I feel like everyone has had a movie partially spoiled by a trailer but I also feel like descriptions, movie posters, and even genre tags can be a give away and make a plot twist or scene less impactful.

One movie I vaguely remember watching without any context was the 2021 movie Oxygen. I enjoyed it but I feel like it would have been slightly more predictable if I had looked at the genre tags and that would have effected my enjoyment.

I feel like you need to have a pretty good sense of someone’s tastes to make a “trust me”-style recommendation like this.

    • wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Though trailers being free and giving away all the action and plot is awesome when you lack money to see said movie. It’s basically a super condensed version that they just give away! I’ve seen 19 movies this year and it only took 26 minutes and $0.

      *only kind of a joke

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I stopped watching trailers about a decade ago now.

      Sometimes I watch them after and they never cease to amaze me in how much they spoil.

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      8 months ago

      Agreed. Although I still like trailers to give me an idea of the general vibe.