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[Wademan94]

I miss them.

spooky girls!!💜 pic.twitter.com/PejzQ8IWRe

— ☁Greta☁ (@loveycloud) September 17, 2021

 

[Michael the Spikester]

By the way, do you guys think movies are getting predictable?

I mean...All originality has been pretty much used up yes given Sonic the Hedgehog notably ripped off Howard the Duck's plot.

Also the MCU and Disney animated films in a nutshell.

 

[Wademan94]

Also the MCU in a nutshell.

Let it go man.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

I mean...All originality has been pretty much used up yes given Sonic the Hedgehog notably ripped off Howard the Duck's plot.

Also the MCU and Disney animated films in a nutshell.

Eh.

I'd say stories need to be longer than film length to be more original these days but that's me.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Take this from someone who despite loving the MonsterVerse films admits Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong came across as predictable. The latter I knew from the start they were gonna pull off a team-up because to the audience, they're the heroes in their eyes and didn't want either to kill one another. Plus they obviously wanted to cash in on that Batman and Superman type team-up as Batman vs. Superman did.

The fact too they attempted humor that came off poor at times trying to take a page from the MCU.

 

[Noipoi]

I miss them.

Vivian is like, top ten cutest Mario characters. Period.

 

[Schnee117]

Originality has been dead for decades, complaining about originality being dead isn't even original either.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

If you know, you know.

pic.twitter.com/9edRq5MWPm

— Issy🌟🍒 (@IssyCake) October 14, 2021

such a Booyakashame that your parents are dead Samus…but at least you get to be a badass

I've been

ur mom lol

I mean...All originality has been pretty much used up yes.

Also the MCU in a nutshell.

literally starts looking at WandaVision, Shang-Chi, and Eternals

while demanding to watch Spider-Man: No Way Home

I'd say stories need to be longer than film length to be more original these days but that's me.

wouldn’t that be what shows are for?

 

[CannonStreak]

I mean...All originality has been pretty much used up yes given Sonic the Hedgehog notably ripped off Howard the Duck's plot.

Also the MCU and Disney animated films in a nutshell.

Um, I kinda meant more on what was happening in the movie itself, in the scenes. I meant as in what happens next in the film in terms of being predictable.

 

[Noipoi]

If you know, you know.

Spoiler: DREAD SPOILERS

This is even funnier when you realize Raven Beak is saying it

 

[Michael the Spikester]

literally starts looking at WandaVision, Shang-Chi, and Eternals

while demanding to watch Spider-Man: No Way Home

wouldn’t that be what shows are for?

WandaVision: It's a Good Life and Twilight Zone.

Shang-Chi: Plenty of karate films ones especially that were based on comics despite Shang-Chi's claim of first karate film based on a comic. "B-but its a karate superhero film!" So what? Still a karate film.

Eternals: Before there was Eternals, there was Outlander. The whole concept of ancient astronauts.

Spider-Man: No Way Home: Using nostalgia to take advantage of audiences by bringing in previous Spider-Man characters from those films. Notice how there's been a nostalgia trend lately suddenly bringing back old franchises and Bill & Ted, Coming to America, classic Slasher films, etc. because it's obvious Hollywood is desperate for money and are too lazy to come up with more original ideas.

I swear Hollywood and cinema for the most part aren't even trying anymore...Movies just aren't as they used to be back then.

 

[Lamperouge]

We get it, Michael.

You don't like the MCU.

 

[Noipoi]

Deja Vu

We’ve been on this topic before

HIGHER ON THE STREET-

 

[CannonStreak]

Deja Vu

We’ve been on this topic before

HIGHER ON THE STREET-

Guess it's my fault this was brought up.

And I wasn't even trying to talk about originality as much as predictable scenes.

 

[osby]

Shang-Chi: Plenty of karate films ones especially that were based on comics despite Shang-Chi's claim of first karate film based on a comic. "B-but its a karate superhero film!" So what? Still a karate film.

But Shang-Chi isn't a karate movie? The movie is centered around Chinese martial arts.

Even then, it stops being a typical Hong Kong action movie halfway through and goes in a completely different direction.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Move on we shall then in this case?

But Shang-Chi isn't a karate movie? The movie is centered around Chinese martial arts.

Even then, it stops being a typical Hong Kong action movie halfway through and goes in a completely different direction.

You realize karate is a form of martial arts right and also originated in China.

 

[CannonStreak]

Move on we shall then in this case?

I wanted to talk about predicable scenes, but if that is going to lead us into this, we should best move on.

 

[KillerCage]

Spoiler: Dread Progess

FINALLY GOT BACK MORPH BALL!
I'M NOT TAKING YOU FOR GRANTED EVER AGAIN!

 

[osby]

Originality has been dead for decades, complaining about originality being dead isn't even original either.

We obviously should all stop watching movies unless they are the most risk-taking genre that constantly tests the limit of cinematic storytelling:

Killer monster films.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

I more like clever twists on stuff like races, character relationships or world design than plot. It's great but the other stuff I mentioned is more fun to think about.
And even better when it's not as clear cut and gonna use character relationships as an example. Tagging Wademan94 cause it's my two leads. My two leads in my main story have a very complicated relationship. A character even asks them what the two's relationship are in the story.

-They aren't a couple per say (cause one's SO is the character who they are trying to find) but they trust each other very deeply.

-My female is like the family's guardian but far, far closer than a bodyguard or teacher to the male.

-Female is part of a race that lives for thousands of years while my male is human. She was like an older sister but became pretty teasing and playful and tactile.

-Male was taught by her but not like a master and student cause swordstyles are different based on races.

-Female is one of the two people in the world (along with the goal character) who can get right to the heart of him easily as due to story events became cold.

And there's like 10 more points but I love thinking about that more than the plot itself.

 

[Rizen]

So, I saw No Time To Die yesterday.

Spoiler

I liked it! It was sad though with what happened with Bond at the end.

By the way, do you guys think movies are getting predictable?

Also, it is snowing where I am.

Movies have always been predictable.

 

[CannonStreak]

Movies have always been predictable.

I guess so, though to me, the more smarts and experience you have, the more you predict, and I predicted almost every scene in that move right.

 

[Metal Shop X]

I really need to play the Half-Life Series one day.

The more I see of it, the more it speak to me in a way.

 

[Deleted member]

Oh right, the Zarude codes have been sent out by now. Now time for it to rot in the box.

Didn't even know they came with a shiny Celebi as well, so that was neat a surprise, I suppose.

 

[osby]

Movies have always been predictable.

Some movies are predictable and that's OK. We all have stories we like to listen to over and over again and it's no wonder content creators appeal to them by making safe blockbusters that most viewers can enjoy as a distraction.

There are unique and novel movies around, you just need to look for them because they're usually not the type of films that have big marketing money on their side.

 

[Noipoi]

If there are mermaids where are the merbutlers?

 

[CannonStreak]

If there are mermaids where are the merbutlers?

LOL That is a good one! Better yet, that is a good question!

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

Some movies are predictable and that's OK. We all have stories we like to listen to over and over again and it's no wonder content creators appeal to them by making safe blockbusters that most viewers can enjoy as a distraction.

There are unique and novel movies around, you just need to look for them because they're usually not the type of films that have big marketing money on their side.

And where I intend to follow is by having unique set-ups. Something I'm proud of thinking.

A premise of a writer creating a harmless novel that leads to the first world war centuries later in a paradisal planet is one. God I love it.

It's just creating it cohesive enough is my issue.

If there are mermaids where are the merbutlers?

Cause they are fillet-o-fish!

Fillet-o-fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jondolio]

Every story is the same when you only treat it as the sum of its parts.

 

[osby]

If there are mermaids where are the merbutlers?

At my pool party which only the cool kids are invited.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

I just love saying Fillet-O-Fish!

I'm a fillet-o-fish!

Then you just see a guy pretending to be a fish in McDonalds.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Whoo! 12 days until The Suicide Squad's physical release comes out!

 

[TheMightyP]

I'm stuck in a time loop, there's no way we keep having these convos and it always ends on Suicide Squad.

 

[Schnee117]

I'm stuck in a time loop, there's no way we keep having these convos and it always ends on Suicide Squad.

Why aren't these films original

OMG its The Suicide Squad

 

[Jondolio]

Man I can't imagine what it's like complaining about the same 5 things 30875209849098523089 times a week

 

[osby]

Why aren't these films original

OMG its The Suicide Squad

There literally has never been another movie remotely similar to Suicide Squad.

 

[Schnee117]

There literally has never been another movie remotely similar to Suicide Squad.

And most certainly not any by James Gunn

 

[Noipoi]

So

Fellas

Father’s Day is coming up...

Anybody know a way to kill someone without getting caught?

 

[MooMew64]

so how about that there key guy, eh

's pretty cool

 

[TheMightyP]

A rag-tag group of extrodinary humans with a lovable talking animal mascot teaming up to stop villanous orginizations and supervillians, written by James Gunn?


Suicide Squad is a Scooby Doo 1&2 ripoff