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Sometimes people will say they want to see a movie strictly because of the title. “Fatal Attraction”, “Dirty Dancing” are obvious…when those movies came out we knew what they were about. “Pretty Woman”….(even though Julia Roberts played a prostitute) combine the title with all the buzz, well no big mystery.
But sometimes when people haven’t heard much about the actual storyline or they haven’t read a review it can lead to problems.
For example, I remember back in the 70s when “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” came out. I was having dinner with a friend and his parents said they were planning on seeing it. They said “We love a good comedy!”
Um,…we had to carefully explain it was not a comedy.
“Pulp Fiction”…a demure, religious, conservative woman at the office where I was working said she and her husband were thinking about seeing it.mg1: I somehow discouraged her….citing lots of violence and profanity.
My aunt (in her 80s) is quite hip and keeps up with current events and pop culture. But she is extremely bothered by “bad words” of any kind. (even damn or hell) When the movie “Precious” came out she mentioned she wanted to go see it. (uh oh) So since I'd recently seen it I didn’t pull any punches – I told her it had rape, incest, violence, child abuse, and every 3 minutes someone said the “F” word. So she passed. FTR I thought "Precious" was a good movie, and M'onique's Oscar was well-deserved, but the movie was definitely not for my aunt.
Have you ever steered someone away from a movie, or on the flip side would you want someone to steer you away from seeing a movie for whatever reason?
But sometimes when people haven’t heard much about the actual storyline or they haven’t read a review it can lead to problems.
For example, I remember back in the 70s when “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” came out. I was having dinner with a friend and his parents said they were planning on seeing it. They said “We love a good comedy!”
Um,…we had to carefully explain it was not a comedy.“Pulp Fiction”…a demure, religious, conservative woman at the office where I was working said she and her husband were thinking about seeing it.
mg1: I somehow discouraged her….citing lots of violence and profanity.My aunt (in her 80s) is quite hip and keeps up with current events and pop culture. But she is extremely bothered by “bad words” of any kind. (even damn or hell) When the movie “Precious” came out she mentioned she wanted to go see it. (uh oh) So since I'd recently seen it I didn’t pull any punches – I told her it had rape, incest, violence, child abuse, and every 3 minutes someone said the “F” word. So she passed. FTR I thought "Precious" was a good movie, and M'onique's Oscar was well-deserved, but the movie was definitely not for my aunt.
Have you ever steered someone away from a movie, or on the flip side would you want someone to steer you away from seeing a movie for whatever reason?
