Wait, what ? I’ve taken a stance, and since I hate anything even remotely like a spoiler - I just go in blind and haven’t looked back since. Highly recommend.
Wait, what ?
I’ve taken a stance, and since I hate anything even remotely like a spoiler - I just go in blind and haven’t looked back since. Highly recommend.
Speaking for myself, I find myself not too concerned. If I don’t like something, I don’t have to finish it; and I’m more willing to give things a try if they don’t come loaded preconceptions. I...
Speaking for myself, I find myself not too concerned. If I don’t like something, I don’t have to finish it; and I’m more willing to give things a try if they don’t come loaded preconceptions. I try to be open to new experiences.
For example friend recently recommended a book to me that I knew nothing about going in, and it was one of the best books I’d ever read. Had I known the synopsis ahead of time, I never would have read it.
I meant more like why would you even bother to go see a movie if you knew nothing about it? A majority of movies aren't going to appeal to an average person. If a friend recommends something like...
I meant more like why would you even bother to go see a movie if you knew nothing about it? A majority of movies aren't going to appeal to an average person.
If a friend recommends something like you mentioned, then that makes sense to go in blind. But without any context how would you know to give something a try?
I will pick movies off of the director, cinematographer, actors, and production studio. That combined with a one-sentence description and a poster is usually enough to have a good idea of whether...
I will pick movies off of the director, cinematographer, actors, and production studio. That combined with a one-sentence description and a poster is usually enough to have a good idea of whether I'd enjoy watching it.
As another spoiler/trailer/plot-summary avoider: it usually is (1) recommendations from another person, (2) knowing the director/writer/actor, or (3, most often lately) picking a genre and sorting...
As another spoiler/trailer/plot-summary avoider: it usually is (1) recommendations from another person, (2) knowing the director/writer/actor, or (3, most often lately) picking a genre and sorting by various ratings to pick something based on the one-sentence blurb or cover art. I also don't care if I don't particularly like something either. I just turn it off or zone out with something to read.
e: I just noticed you said "go see" a movie, and the answer is usually both 1 & 2, but I only rarely go to theaters
That’s a fair question. And my honest answer is : I don’t often know. The way this started for me was I had an all access pass to an Oscar’s showing at my local theater. Since I was poor I wanted...
That’s a fair question. And my honest answer is : I don’t often know.
The way this started for me was I had an all access pass to an Oscar’s showing at my local theater. Since I was poor I wanted to get the most use out of my ticket so I sat and watched every single movie. This opened my eyes to the fact that I was missing out on so many things, for no particularly good reasons other than - lack of funding and access (legitimate) and my desire to not experience or waste my time with something I didn’t like (not open mindset).
This small forced action let me be more open minded to try things I didn’t know if I would like or not.
So I’d say, if your goal is to get more diversity and experience with potential “failure” (disliking an experience), letting people pick stuff for you or forcing yourself to see stuff because of some external limitation, worked for me.
I've taken a similar mindest with stage performances, which up until recently I had been to maybe 2-3 productions in my whole life, not counting churchy things. I have some friends who are into...
I've taken a similar mindest with stage performances, which up until recently I had been to maybe 2-3 productions in my whole life, not counting churchy things.
I have some friends who are into local theater, anytime they say they're going to a show (or participating in one) I go see it, no questions asked. I've usually never seen the thing that's being performed, and I deliberately don't look up previews/synopsis/reviews. I recently saw Cabaret for the first time, and it was an excellent experience.
A romantic and thrilling story that spans several decades and continents; Touch follows one man's emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out.
Unrelated to the movie but I still can't get over how trailers have trailers now.
Wait, what ?
I’ve taken a stance, and since I hate anything even remotely like a spoiler - I just go in blind and haven’t looked back since. Highly recommend.
Yeah but how do you know you'll be interested in something in the first place?
Speaking for myself, I find myself not too concerned. If I don’t like something, I don’t have to finish it; and I’m more willing to give things a try if they don’t come loaded preconceptions. I try to be open to new experiences.
For example friend recently recommended a book to me that I knew nothing about going in, and it was one of the best books I’d ever read. Had I known the synopsis ahead of time, I never would have read it.
I meant more like why would you even bother to go see a movie if you knew nothing about it? A majority of movies aren't going to appeal to an average person.
If a friend recommends something like you mentioned, then that makes sense to go in blind. But without any context how would you know to give something a try?
I will pick movies off of the director, cinematographer, actors, and production studio. That combined with a one-sentence description and a poster is usually enough to have a good idea of whether I'd enjoy watching it.
As another spoiler/trailer/plot-summary avoider: it usually is (1) recommendations from another person, (2) knowing the director/writer/actor, or (3, most often lately) picking a genre and sorting by various ratings to pick something based on the one-sentence blurb or cover art. I also don't care if I don't particularly like something either. I just turn it off or zone out with something to read.
e: I just noticed you said "go see" a movie, and the answer is usually both 1 & 2, but I only rarely go to theaters
That’s a fair question. And my honest answer is : I don’t often know.
The way this started for me was I had an all access pass to an Oscar’s showing at my local theater. Since I was poor I wanted to get the most use out of my ticket so I sat and watched every single movie. This opened my eyes to the fact that I was missing out on so many things, for no particularly good reasons other than - lack of funding and access (legitimate) and my desire to not experience or waste my time with something I didn’t like (not open mindset).
This small forced action let me be more open minded to try things I didn’t know if I would like or not.
So I’d say, if your goal is to get more diversity and experience with potential “failure” (disliking an experience), letting people pick stuff for you or forcing yourself to see stuff because of some external limitation, worked for me.
I've taken a similar mindest with stage performances, which up until recently I had been to maybe 2-3 productions in my whole life, not counting churchy things.
I have some friends who are into local theater, anytime they say they're going to a show (or participating in one) I go see it, no questions asked. I've usually never seen the thing that's being performed, and I deliberately don't look up previews/synopsis/reviews. I recently saw Cabaret for the first time, and it was an excellent experience.
Teasers are usually enough for me. Trailers are usually the whole movie in 90 seconds.
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