BrooklynKnight
First Post
In the last two years, i think we can all agree, that the biggest trend among movies has been sequals. Sure there have always been sequals to movies (both good and bad, can we all say Staying Alive?). There have always been epic Trilogies, like Starwars and Alien, and septologies...Critters..
But, I wonder if the new trend in movies that expands on all that. Normally in the past what determined a sequql were box office sales and marketting and intrest from a studio.
But, lets take The LOTR Trilogy, Kill Bill, Matrix 2 and 3 and to a lesser extent Episode 2 and 3, as heralds of a new trend. The Producers/Directors and so forth film the entire span of movies in one shot. The Dualagies (Kill Bill) and Trilogies (LOTR) are pre-determined for the audience. Episode 2 and 3 dont count as much because a gap of months takes place between them, but could this be a new trend?
Are we going to see a lot more Trilogies and multiple movie story arcs from the getgo?
We already have these for TV. (Battlestar Galactica, Taken, Epoch) where multiple movies are made at once and tied together.
Will 10 hour movies split into 2-3 hour segments become the norm in the next 5 years?
Discuss...
But, I wonder if the new trend in movies that expands on all that. Normally in the past what determined a sequql were box office sales and marketting and intrest from a studio.
But, lets take The LOTR Trilogy, Kill Bill, Matrix 2 and 3 and to a lesser extent Episode 2 and 3, as heralds of a new trend. The Producers/Directors and so forth film the entire span of movies in one shot. The Dualagies (Kill Bill) and Trilogies (LOTR) are pre-determined for the audience. Episode 2 and 3 dont count as much because a gap of months takes place between them, but could this be a new trend?
Are we going to see a lot more Trilogies and multiple movie story arcs from the getgo?
We already have these for TV. (Battlestar Galactica, Taken, Epoch) where multiple movies are made at once and tied together.
Will 10 hour movies split into 2-3 hour segments become the norm in the next 5 years?
Discuss...