Blog 12/15/2016 - Ben Schultz

Today in Science Fiction Exploration, we talked about spoilers, and under what circumstances it is OK to spoil a movie. We suggested that mostly how long the movie has been out, how popular it was, and the audience to which you are speaking factor into whether or not a movie is spoilerable. For example, a movie like Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980 and is considered a classic. The reveal that Vader is Luke's father is iconic, and should not be considered a spoiler. Some of us said that they don't mind spoilers, as it detracts very little from the overall experience of watching a movie or playing a video game. It also matters how much a movie or television series matters to you. If you care a lot about Star Wars, than you would most likely be angry if someone spoiled it for you, but if you do not like Star Wars, you probably couldn't care less.