2006-07-10 12:23:18 · 6 answers · asked by RACHEL 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Because they can have a beginning middle and an end. The first one sets up the story, the second provides the major climax and the third resolves the issues.
2006-07-10 12:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by moviegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually there's no reason to drag a story out to four or five stories. It's just a way to tell a story in a compact manner. Fits in with the so-called Three Arc story line and it's easier to say Trilogy than Quadrilogy.
2006-07-10 12:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by tryoutcle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It worked for the original star wars so well, that is just seemed to be a good number.
But you're wrong.
Lethal Weapon
Harry Potter (all 7 planned)
Star Wars completed (6)
Indiana Jones (4th in production)
Nightmare on Elm Street
Friday the 13th
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Hellraiser
Halloween (I think I have a theme going here)
Superman
Batman
..........
2006-07-10 12:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because usually after the 3rd one, no one cares about the movie, and its just annoying to see more, so its not worth filmmakers to bullshit another movie, because no one will watch it.
2006-07-10 12:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by DeveshPatel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, some movies do. . .such as the Harry Potter series.
2006-07-10 12:25:17 · answer #5 · answered by Paranoid Android 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it gets boring after a while
2006-07-12 18:08:08 · answer #6 · answered by Akeja 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋