Is Originality Dead?

Remakes, Franchises and Sequels: Are they worth it? We live in the era of franchise films, sequels, and remakes upon remakes (here’s looking at you, Spider-Man). While some of these sequels and remakes can be awesome, much of the time it leaves me wondering: is originality not a goal anymore? Here’s where that concept gets tricky, though. We live in a time where virtually no idea is legitimately “original” anymore. There’s so much material out there – books, films, television, and art. We are technically always using past models and structures to help us create fresh material. If you think…

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5 Best Sequels that Live Up to the Original

Happy March, everyone! While the warmer weather approaches us, a sense of nostalgia for springs and summers past washes over me. In continuation of our ‘5 Best’ series, I thought it suitable to reminisce on some classic sequels that bring about the same sense of nostalgia. In this list, I’ve included some of the movies that I find to be just as worthy as, if not slightly better than, their predecessors. Feel free to comment below to let us know what some of your favourite sequels are! 1. Toy Story 2 (1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu0sotERXhI Disney-Pixar and their incredible computer-animated films have…

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