Movies and TV are sometimes one of the few joys people can find in otherwise busy schedules. "I'm still bitter about it and I don't think I will ever forgive her." "When I was in high school, one of my best friends told me the ending to the film 'Seven,'" writes Michael Jurgensmeier. Films like "The Sixth Sense," "Fight Club" and "The Usual Suspects" all have plot twists that end up changing the movie in the third act. Some spoilers might be worth keeping secret for a little longer than two weeks – usually if the plot twist is what defines the movie. If an ending or plot twist surprised you, let others be surprised as well I asked pop culture enthusiasts on social media to help set some ground rules when it comes to spoilers. But how long should we collectively be keeping our mouths shut? And how long before we should stop expecting others to hold their tongues? I'd also hope others would do the same for me. I, for one, try my hardest not to divulge too much information from a movie or show I enjoyed – I'd love for others to have the same fulfilling experience, after all. When that plot twist or character reveal is leaked before we have a chance to watch or read the story, a little part of it is ruined because we already know what's going to happen. We've all been there, whether it was with a movie, a TV show or a book. So there's that time between a film going public and the time we actually see it that the dreaded spoilers have the greatest impact. But whether we're purposefully attempting to avoid bigger crowds on opening weekends, or we're waiting for a time when all our friends can go to the same movie, or we're just strapped for cash and have to wait until next payday, seeing a movie within a day or two of it hitting theaters isn't always in the cards. Most of us like to think we're going to see the movies we're excited for on the day they open. We're headed into another season of highly-anticipated films, and with the summer blockbusters comes the all-too-real worry of spoilers.
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