Are BTS clips ruining our movie viewing experience? | Bengali Movie News
In 2006, The Devil Wears Prada captivated audiences with its fresh, unspoiled charm. Now, as The Devil Wears Prada 2 shoots in New York, set photos of Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt are already flooding social media. This has prompted fans on X to lament the loss of surprise. What was once a stylish spectacle unveiled in the theatre is now pre-digested content. This flood of behind-the-scenes (BTS) material raises a larger question: is the magic of cinema being eroded by its own marketing machine?The chroma key problemVisual-effects-heavy films also suffer from overexposure. Dune (2021) used sand-colored “sandscreens” instead of green to better match Arrakis’s lighting. Deadpool & Wolverine relied on blue screens for multiverse sequences. Despite Marvel’s usual misdirection, leaks of green screen footage dulled the impact of big reveals. Fans on social media stress that the illusion of epic scale can’t survive if audiences have already seen the BTS
BTS snap from Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
BTS or on-screen magic: What’s more important?‘It’s cool to know that Tom Cruise did the stunts himself’In Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise performed 16 parachute jumps. But a BTS featurette released pre-film spoiled the moment for many. “It’s not cool because it’s a surprise — it’s cool because he’s actually doing the stunt,” said one Redditor, though others felt the reveal deepened their appreciation.
The illusion of drama unraveledEmotional peaks are dulled by early reveals. In Heads of State, MI6 agent, played by Priyanka Chopra, is seen in a high-stakes scene at Spain’s Tomatina Festival – but it was filmed in France using fake tomatoes and skin-safe jelly. Such details don’t make for immersive viewing. When the unreal is explained too soon, the magic of cinema risks falling flat.
Had a great time shooting in France, recreating the Tomatina festival…They used jelly on my skin. The skilled crew made it look so real–Priyanka Chopra on the dramatic Tomatina Festival opening sceneArtiste vs algorithmNot everyone mourns the mystery. Eshan Bose, an action movie fan from Kolkata, feels the tension is gone. “When you already know how the stunt’s done, it kills the moment. You admire the logistics, not feel the thrill,” he says. Aratrick Bhadra, a budding filmmaker, disagrees. “Cinema isn’t ruined by spoilers — it’s elevated by curiosity,” he explains.
