Talk:Red Road (film)

Spoilers

• My {{spoiler}} tag was removed. Reading the removal comment, I see that I used it incorrectly in the technical sense, failing to include an {{endspoiler}} tag after the end of the spoiler portion. But this is about the encyclopedic correctness of some sort of spoiler warning, not correct use of the tags.

However, I think some caution to readers is warranted, although possibly not the spoiler tag-pair. A significant aspect of the film is the mystery it presents to viewers. Dialogue is presented in a context that shows viewers that the characters have a history that leaves significant details unspoken, rather than providing expository details in dialogue. The viewer is meant to puzzle over why Jackie's behavior is so detached, except for her strong focus on her work. Explaining the reason for her interest in Clyde so abruptly in the plot section breaks the mystery. (It's a mystery for viewers and for Clyde; Jackie knows what she's doing, at least a few steps ahead, if not to the point of having a long-term plan.)

By contrast, in some films, the viewer's enjoyment is not about a mystery -- it's no spoiler to say that the couple at odds with each other at the beginning of a romantic comedy ends up together in the end. But in this case the unfolding mystery is central to the structure of the film; almost every scene contains a new "Rosebud" for viewers to discover.

So, what to do? One possibility that would serve the same purpose as a spoiler warning, while staying clear of the general WP:SPOILER guidelines against disclaimers, would be to add a section above Plot that points out the use of an unfolding-mystery presentation style. Gathering some of the above into a Mystery section, rephrased in encyclopedic tone, is one possible solution. In addition to cautioning readers who haven't seen the movie about the risk that they'd find spoilers in the Plot section, it adds worthwhile encyclopedic content to the article, pointing out something distinctive about the film's directing style. A simpler fix would be to add a simple sentence to the lead, along the lines of, "The film is presented to the viewer as a gradually unfolding mystery."

-- Steve Schonberger 00:53, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 09:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

The Film's Conclusion

Hello. As the article currently stands, it does not reveal the way in which the film concludes. Should this information be included? It is my understanding that in respect of films, most Wikipedia articles reveal the way in which a film ends. As such, most plot summaries contain spoliers. I have contemplated writing the 'dramatic conclusion' to the film, but I thought that I would invite feedback from people before I did so. Thank you (Galaxycat (talk) 13:38, 4 June 2012 (UTC))