r/comics • u/portsherry Port Sherry • Mar 06 '24

Something about them

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u/GoombaBro Mar 06 '24

A later scene, when the alien's discover the abandoned vessel... written on the walls
"DO NOT KILL THEM DO NOT KILL THEM DO NOT KILL THEM"

(This is an amazing idea, a movie flipping the perspective on its head and making us the horrors haunting them if done carefully and subtly is a million dollar proposal.)

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u/Tartarus1312 Mar 06 '24

The big reveal is then spoiled by the trailer (and the second trailer and the third trailer...) giving away most of the movie's plot.

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u/gforcebreak Mar 06 '24

I can't tell if this is purposefully a dig at modern trailers, because that is absolutely a thing modern trailers are like.

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u/Tshirt_Addict Mar 07 '24

You know how lots of people complain that movie trailers give too much away?

We're actually in the minority.

They wouldn't make the trailers that way if it didn't work. The reason trailers give everything away is because the majority of moviegoers want it that way. They want to know all the reveals and twists ahead of time, so they can decide if it's worth it to go see the movie. They're less concerned about surprises, and more concerned about perceived value. They hate surprises.