On No Great Work of Art Can Be "Spoiled"
Hitchcock was obsessed with keeping the details of "Psycho" private, though. He made the cast and crew pledge not to divulge information and started a whole marketing campaign to convince viewers to keep the ending to themselves.
It's true that a great piece of art isn't spoiled when part of the plot is revealed. It's also true that a person's initial experience can be, if not spoiled, then at least affected in a way that would make Hitch growl by knowing too much going in.
More here: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/06/16/five-ways-psycho-changed-cinema/alfred-hitchcock-mocking-scene-from/
Posted on July 29, 2010 at 3:56 pm
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On 'Clan Of The Cave Bear': Neanderthal Fan Fic
@Limaceous Sometimes I get jealous of kids today who have the whole Harry Potter series in front of them. Then I remember that I had all the prehistoric smut I could read. Would my red-faced, fascinated 12-year-old self really have traded "the Mammoth Hunters" for "the Chamber of Secrets"? HELL NO.