The way things pan out in the story is unexpected, unless you saw the trailer first, which outrageously spoils it.
Why the producers authorized a trailer that spoils the film is one of life's big mysteries. I'm glad I didn't see it before watching.
A lot of trailers are guilty of this (the animated feature SING comes to mind). It boggles the mind why they do this.
shareAnd there are so many scenes in the trailer that didn't make it into the film. It looked like a more interesting movie in the trailer.
shareThe purpose of the trailer is to make you pay for the ticket or to rent back in the day, once you do that no one cares if the trailer spoiled the movie
shareIn a case like this, the trailer keeps as many away from watching the movie as it does compel them to watch. The trailer could've easily been done without revealing that Harrison was the antagonist.
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