I love movies, but have been disheartened by the lack of original work coming out of Hollywood. Take for example the previews shown before a movie I watched last week:
- Pink Panther
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2
- Shaggy Dog
- King Kong
- Superman
- Over the Hedge
- Happyfeet
- Lady in the Water
Of the eight previews listed above four are remakes of other films, and one is,in fact, the sequel to a remake. The three exceptions to the lack of originality rule are two cartoons “Happyfeet” and “Over the Hedge”, and M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Lady in the Water.” If this list is any indication of the trends in Hollywood Film making, and I believe it is, then the only originality in the movie industry is coming from studios making cartoons and an exterme minority of creative film makers such as Shyamalan. What is even worse is the movie I was there to watch was the latest installment of the Harry Potter series. Films based on books get a little bit of a pass, because there is a high level of creativity involved in working a book into a film, but it seems to me if there were good ideas coming out of Hollywood, there would be fewer remakes, sequels, or films based on other books and TV shows.