On 6/23/06, Kirill Lokshin kirill.lokshin@gmail.com wrote:
Given that the consensus forming around the new fiction MoS guideline (can't recall what the exact name was) to reduce plot summary in favor of more real-life information, this should begin to be less of a problem. Certainly, even for something like the Sixth Sense, it should be possible to discuss casting, production, critical reception, and so forth without needing to reveal anything; only the section dealing with the plot itself -- and possibly only a part of that -- would be eligible for these tags.
I think any discussion of a film with a "surprise ending" would be seriously remiss if it *didn't* discuss that ending. Hell, The Empire Strikes Back was notable *because* of the surprise.
I haven't seen any articles about films or books where the plot summary was excessively detailed. It's mostly TV episodes where that happens - mostly because of a total lack of anything else to say about them.
Steve