Agreed. I just started the book, and like a dummy, I watched the trailer. Shouldn't have done that. But so far, the joy of the book has been coming from the clever ways the problems have been tackled.
Could they have given away more of the plot in that trailer??
I haven't read the book, but it feels like the major plot points of 3/4 of the movie are in there.
Most trailers are too spoilery these days. I've read the book and this one gives away a bunch. I wouldn't watch it if you haven't read the book. Actually, just go read the book. It's really fun and doesn't take long to finish.
Trailer should have focused on the mission preparation, initial landing, getting setup on Mars, then the storm hits and the crew leaves with Damon left for dead, and then cut out on him waking up in the sand. Plenty of intrigue right there without giving away the entire plot
Movies like Interstellar and Max Mad Fury Road have proven how to make a great trailer without giving much away, I don't know why every other movie doesn't follow those examples
I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but I heard the answer to this on a podcast a few years back.
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Therein lies the marketing dilemma. Does ruining the surprise ruin the movie, or does it influence more people to see the movie? Studios spend about $3.5 billion advertising movies each year, so there's a lot riding on that question.
I find the problem fascinating. On one hand, people make statements based off early trailers and in some cases the studios need to pivot to make things more interesting. On the other hand is a something I believe – people are very bad at knowing what they want.
The post talks about Cast Away a lot, which had in my opinion one of the best teasers I'd ever seen. Just a regular boring drama about an overworked guy. It ends with a plane crash, and him on an island, and that's it. Apparently I (and likely several of you) would be in the minority, as it played very poorly for test audiences.
Once I saw the updated trailers, it absolutely killed my desire to see the movie as it answered the biggest question. I always think of this when I see a trailer that gives too much away, and it fuelled my decision to only watch teasers of movies that I want to see badly.
That's why I've stayed away from any Star Wars trailers since viewing the teaser. One trailer in recent memory that bugged the hell out of me was for Terminator Salvation. Putting aside the quality of that film why would you market and reveal the most important plot point of that movie in the trailer? You know, the one where the main character is actually a terminator. It would be similar to having the Vader, "I am your Father" scene in the trailer for Empire. Completely stupid.
That's why I've stayed away from any Star Wars trailers since viewing the teaser. One trailer in recent memory that bugged the hell out of me was for Terminator Salvation. Putting aside the quality of that film why would you market and reveal the most important plot point of that movie in the trailer? You know, the one where the main character is actually a terminator. It would be similar to having the Vader, "I am your Father" scene in the trailer for Empire. Completely stupid.
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First look at Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs bio starring Michael Fassbender and Seth Rogan.
Hard to tell anything from a glorified teaser but it has some quality talent attached. Surprised there hasn't been any hype surrounding this release though.
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I've become a bit obsessed with Everest over the past couple of years, read both Into Thin Air and The Climb, two separate accounts of the 1996 disaster, watched some documentaries... The trailer looks great but looks a little too Hollywood-action, hoping it isn't and it's a more of an honest telling of the disaster.
I'll definitely be seeing it though, amazing cast.
Wow we truly are soul mates - I've become more than a little obsessed with that disaster - and in particular how I believe Anatoli was grossly miss-portrayed in Into Thin Air. You may also wish to read:
- Left for Dead. This is Beck Weathers' book - the guy that everyone kept on leaving for dead, but the bugger wouldn't die.
- A Day to Die For. Author was on a different team, and his book is more about him trying to rationalize what happened and why - he becomes quite obsessed with the weather and whether or not teams had reports on the incoming storm.
- High Crimes. The 1996 disaster gets referred to a lot in the book but it is more about what happened in 2006. Great book.
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I know it's not Everest or a movie, but "Forever on the Mountain" is a very entertaining read on the mountaineering expedition that went wrong on Mt. McKinley / Denali.
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