll put the spoiler box over it.

!See?!< >

I bet he's a woman, that bloke.
No, you think it's the future, but it's actually set in the past.
It's not Earth.
It's all a dream. >

They’re all clones. >

Did Roy from the IT Crowd write this one? >

Relevant IT Crowd Scene >

There's a difference between saying "just watch it I don't wanna spoil it for you" and saying "there's a twist at (this point of the film) that is great, I don't wanna spoil it but that section of the movie changes everything and you should expect that to be the best part of the film" >

My friend does this all the time, and it makes me so mad >

Mentioning absolutely ANYTHING about the movie which I don't know already is a spoiler for me. Lol even if it's something basic, I just don't like when people tell me. Just let me watch it on my own! >

Same! I go out of my way to watch as little previews as possible even so that I can be excited by the events as they unfold. Even stuff like “oh no spoilers but there is a cameo your going to love” or something like that…now I don’t get that little rush and excitement from seeing the surprise appearance. Like it’s a small pleasure, let me have it! >

THANK YOU
Too many people can be so inconsiderate when it comes to spoilers, and the amount of people in this thread slinging insults and looking down on others for simply enjoying entertainment differently than them is really frustrating my usual high respect and hope for my fellow humans to be kind people.
If you like spoilers, that's great, you do you, bet lets not call the rest of us sensitive dumb morons while you're at it. You're different, I'm different, that's how people are! Wow! >

I see your point but there HAS to be more to it than them mentioning there's a twist, right? If you know them well enough or are just weirdly amazing at reading people maybe their tone when saying it just gives away what happens but the fact that there's a twist shouldn't be a surprise. I can't think of a single genuinely solid story that didn't have some sort of twist, it's mandatory for stories to have twists otherwise they just spoil themselves with how basic and predictable it is. >

This is exactly what happened to me in the first season of Game of Thrones, the episode where >!Ned gets killed!< my buddy was like "bro just wait it's crazy, you won't believe it" so of course my brain was working out all the scenarios when I was watching it and saw the ending coming.  Cool stuff. >

i fucking hate it because it makes me uncontrollably look for the twist the entire time. >

This is the same reason I hate character who wear mask. All that does is tell me that we’ve 100% met this character already or that we’re about to. 
A true plot twist should be something you don’t expect at all. You shouldn’t even realize there’s going to be a plot twist. People are so obsessed with killing the wool over the audiences eyes that they’ll throw a plot twist in for no other reason than to say they tricked the audience. A lot of times it makes the story worse. 
A plot twist should 
(A) not even be known by the audience that it’s going to happen 
(B) recontextualize most of the story (enough that someone could rewatch it with completely different views).
So I’d agree with you. Telling someone a plot twist is. Coming is a spoiler because it takes away half the element of a plot twist >

For this reason, I just can’t discuss movies or shows or games with anyone. I just refuse to be a part of it whenever it comes up amongst friends or coworkers >

Going further with this, calling a show/movie “sad” that doesn’t inherently seem sad (and vise versa) also counts as a spoiler >

I hate people who feel the need to spoil things. It is so fucking annoying >

LOWKEY YES I AGREE >

I’m not allowed to mention movies at all around my sisters fiancé unless he has already seen it, he says my opinion is a spoiler so I’m not even allowed to tell him I liked the movie >

He sounds fun >

I hate him tbh >

plot twist: I really don't care about spoilers. I read movie reviews including spoilers before watching movie. Knew Dumbledore was dead. >

What Dubledore dies??!! I was just about to watch that!! What next, you’ll tell me Snape kills him … >

The plot twist is the friends we made along the way >

Not unpopular >

Every trailer is a spoiler >

Trialers can be pretty bad. I avoid them for stuff i care about >

Don't pretty much all movies have a plot twist to some degree? If not you could predict the ending early on, which would be boring. >

If a story doesn't have a twist, it's for children, so I'm not sure what's blowing your mind when being told that the plot isn't a straight line... >

Titanic was for children then? Pulp Fiction? Django Unchained? (I really could just list a bunch of Tarantino movies lmao) Taken? Shall I keep going? That has to be the most inane thing I’ve heard in a while, not having a twist does NOT automatically make a movie for kids. 
Some people like surprises my guy. The entire idea of there being a twist is a surprise, considering not every single movie has one, and you’ve therefore ruined the surprise by telling them a twist even exists. This really shouldn’t be hard to understand. >

All those movies have twists, including titanic, because every story more complex than ones for children have twists... Wtf are you even talking about lol >

That’s true, but there are some shows where people will stop watching at first and the only way that they might keep watching is to tell them there’s a twist. There’s a specific show I’m thinking of. >

Getting pissy about spoilers is moronic. It has been proven multiple times that spoilers improve enjoyment in storytelling. Anticipation is one of, if not the, most important part of storytelling. >


Getting pissy about spoilers is moronic.

"Enjoying things differently than me makes you a fucking moron"
Fuck off with that shit. People enjoy things differently, and it's not hard to have a small amount of respect for your fellow human beings and not be an ass to those different than you.

Anticipation is one of, if not the, most important part of storytelling.

No shit, that's why I'm fucking anticipating how the story unfolds. If it's spoiled there's no anticipation. You say one thing and then use a point that demolishes your point to back it up wtf? God I'm trying so hard not to fling an insult but some of you out there just... fuck. >

IMO spoilers make films much more enjoyable, I always read the entire plot on Wikipedia before watching one for the first time >

Now THIS is an unpopular opinion, well done 👍🏻 >

Plot twist: no one cares >

But it's not. Just enjoy the show >

Nope for me, I'd say it's a teaser, something to raise interest . >

Shit if you want plot twists and unpredictable then you need to watch this movie called ______ >

Or it could me what drives people to watch, in some cases. Happened to me with the show "behind her eyes" in  Netflix. >

I only spoil things that don't even occur. It's just funny when people are pissed off for no reason, without even suspecting it themselves. >

I enjoy telling people there is a twist....when there isn't one.
Gets them really thinking. >

I was going to see a movie and people were coming out of a Die Hard installment, one guy says "man, I can't believe John McClane died"
I was like, well...that movie is ruined.  I don't even want to see it now.  and forgot about it.
years later ANOTHER Die Hard movie came out, obviously with John McClane and I thought "well played random theater troll guy, well played" >

I’m watching Doctor Who with a friend and she literally said “a main character dies in the next episode”. Wtf! She didn’t think it counted since she didn’t say which one >

Still a lot better than being told the twist. 
When the force awakens came out, I spent the whole movie hoping people were lying about Han dying that it lessened my enjoyment of the movie >

110%. I totally agree. >

Dan Brown's book "The Lost Symbol" was an example of simply having read the authors previous books being a spoiler in how predictable his writing is.
The first few pages of the book I thought "I know where it is".  at this point I didn't even know WHAT it was, why anyone was looking for it, or who would be involved in trying to find it.  
The hiding spot was just so obviously telegraphed that I spent the entire book waiting for them to get to it. >

Idk I knew how Shutter Island ended and I was still impressed >

also that anything has a bad ending. why would i want to watch it, especially if they’re recommending it, if i know it has a bad ending? >

One million times indeed >

Thank you. I was looking forward to seeing >!Knock at the Cabin until someone told me the twist: it turns out that none of the events depicted in the movie actually happen. It is instead a work of fiction, and what are known as “actors” and “actresses” are merely pretending to be the people appearing on screen.!<
I guess I’ll be taking a pass on that flick. >

Lmao the fact that this post has the spoiler tag >

I love spoilers. Makes me focus on the visual experience and not much on the story itself when watching a movie. I usually look up information about movies before watching them because the anticipation of how and when it happens is enough to make me want to sit through the movie. Iron Man dies? Ok but how does it play out? >

Separate question.
If someone says a movie is good and the ending is amazing, is that a spoiler? 
I have a friend who says that's spoiling but I don't really think it is because ur not giving anything away or saying how/why the ending was good. >

This is why I try to watch movies when they come out now if I can.  Unlike what I did with Usual Suspects....

!when I finally got around to watching usual suspects some 15 years after it came out I was excited about the twist.  But I didn't even notice the twist because popular media spoiled the twist already in a million different shows and such.!< >

This is not a hot take >

Ruins thre narrative immersion >

I always say "he dies in the end" on everything anyone close is watching >

I faux spoil movies by telling people there was a big explosion and the main character died, if not everyone. It's like the opposite of spoiling the movie, but I can deliver a deadpan performance so they can't be sure if I'm pulling their leg or being truthful. >

I told someone certain series of fictional books were mind blowing and was called out for spoiling !! Go figure 🤷🏻‍♀️ >

I’m with you!!! I feel like a lot of things people say without going into what they called “details”…it’s actually spoiler!!!!!!! 🔥〰️🔥 >

If you're watching something that doesn't have a twist of some kind, what are you even watching? I'm not talking about like murder mystery twist either, like almost any movie can have a twist, it doesn't even have to be that obvious or related to being literally surprising.
In fact, I would venture to say that there are good twists and bad ones. And that you can probably expect multiple twists in some movies. So simply saying that the twist is good doesn't fucking spoil anything. >

I agree completely. If I'm not directly asking for spoilers or if it has a plot twist, I don't want to know about it >

Every story has a twist. Saying there's a twist isn't a spoiler. 
Giving hints at or explaining any points at the twists are spoilers. >

Eh, if literally knowing anything about a movie some how ruins it for you, I would suggest you are overly sensitive. Knowing there is a twist ending is arguably no different than knowing the genre--it is all about knowing what kind of movie you're going to watch so you can appreciate it for what it is and not compare it to some hypothetical movie in your head. 
Obviously, this doesn't include assholes that actually tell you what the twist is--fuck those guys. >

I think it depends on the story and what you say about it. I recently read a YA book that I went in thinking was just a plain Jane LGBT historical romance. Then I find out the use of an important, plot-driving object, and suddenly I’m reading a historical sci-fi novel. When I tell people about this book, I say “you’ll never see the ending coming,” and I don’t feel this is a spoiler since who ever expects a sudden genre change?
Now, I do agree with some of the other commenters on the “not spoiling” spoilers, like “It was the person you’d least expect!” >

God I hate this new obsession with spoilers and 'plot twists you won't see coming'. That's how we ended up with the last spiderman movie, that had basically no value outside of the constant plot twists. Can't imagine anyone will be watching that movie again. >

Is there even a movie/book/tv show that doesn't have a plot twist of some sort? I can't think of a single one. Just go into the piece of media expecting it >

It should be considered a light spoiler, yes. >

Just say the movie has a great ending instead and you’re good. >

People are so sensitive about spoilers.
I watch full playthroughs of games before I buy them, often times. >

How come? Did you ever go into something blindly and not like it? >

frequently >

Except everything has a plot twist >

I think people who spoil movies are some of the most effective psychics >

OK? I don't tell people that something has plot twists because it's like telling someone that there are credits at the end.
Most plot twists suck because they either don't make sense or you can easily predict them 5 minutes in.
So outside of children's movies, is there another genre where plot twists are not quite so common.