Why Hollywood Needs To Stop Making Reboots, Remakes, Sequels and Cinematic Universes

Hollywood needs to desist with reboots, remakes, and sequels! It has been a long time or more than a decade since we got reboots, remakes, and sequels, and it seems like Hollywood is obsessed with reboots, remakes, and sequels and will not stop. Disney is not the only one that remakes, reboots, or makes a sequel. Other studios like Sony Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lionsgate, New Line Cinema, Columbia Pictures, Paramount, and Orion Pictures, IFC Films, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studios that fall on the same page or in this case screen. The significant part of Hollywood is that Hollywood does not like to take risks. Hollywood was best in the early years when cinema and films were making their way on the silver screen. In the early '30s, to the era of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990's there was risk-taking, and there was creativity, originality. In the digital age of the 1990s, we comprehended films like The Matrix, which made us question our reality/existence.

Fight Club was a film we can all relate to considering sitting in the office desk and doing a monotonous job everybody hates. Themes include the war of capitalism and making workers mindless drones that workers cannot think for themselves. The '90s themes were profound, ranging from fate and free will to consumerism. Nevertheless, there are exceptions to the rule like Fight Club, which is based on a novel. The '90s themes were profound, ranging from fate and free will to consumerism. Nevertheless, there are exceptions to the rule like Fight Club, which is based on a novel.

Furthermore, Hollywood did adaptions long before, too, like the early days. Despite making adaptions, the vibrant 1980's, the dark and gritty 1990s were a resurgence and renaissance of cinema. In this generation, an essential aspect of films lacks risks. There is no creativity or originality in our age, and it only seems it will get worse. Hollywood is so fixated with cinematic universes and franchise films that it does not want to take risks. Since as a result of taking risks, they will not make much profit.

Hollywood not taking risks, independent movies often do not release on movie theaters, or even if they do, it is for a limited time. Another alternative is that independent films go-to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime. Which begs the question: What are movie theaters for if Hollywood does not take risks and puts independent movies into streaming services?

Which begs the question: What are movie theaters for if Hollywood does not take risks and puts independent movies into streaming services? As an example. M Night Shyamalan's Shyamalan's Unbreakable trilogy was divisive. However, Unbreakable raved by audiences and is considered a masterpiece. It was a small budget film that released in 2000. It was unique and had depth, and creativity was shining through M Night Shyamalan's debut. Unbreakable was a story and depiction of a superhero who had a mundane life and filled with realism.

Consequently, two sequels followed, but M Night Shyamalan did not turn it into a cinematic universe. He was against the idea of East 177 trilogy being a cinematic universe; it was its self-contained standalone trilogy. There were crossovers in Glass but only a few characters who intersected paths with each other. The crossover was not like Marvel Studios were the Avengers team up to take down a world-ending threat; Glass was grounded. That is what made it more refreshing. M Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable trilogy was a favorite of mine. Moreover, applaud M. Night Shyalaman for taking risks.

Another example is The Lighthouse, starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattison. As in the case of Unbreakable, many people consider Robert Eggers The Lighthouse to be a classic. Hollywood needs to learn from acclaimed filmmakers like Robert Eggers, Alfred Hitchcock, David Cronenberg, John Carpenter. Although independent movie studios are doing a remarkable task with taking risks, they need to reach broad audiences.

Even Warner Bros. respects a director's vision and gives creative, artistic freedom. Like the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), even though it is a superhero movie universe, it offers a variety ranging from dark and gritty to comedy movies. Both the independent studios and Warner Bros. give creative freedom and risks, unlike Marvel Studios, which has the same comedy, cookie-cutter, repetitive storyline. 20th Century Fox (which was brought by Disney) took risks with their flicks, Fox's movies were either a hit or a miss, but they still took prospects. Now it seems after the buyout of 20th Century Fox; there will be no variety from Disney since they are constrained to a particular formula.

Despite Sony making a failed attempt at a cinematic universe, Morbius and Venom: Let There Be Carnage is what Sony is producing. Marvel Studios/Disney is too fearful and afraid to go that route. Hollywood needs to stop making franchise films, cinematic universes that are cash-grabs, and concentrate on making an original story. Moreover, superhero movies and studios such as Sony, Warner Bros. are making standalone superhero films and standalone flicks in general.

The biggest problem with franchise movies is that the interconnected universe beholden to a larger story standalone movies take up much of the setup, sacrificing story instead of a shared universe. Meanwhile, failed attempts at the cinematic universe like the Dark Universe and successes like MonsterVerse. Furthermore, what is seems the concern is that these franchise films/cinematic universes are homogenized blockbusters. Full-on CGI-fest with action type set-pieces is the problem with these franchises/cinematic universes and blockbusters. It is becoming very repetitive and wearisome — homogeneous formulaic in these contemporary times. Hollywood needs to break away from remakes, reboots, sequels, franchise films, and cinematic universes. Hollywood needs to break the mold for filmmakers and should show more independent films on theaters. Showing more independent films on theaters is not enough, should take risks, and give artistic, creative freedom. Executives and investors need to listen to the fans' that pay for films to watch in a theater and not cater to the same old stories filled with action and set pieces. As an audience member, we crave character-driven stories filled with depth that are written adequately, filled with impressive/elegant cinematography, a poignant soundtrack. In the end, if Hollywood does not listen to moviegoers, then. As a result, movie theaters will ultimately eradicate.