I'll start with this again:
I wonder if it is possible to take into account with someone who doesn't want to know such details before he sees the film?
Now this:
Forostar, I treat any snippets of information that are released about the film at this stage as teasers not spoilers. It's the same as seeing a trailer, but with words. The outcome and how it is reached of this additional storyline is not known to the public yet and therefore the ending has not been spoiled. The snippet of information that I posted is only a teaser, released by New Line or whoever to whet people's appetite for the film. It's exactly the same thing that is done for every film but in this case you know most of what's going to happen. You know that the company visit Beorn and get lost in Mirkwood and imprisoned by the Elves. You know that Smaug and Thorin Oakenshield will die in the final film. So, since most people know what is going to happen, the film is publicized by releasing snippets of information about additional storylines with the hope of generating interest from people who might not want to see it because the already know what's going to happen.
The reasons why these snippets are released have nothing to do with my concern of not wanting
to know them before I see the film. If the film is out, or not, it absolutely makes no difference to me.
Using your example of an Iron Maiden concert, if the band said before a tour that they will play 'Alexander the Great' at every show then it's not a spoiler. It's a method of promoting the tour so that more people will buy tickets. They've done such a thing in the past with the 2007 tour when they said they'd play something like 5 songs from 'The Number of the Beast' (but then only did four). That was all official information prior to the tour and it would be exactly the same if they said they'll play a new song on next year's hypothetical tour.
Some people rather not want to know that sort of information.
The film is released in four weeks and there's going to be a lot of promotional material on the internet and on televisions and on billboards during that period, so good luck avoiding it.
Thank you, I have managed perfectly until now, as I did with the previous film and all others before. Even if it isn't an official rule, until now everyone had been careful (and decent) enough by not saying anyhing about any storyline of a film we've all been looking forward to. All I am asking for is a continuation of respect to each other.
I'm sure some of us will want to discuss this material and get involved in idle speculation and to be honest there's nothing left to talk about now other than the promotional material.
Go ahead. I am sure there's lots of promotional material left that does not touch the storyline (deviating from the book). List all actors, list all geographical locations, there's probably lots more out there.
There's no point in having every post in spoiler tags for the next four weeks.
There will be no need. I trust that you can distinguish the difference between a name of an actor and (controversial/new) storyline. It's only a matter of
wanting to take into account with fellow forumers. Or not.
Spoiler tags for details about the film once you've seen it and outcomes, yes. But for promotional material? I don't think they're necessary.
Since they have the same revealing effect, and impact, they should be treated the same.
If you're really going to continue this on purpose, why would we need to be careful about details about a film once we've seen the outcome? After all: What's in a trailer, will be in the film. What's written about a script, will be in the film.
