On 6/22/07, Sean Barrett sean@epoptic.com wrote:
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I think that's a mistake, and a large one.
The artists' obvious wishes are that you do not read an encyclopedia article on their work before you watch it. If they so wished, they would have provided one.
While most artists probably don't want you to read a Wikipedia article on their work (*) before you watch it, I don't think that follows from the fact that they haven't provided one. Producing an encyclopedia costs money and/or takes a lot of time and effort.
(*) Are there any other encyclopedias that have articles on movies which discuss plots? Encarta has an article but I can't read it, anyone care to copy/paste it and email it to me privately?