Comment Re:Cognitive dissonance bites greedy capitalists.. (Score 1) 131
With any luck it will mean they start spending money on storyline instead of VFX.
There are only so many basic plots. If you're starting to see rehashing it simply means you've been around long enough to notice. Stories always get rehashed and always will.
Here's the basic hero-story plot:
- - Hero has a simple problem and tries a simple solution.
- - The solution fails and the hero learns the problem might be a little more complicated
- - Hero tries a more complex solution. It also fails for unexpected reasons.
- Hero now realizes he's in big trouble and has no choice but to attempt a drastic solution with catastrophic consequences if it fails
- - Solution is on the brink of failure when at the last moment the hero overcomes and saves the day.
- Finally, some other character declares the problem solved. This is the "He's dead, Jim" line. Even though we all know its over, it's incomplete without this.
How many stories and movies fit this model? Hundreds? Thousands?