Missing the Surprise
I’m now wondering if I should swear off trailers, mostly in the case of Harry Potter. When I think about it, they’re giving away a bloody awful lot in the Harry Potter trailers now. I mean I saw one trailer for Stone before the film came out in the theater and I think I was able to appreciate the complete film as a film much better for it. I also only saw the Narnia trailer on TV and it was brilliant, just enough of a teaser to keep me going. But as for the Potter films, I seem to be knowing more and more going in and I can’t decide if that’s good or bad. And I know, I read the book, I know the beginning, middle, and end. And knew it long before the first Harry Potter movie even hit the theaters. And yet, I’d rather NOT pick apart things before I see the ‘whole picture’ as it was re-imagined. As much as the films are based on the books, the changes have also made them a very distinct and a bit seperate world from the books. Despite knowing not only what will happen in GoF, but the next two years in the characters lives. I wonder, maybe, if I should just swear not to look at a trailer for OotP (I mean I’m too throughly spoiled on Goblet the film for my own good). But I’m honestly too hooked in the life of the internet Harry Potter fandom to avoid it. And between running Weasley Network and Brave (and the horribly neglected Wicked Witches) I feel obligated to keep up with the big sites, you know, especially in the case of the latest news on Weasley Network, which has grown to monster size somehow (Brave is a bit more manageable as I’m following only one character/actor and not 9). Can I be movie-spoiler free for film five? Proably not. Maybe if I decide to banish all movie content from my sites, but wouldn’t do that!
