Sick of movie sequels.

I’m sick of movie sequels.

You know any movie that makes more then two pesos in profit is probably going to have one.

Because of this you know that any important character is not going to die, or even change very much.   It seems like every other movie franchise that comes out is a trilogy.  Am I the only one that thinks that not every story line is strong enough to carry through a whole trilogy?

Every movie has to leave the option for a sequel to be made.  This means that the story never gets fully resolved.  The bad guys (or the good guys, if the movie is trying to be ‘edgy’) always escape with enough resources to make a come back in the next movie.  Its simply lazy movie making.

One thing I enjoyed about Japanese TV shows- they generally have a real story arc to them.  There are some dramas that have been running for years and have predictable, and never ending plots.  But many of the dramas are intended to only last a single season.

Besides the show “Life one Mars” I can’t think of any show that was intended to last one season.

Also Showtime’s “Dexter”- each season has a story arc, and there are real consequences in terms of the story.  As opposed to a show like ‘Lost’ where after several seasons, the characters are still running around saying ‘man, this is one weird island!’

I read today that the movie ‘District 9’ will likely have a sequel made.  While the movie was o.k. does it  need a sequel?  No.  Will it feel tacked on and irrelevant?  Probably.