There?s a lot of discussion and anger surrounding the idea of spoilers for films these days, but the director of Marvel?s Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, thinks maybe it isn?t as big a deal as some people make it out to be.
On Twitter, Gunn stated that while he doesn?t think people should spoil movies for other fans, he also doesn?t believe spoilers ruin a movie, at least not if that movie is any good.
?If a movie can be ruined by spoilers, it?s not a good movie,? Gunn tweeted. ?I?m opposed to spoiling things for folks, but studies show knowing spoilers only very slightly affects the viewer?s pleasure, if at all (and sometimes increases the pleasure of a well-crafted film).?
And in case anyone was wondering, Gunn also provided a link to the study he was talking about.
Again, Gunn isn?t saying that people should purposely go around spoiling movies for people, calling people who do such things ?assholes,? but he doesn?t think spoilers are the ?end all, be all? of the conversation around a movie. From his own experience, Gunn recalls seeing and loving Fight Club despite knowing the twist going in.