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Yeah, maybe watch something original and not totally derived from something else, like the Marvel movies, or Sonic the Hedgehog 2, or Fantastic Beasts...

bil7 4y ago
pretty hard when about 80% of new films these days are a sequel, remake, or tie into an existing universe[1]. Yes, just watch old films you say, but they're not on the front page of netflix and disney+, where the average person goes for entertainment recommendations. [1] https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/pop-culture-has-become-an-oligopoly?s=r https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/pop-culture-has-b...
- Der_Einzige 4y ago
  Aren't there only like 7 actual stories? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots
  - bil7 4y ago
    Doesn't really matter, directors and screenwriters keep finding new implementations of old interfaces that feel fresh and are thoroughly enjoyable. The problem comes when implementations are near identical.
- Gordonjcp 4y ago
  That was rather the point I was making...
kelnos 4y ago
Arguably everything these days must be derived from something else, at least to some extent. Not sure there are really that many viable story ideas out there, and I wouldn't be surprised if the last several thousand years of stories have covered most of them.
- Gordonjcp 4y ago
  There are only something like a dozen basic story plots, but for the love of all that is sprocket-holey just stop remaking and remaking and remaking the same film over and over again. Or, if you do, stop whining about pirates stealing your content.
tinco 4y ago
Fantastic Beasts is a great movie. It's an original plot and not a sequel to anything so I don't get why you throw it in with those other movies. With as much bland repetitiveness there is in the average Hollywood movie Fantastic Beasts definitely is the wrong one to rip on.

bil7 4y ago

pretty hard when about 80% of new films these days are a sequel, remake, or tie into an existing universe[1]. Yes, just watch old films you say, but they're not on the front page of netflix and disney+, where the average person goes for entertainment recommendations. [1] https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/pop-culture-has-become-an-oligopoly?s=r https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/pop-culture-has-b...

Der_Einzige 4y ago
Aren't there only like 7 actual stories? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots
- bil7 4y ago
  Doesn't really matter, directors and screenwriters keep finding new implementations of old interfaces that feel fresh and are thoroughly enjoyable. The problem comes when implementations are near identical.
Gordonjcp 4y ago
That was rather the point I was making...

kelnos 4y ago

Arguably everything these days must be derived from something else, at least to some extent. Not sure there are really that many viable story ideas out there, and I wouldn't be surprised if the last several thousand years of stories have covered most of them.

Gordonjcp 4y ago
There are only something like a dozen basic story plots, but for the love of all that is sprocket-holey just stop remaking and remaking and remaking the same film over and over again. Or, if you do, stop whining about pirates stealing your content.

tinco 4y ago

Fantastic Beasts is a great movie. It's an original plot and not a sequel to anything so I don't get why you throw it in with those other movies. With as much bland repetitiveness there is in the average Hollywood movie Fantastic Beasts definitely is the wrong one to rip on.