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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: the Prevalence of Reboots in Modern Cinema

Look into the recent franchise reboot craze, and diagnose the loss of Hollywood originality.

Or juxtapose the loss of "originality" with the increasing demand for the next big thing- perhaps there is a correlation between remaking an old film and finding a new, high-tech way of presenting an old story. – Amanda Rose 9 years ago
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Not just franchise reboots, but novel and comic book adaptations, sequels, prequels, and prologues: how franchises overstay their welcome. I'm sure profitability plays a hand in the madness. – george 9 years ago
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Certainly this trend seems motivated by profit more than a desire for meaningful storytelling. Production companies now weigh the ability to produce a film based upon its potential to spawn sequels. I'd be interested in exploring the difficulties faced by an unestablished writer/director in obtaining backing for a unique standalone project. Would the moviegoing audience have the patience for that? – JohnArthur 9 years ago
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Sep 18, 2015 Wordsmith123 An interesting point about driving out the bad to make room for the good. The only problem with the idea of critics and the improving of films: people will see a movie no matter how terrible it is (see Transformers, Transformers 2, etc. (here’s looking at you, Bay)). In the long run, it seems like critics are merely a slap on the wrist in the grand scheme of things.	The Glaring Importance of Critics in Filmmaking
Sep 18, 2015 Wordsmith123 I enjoyed the article. I’m afraid that super hero movies have gotten out of control. Their saturation of the cinema has caused movies in general to gain a certain stigma.	The Superhero Film in The Modern Era
Sep 18, 2015 Wordsmith123 Well written. An interesting smattering of characters to analyze.	The Use of Animation to Convey Character Traits