i always think about this question, especially since over the past 10-15 years movie studios have decided to release a sequals rather than take a chance on an original story. There will always be an "independant" movement, but is there a chance that in the future originality will be dead?
2007-09-01 15:59:06 · 16 answers · asked by Rick D 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Possibly. But, there is always a new generation of viewers for whom it is all "new" to them. Therefore, there will always be a market, even if it is recycled stuff, and not terribly original. It doesn't really matter.
2007-09-01 16:03:31 · answer #1 · answered by soupkitty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hitchcock said that all the plots had been used by 1930...everything else is derivative or spun. There is much truth in that thought...It's not only "the past 10-15 years" it's been going on since the history of film. Many movies aren't just sequals, they are complete re-makes with new names, settings and technology. They simply re-make the movie, re-package it and a new generation, who missed the first edition, see a watered down and far less creative piece. The newer "Cape Fear" is just as awesome as the 1962 version, but that is a rarity. Most of the re-makes are junk. I never saw Tom Cruise in the "War of the Worlds" but there was no reason to re-make that movie, the 1954 version is a real classic. I still love movies, I am glad there are SO many, I'm not
forced to see a new one, I have to catch up on all the archives. Another example is Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train," the first "stalker" movie....black and white, a chillingly realistic portrait of a socio-path and celebrity fascination....was re-made into "Throw Mama From the Train." The second, I didn't watch, I couldn't even fathom what could be beyond the title. Things like Jurassic Park are great. We have a long history of monster/dinosaur movies since the '50s and our kids should watch them ALL. It was great because they came up with a new twist on the dinosaurs' existance (deliberately created, DNA, all that..), and the computor generated images and their blending into a seamless film. But you know? After a while, it was dinosaurs chasing people, no different than 1963! I still enjoyed it though. Oh well....movies are still a great past time. I'm watching "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" for the umpteenth time! Someone just re-did Hitchcock's "Rear Window", I don't know what the re-make is called, it doesn't matter, I have contempt prior to investigation: How are they gonna beat Jimmy Stewert, Grace Kelly and Raymond Burr?
You kids need to rush out and find the originals, they are better!
2007-09-01 17:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by Theolicious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on how you count, there are only about 7-10 basic story plots. All the rest is details. But as long as there are creative people who can come up with those details, we'll have new movie plots.
Want proof? OK - the movie "The Dirty Dozen" has the same plot as "Harry Potter". Both have a mis-matched, ragtag bunch of heroes that overcome great odds to conquer an evil enemy, having fun along the way. But the details make both of them great stories.
2007-09-01 16:06:22 · answer #3 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, sequels are nothing new to books or movies. There have been millions of books written so I don't think they will run out of stories to put on the big screen. Besides, most stories do just boil down to the old Greek plots. Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature etc.
Remember the old saying "There is nothing new under the sun."
2007-09-01 16:02:39 · answer #4 · answered by 354gr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are still so many stories and books out there that we are nowhere near running out.
Also, as long as there are humans, we will never run out of pots. We are rather comples creatures and our lives always create new situations and circumstances that there will always be a new story to tell.
2007-09-01 18:02:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres enough movie plots out there its just the people need to start thinking about them and stop thinking about movies that have already been made. people are just trying to find a fast easier way to make money instead of coming up with ideas of their own
2007-09-01 16:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. It would be like running out of everyday living. As long as there are human beings around there will always be a story to tell.
2007-09-01 16:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by woodstockb42001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They could always use books and make them into movies. Remember books, they were around a little while ago. But I agree, all these remakes and "sequels and "prequels get a bit old.
2007-09-01 16:10:02 · answer #8 · answered by siamvelvet72 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes originality will die, Disney has already killed it with all their pathetic sequels (well most anyways) so for most studios originality is dead...i heard they're remaking Casablanca....so ya definatly no chance originality can survive for much longer
2007-09-01 16:03:56 · answer #9 · answered by cheddarboy92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We already have run out of movie plots.
2007-09-01 16:03:00 · answer #10 · answered by tiedye_987 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋