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¿Question #3453?
darthcliff: Has someone ever ruined a story for you by pointing out all the symbolism in it? (Like the Wizard of Oz)

jokerjesterknave: No.
Woelf: No, they were usually ruined before reaching that point.
BOBBYCAN: Beer is always the correct answer. Actually, no. I want to learn things like that. Even if it is just peoples opinions.
zd00: all of them. I'm here for the story yo
Svengaard: Just The Wizard of Oz, ironically.
the manatee: How does that ruin it?
bdegroot: No
Angilan: Every single story I had to read in my AP English class in high school...
KillerPower: Well... not that I could think of... but someone ruined a story for me when he told me the clou in the end (and I hate people that spoil novels, films, games.... ANYTHING. I F*****G HATE THEM!!!)
daveroswell: I like symbolism, but I almost never pick it out myself. Angel heart and the fans, Shamamamalamalam movies, etc.)
RJSim4: No... but I have ruined stories for others.
dogmatix: or LOTR...or the Chronicles of Narnia...or....well, you get the picture. Yea, they have. Particularly because the blowhard spewing all that pedantic bullshit tends to be pulling it directly from his/her ass.
danafarr: No b/c if it doesn't add, it's easy to forget.
kirkusmaximus: Yes, I took an English class, why do you ask?
Little Dragon: No.
Ebon Wendigo: Why would that ruin it?
DHEK: Nope.
Butterbane: Nope! I'm always the one ruining it for everybody else by pointing out the symbolism! Or making it up as I go along! :devil: Muhahahaha!
aleo09: nop[e
Eric Haas: No, my friends know to wait until after I've seen the movie.
Der Ubermolch: The Scarlet Letter was like that. It was a nice little story and then the Literature teacher went and ruined it.
noisycrow: Melville didnt know that Moby Dick was allegorical until someone pointed it out to him.
Azzarc: Yup
Shannon Ferguson: yes, and it's usually me
unixrevolution: actually i like stories better after this happens.
Geosmores: no
buffalospynovel: I was devastated to learn that all of the references to color in The Great Gatsby actually had meaning.
UhhhClem: What story worth reading could that possibly ruin?
KentuckyKid: No.
MisterCranky: Yes. I'll never view Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea the same way again.
Cut & Space: yes
aramis: Yes.
mattprice: Narnia, man. Narnia
Stormfury: No
KevinRoz: You bet it is the best thing to do about movies you hate.
vampywife: no
jasta6: NO, tHAT'S UP TO ME.................................
ralpheous: yes
tempus42: No. Analyzing the symbolism of Moby Dick in high school is what made me realize there could be more to stories than just the story itself.
Helenoftroy: No, but I think I have done that.
Tushratta: There's symbolism in the Wizard of Oz?
MochaKimono: Animal Farm...wait, Wizard of Oz has symbolism?
brainrob: Nope
Gecko23: No.
LemonyFresh: Sort of
ZombyDawg: Omigawd! There's symbolism in the Wizard of Oz? Now you've ruined it for me. Actually, contemplating latent (or blatent) sybolism adds another dimension of interest.
helyanamanso: yes
billgoode: I enjoy it when there's symbolism to stories.
_Kael_: Nope. Although maybe I did.
arkibet: yes.
javelin98: Oh, yes -- Matrix, Star Wars, etc.
skrutsch: No, I like that stuff.
scriptorum: No, lucky you tho.
Windopaene: no
Regault: I just tell myself they're an idiot and get myself to forget
erli: No
XanderF: I look for symbolism in books - I think most 'symbolism' people see in movies or TV is in their own heads, though. Hollywood isn't that smart.
obob: no, because if I haven't read it, what they say won't make sense, and if I have read it then they can only add to the richness of interpretation
POvidiusNaso: All the "soul" talk about Pulp Fiction was cool for a while, but now it drives me a bit nuts.
Hidalgo: No
matthew.marquand: yeah. Endless discussions in High School English concerning The Great Gatsby.
BaSL: yes!
djlg: No.
skelebone: No, but I still hate the Wizard of Oz. But The Wiz was a good movie.
Spielfreak: No story has ever been ruined for me.
ssmooth: The Pearl (John Steinbeck) was made pretty intolerable by my ninth-grade English teacher.
jttm: Yes
puffinge: That wouldn't ruin a story for me.
heli: No, not at all, that improves the story. And how did you like the anti-Bush theme of Star Wars? ;)
chaddyboy_2000: No.
Lord_Prussian: The Matrix series did it all on their own.
CDRodeffer: No. I think that makes it even better.
CortexBomb: No, I generally like symbolism explanations