I wonder if movies are taking their cues from TV, because how many shows actually kill off their main characters, their bread and butter actors. Oh, the director may ‘kill’ the character at the end of the season because they like to leave us hanging, but we all know the ‘dead’ character will be back next season. It’s like one big game of peek-a-boo with everyone pretending we are toddlers and will throw a tantrum if we don’t see a characters again. It all goes back to my comment yesterday, Hollywood can no longer let things go, give us some mystery. I think that is why so many people really love JJ Abrams stuff: He is not afraid to leave things unanswered and kill off main characters in droves (especially once they have served their purpose).
Movies seems to go on forever. They’re no longer reserved for B horror movies like Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween. It dissapoints me when they make movies that are SUPPOSE to stand alone but then they do so well at the box office that producers want to make another. I mean Night at the Museum 2? Really? I mean comic book and action movies I expect sequels but comedies and dramas….just doesn’t make sense.
It’s so frustrating that I actually feel like I’ve been rewarded when a character gets killed off for good. Not that I necessarily want characters permanently gone, but I’m grateful that the writer is more interested in telling the story than pandering to what the audience thinks it wants.
I wonder if movies are taking their cues from TV, because how many shows actually kill off their main characters, their bread and butter actors. Oh, the director may ‘kill’ the character at the end of the season because they like to leave us hanging, but we all know the ‘dead’ character will be back next season. It’s like one big game of peek-a-boo with everyone pretending we are toddlers and will throw a tantrum if we don’t see a characters again. It all goes back to my comment yesterday, Hollywood can no longer let things go, give us some mystery. I think that is why so many people really love JJ Abrams stuff: He is not afraid to leave things unanswered and kill off main characters in droves (especially once they have served their purpose).
Movies seems to go on forever. They’re no longer reserved for B horror movies like Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween. It dissapoints me when they make movies that are SUPPOSE to stand alone but then they do so well at the box office that producers want to make another. I mean Night at the Museum 2? Really? I mean comic book and action movies I expect sequels but comedies and dramas….just doesn’t make sense.
It’s so frustrating that I actually feel like I’ve been rewarded when a character gets killed off for good. Not that I necessarily want characters permanently gone, but I’m grateful that the writer is more interested in telling the story than pandering to what the audience thinks it wants.
FTFA:“They’re gonna bring that guy back for the sequel.”
As the great Ramada once said…. “It was a sequel, I had to come.”