What is the point ...

[Martin4x4]

Of all the films with built in spoilers, Pompeii, Noah, 300 etc.

[Jasandjules]

Well I am guessing most people know what happens in those films...

[Pothole]

You could add any biopic and any episode of Misdomer Murders and the like...entertainment?

[Cotty]

Titanic

[nicanary]

The Greatest Story Ever Told.

(Very topical at the moment, so I'm told).

[Martin4x4]

Jasandjules said:

Well I am guessing most people know what happens in those films...

We expect so! So why do people watch it when they know how it ends? These films are by definition pointless.

[Cotty]

Martin4x4 said:

We expect so! So why do people watch it when they know how it ends? These films are by definition pointless.

Have you never watched a film more than once? You could say its pointless to watch a film more than once as you know what happens. But if you like the story its worth it.

[whoami]

[speedtwelve]

Knowing the eventual outcome doesn't mean that a film cannot be gripping. Apollo 13 is suspenseful through decent film-making, despite knowing exactly how it'll pan out. Superhero films? James Bond? You know that he/they'll live and triumph over the bad guys. Still watch them, though.

Actually, what do you watch?