Subj : Re: state of movies
To   : Arelor
From : Brian Rogers
Date : Sun Sep 19 2021 08:13:00

Hello Arelor;

-=> Arelor wrote to Brian Rogers <=-

 Ar> I think sequels are problematic for other reasons.

 Ar> The main problem with sequels is that, usually, the original was
 Ar> successful because it was built on some original concept. That concept
 Ar> was what made the film good, however, by the end of the film the
 Ar> concept is spent.

Most sequals this is quite true, however there are a few that I would
consider successful. Those would include: Naked Gun 2/12, Airplane II,
and on another theme Poltergeist II. Poltergeist 3 was a horrible film.
By the time 3 was made, the horse was glue so to speak <G>

 Ar> If you want to make a sequel, you cannot recycle the concept and expect
 Ar> it to carry the whole movie forward, because the concept has been
 Ar> already spent. You need the sequel to bring something new forth, to
 Ar> sustain itself on a different idea. And usually, they fail to make the
 Ar> new idea as compelling as the original idea was.

With a comedy it's a bit easier. Another series would be Star Wars, Star Trek
Police Acadamy (to a point) where there's sequals... but again that's the 
deep exception not at all the rule.

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