This is something I've said all along:
" 'Jaws' was a book before it was a movie, and people knew what happened to the Titanic," he added. "You can argue that for some of the most successful movies ever, it wasn't that their stories were secret, it's that the experience was fun or a thrill. So I'm praying that we're not going to blow it by revealing some of the secrets, but you can't have it both ways -- you can't show the footage to try and make people understand and not give away something...The good news is, there's so much that we're not saying. I think that the risk is ultimately worth it."
So many bestselling novels have been turned into successful movies. That's why I don't understand the shroud of secrecy that some film-makers employ. It doesn't bother me that scripts are posted before a film breaks. I'll choose whether I want to read it.
In the case of STXI, I will look for pictures but limit my exposure to actual scripts or even plotlines if I can. Before I go see a film, I may read a headline of a review online or in print, but I won't read the review because they usually give away too much. Instead, I may read them afterward to see if there was anything I didn't pick up on. My point is the film's story doesn't have to be Top Secret to pique my curiosity. How something is done on screen can be more interesting than what actually is done.
