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Given that: 1. Some of those 37 situations are more interesting than others 2. You need more than one of them for a good screenplay 3. Some situations do not
by mamon 6y ago
Given that:
1. Some of those 37 situations are more interesting than others
2. You need more than one of them for a good screenplay
3. Some situations do not mix well in one story
You will come to conlusion that there is limited number of possible stories.
Now, Hollywood has been producing dozens of movies every year for over a century it becomes clear that it is slowly running out of stories to tell. That's why you see so many remakes/sequels: Star Wars, Rambo, Die Hard, etc. Or remakes with a twist: let's make main characters black/women/gay/trans and pretend that we created a brand new, original story.
Hollywood is eating its own tail.
- jp555 6y agoHey, have you heard of "books"? over 1 million new books are published every year, and people have been writing them for like a really long long time.
- goto11 6y agoHollywood loves remakes and adaptions (and sequels and prequels and reboots) because name recognition sells tickets. This is nothing new, Hollywood have done this always. > Or remakes with a twist: let's make main characters black/women/gay/trans and pretend that we created a brand new, original story. Did you whine and complain when Hollywood remade Amled with a lion or Hidden Fortress with white people in space?
- gamblor956 6y agoStories aren't just about the plots; they're about the characters as well. The same plot with a different set of characters is a new story. See, for example, The Departed vs Infernal Affairs, The Office (UK) vs The Office (US), the multiple Superman and Batman series.