This topic has always interested me. I would like to think of myself as a cinephile, and therefore hold strong opinions on subjects like these. I find that the lack of originality has forced the film industry down a path that it may not be able to return from. Even though film franchises have been around forever and some have become successful other have not. Whether it’s just chalked up to bad PR strategies this concept only applies to low quality produced films. Over the last few years we have seen the film industry as it’s began to struggle, whether this concept of franchise fatigue to come into play or not there has been an overall decrease in movie attended and a shift in box office sale from previously popular franchises. Of course,
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I believe this strategy is flawed, because in order to watch a film one must be willing to continue along with this story for years to come as the franchise will attempt to squeeze out every single dime from its plot. In the beginning, when James Bond had a continuation of films, this idea of franchises was successful and possible. Now it’s 2015 and the industry is starting to only choose films that will succeed in the long run, by using popular book series, comics and classics stories. It has already been done to death and the leading ten top grossing franchises are all based on book series with an already established fan following. So, what has happened to this otherwise popular model of producing hit movies to this sequel tiring …show more content…
We live in a day where the big budget films are no longer unique but an adaptation to book series that studios know already have a large cult following. What happened to taking risks? Creating stories that give the viewer a chance to experience something for themselves. Rather than already knowing the outcome. Studios needs to prioritize the audience, and keep their standards high. If not people will eventually underrate the film industry and affect the business as a whole. If this issues is not addressed then films will continue down this path and will never be the same in the years to come. The industry will mostly likely suffer given the lack of original content and the stubborn unwillingness to risk millions of dollars on an idea that may or may not be successful, because after awhile there will be nothing left for the franchises to
I believe this strategy is flawed, because in order to watch a film one must be willing to continue along with this story for years to come as the franchise will attempt to squeeze out every single dime from its plot. In the beginning, when James Bond had a continuation of films, this idea of franchises was successful and possible. Now it’s 2015 and the industry is starting to only choose films that will succeed in the long run, by using popular book series, comics and classics stories. It has already been done to death and the leading ten top grossing franchises are all based on book series with an already established fan following. So, what has happened to this otherwise popular model of producing hit movies to this sequel tiring …show more content…
We live in a day where the big budget films are no longer unique but an adaptation to book series that studios know already have a large cult following. What happened to taking risks? Creating stories that give the viewer a chance to experience something for themselves. Rather than already knowing the outcome. Studios needs to prioritize the audience, and keep their standards high. If not people will eventually underrate the film industry and affect the business as a whole. If this issues is not addressed then films will continue down this path and will never be the same in the years to come. The industry will mostly likely suffer given the lack of original content and the stubborn unwillingness to risk millions of dollars on an idea that may or may not be successful, because after awhile there will be nothing left for the franchises to