Hollywood is always looking for more ways to cash in on trends. Which current trend does Hollywood do that annoys you the most? Is it 3D converted movies that obviously don't need it? Shaky-cam action sequence? Or how about my own pick for this topic....
Splitting films into parts.
Despite the Matrix sequels saying to be continued....they were still sequels. Kill Bill was unique as there were no previous titles to the series.
Harry Potter decided to have the last film be split into Part 1 and Part 2. People at the time said this was great because it would mean more material from the book making it into the film. Both films were decent.
Then we had Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2. That's when the cash grab system kind of reared its ugly head. Why was this film split in two? Anyone's who's seen it can tell they were stretching it thin.
Not as thin as Peter Jackson though with his Hobbit trilogy. One book split into two films, then later becoming three. My God.
The Hunger Games followed suit splitting the last film into two. It shows that there was not enough material to do so, the last film suffered creatively and financially as a result.
Then we come to the embarrassing Divergent series. The first film opened to $54 million, the sequel saw a similar opening at $52 million. Word came out that the last film will be split into two. The result when the first film opened was only $29 million. Clearly the audience was making a stand.
The next film will be a tv movie. Ouch.
What's your current hated Hollywood trend?
Splitting films into parts.
Despite the Matrix sequels saying to be continued....they were still sequels. Kill Bill was unique as there were no previous titles to the series.
Harry Potter decided to have the last film be split into Part 1 and Part 2. People at the time said this was great because it would mean more material from the book making it into the film. Both films were decent.
Then we had Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2. That's when the cash grab system kind of reared its ugly head. Why was this film split in two? Anyone's who's seen it can tell they were stretching it thin.
Not as thin as Peter Jackson though with his Hobbit trilogy. One book split into two films, then later becoming three. My God.
The Hunger Games followed suit splitting the last film into two. It shows that there was not enough material to do so, the last film suffered creatively and financially as a result.
Then we come to the embarrassing Divergent series. The first film opened to $54 million, the sequel saw a similar opening at $52 million. Word came out that the last film will be split into two. The result when the first film opened was only $29 million. Clearly the audience was making a stand.
The next film will be a tv movie. Ouch.
What's your current hated Hollywood trend?
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