Remember when we were clamoring for new Star Wars: The Force Awakens footage, trailers, news, and pretty much anything related to the new film? Well...we got what we asked for and A LOT more.
The new trailers and TV spots, along with magazine articles and TV interviews, have made us hardcore Star Wars fans extremely excited for this new film that seems to be hitting all the right marks, but lets be honest, we were on board from the very beginning. This is all for the casual fans that have yet to immerse themselves in the universe as much as those who quote these movies in regular conversation and read the novels and comic books. I think that is precisely why many people have an issue with the amount of footage and information we are currently being subjected to.
However, I am on the opposite side of this issue. I don't believe much has been spoiled in terms of what we have been shown or told by anyone.
If one looks at all of the trailers and TV spots, there is very little context as to where the story is going, in part because there is very little dialogue. We have only seen, really, three parts of the movie that are part of a much larger narrative, those being: Jakku, Maz Kanata's castle, and the apparent lightsaber battle between Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Finn (John Boyega). Sure, from those trailers and TV spots, you can sort of assume how the movie proceeds chronologically, but in terms of context, there is very little that would give anyone the exact plot of the film. Also, this movie is over 2 hours long. I'm almost positive that a few minutes of a trailer, plus TV spots that have only furthered a specific scene and have given us no new, crucial information, will not ruin this movie in the least. This isn't Batman vs. Superman or Age of Ultron.
Now, spoilers are a different issue because we have a choice in viewing those specific stories. If its your job to write about these stories, then you're kinda screwed. But, in my opinion, if you are subject to spoilers, you're either looking for them or its shared on social media. Twitter being the biggest culprit (Star Wars Q&A fiasco). If there is a suspicious title on any site discussing a story related to Star Wars, just don't click on it if you want to go in blind. Social media will be harder to navigate because you can't stop people from being morons, but that just comes with the territory.
Simply put, as Star Wars fans, we want to be oblivious going into this movie, but that doesn't mean that anything related to Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a spoiler because that is just silly. But, that's what we're doing.
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