Before the internet the extent of spoilers tended to be someone, in person, giving away a plot point from an already released movie. Nowadays it's people from all corners of the world reporting up-to-the-minutes updates of films we're two years away from seeing. Seriously, if we see another shot of Ben Affleck on the set of Batman V Superman we'll scream. The biggest culprit is already Star Wars Episode VII. Every day brings with it a new rumour and odds are soon they'll go from vague plot details to something totally movie ruining. Even the might of spoiler-shy J.J. Abrams can't stop hungry Star Wars fans. It's happened with plenty of recent films, where some piece of truth slips by all the hokum; as well as having a terrible run of increasingly revealing trailers, the speculation for Prometheus ultimately left little to the imagination. The problem is, when a film's so far away we become increasingly spoiler prone, desensitised to the danger. We're so desperate for anything that rumours keep us going, not realising that we're sowing the seeds of, well, spoiling the film. They are called spoilers for a reason. Outside of the context of the film, we don't know whether a piece of information could be a bit of first act set-up or a major plot twist in the finale. What can you do: Not reading them is easier said than done - often the real meat is in the article title. Be very careful where you stray on the internet.
