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• JowlesMcGee@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just because it's a sequel doesn't mean it's derivative. All 5 movies are directed by the same guy. I can't speak for the first 3, but if you saw the 2015 movie and couldn't tell that it was a passion project, then I don't know what to tell you. We don't call Sherlock Holmes soulless even though Doyle wrote over 50 short stories starring Holmes.

  It's entirely possible for someone to be creatively invested in a world they've built and want to keep exploring it in future works.

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  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I absolutely love the Mad Max series, but I’ll be the first to say that yes, it’s derivative, except for the very first one.

    All the others follow the same formula: Max Rockatansky wanders into a shitty situation while dealing with Bad Guys™️. Shitty situation escalates and ropes him in. He reluctantly helps and, with a ragtag team of anti-heroes, they save the day at a great cost. Max is left to wander the Outback once more.

    It’s a great formula, I love it, but I won’t blame anyone for not wanting to watch more of the same.

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    • dingus182@endlesstalk.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In '85, they brought on Tina Turner just to cash in on previous releases. Kinda like casting JLo or Beyonce in another Mad Max and expecting it to do better.

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      • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        She did a bang up job, though.

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    • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you’re being that reductive then you’re describing like 10% of all movies.

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