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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I don't understand how knowing the story "ruins" the film?
Fans of The Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Dan Brown books and so on have all known the stories before the films and it hasn't affected the box office or enjoyment.
Personally, I think the secrecy is dopey. That is, unless they're hiding a weak and shallow story.
Otherwise, bring it on. Novel(s), comics, whatever. No one went to a Batman or Superman movie not knowing the story.
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The honest truth? Some people (me) are looking to feel that feeling once again as Vader's Star Destroyer filled the screen and took 17 minutes to fly by in that first scene from Star Wars in 1977. I guess I'm afraid of robbing that moment of pure wonder from myself if I spoil it all before I see it.
Your Game of Thrones comparison is fantastic. I had read the books before the show came out, but my daughter hadn't. When we watched the Red Wedding, the look of emotion on her face was priceless. She was so moved by that scene that she will likely never forget it, and I was actually kind of jealous in a strange way that I didn't feel what she felt right then. I want to feel that with Episode VII if at all possible. That's why I avoid as much spoilering as I can.