By Alena Aranda
We have all seen at least one sequel to an absolutely iconic movie. Though that sequel may have been a hit, there’s always a high chance it was a miss.
Sequels were created to drag on a series of movies that were popular. Hollywood keeps producing mass sequels, prequels, reboots, and continuous spin offs. This often leads to high amounts of criticism.
On the contrary, sequels like Toy Story 2 or Indiana Jones 2 are highly praised. The storylines were very straightforward and made sense.
Hollywood has produced so many movies and provided movie sets over the years, especially for sequels. Many sequels try to copy the main story line and give watchers no sense of direction. Some people might even say directors have created them for the sole purpose of nostalgia. For instance, Jaws the Revenge, which was the fourth movie in the Jaws series.
People have quoted in the ratings that the fourth Jaws film is comical and dumb, especially after prior movies tried creating a realistic expectation of a shark that stalks people. This series was a horrible depiction of the original and was nothing like what people were expecting. According to an anonymous rating on IMBd, a rating quoted, “A stalker shark… He would have just been as well getting out of the water and knocking on her door.”
I could go on for hours giving examples of horrible movie sequels and reboots, but it would almost be unceasing. Original movies have unique plots and different storylines, but when it comes to making a second movie to continue on the series, the directors lose sense of direction and almost try to reenact the original movie or base it off the original. Not making any fresh new ideas come through the movies or character development makes the sequel films feel like an afterthought.
The problem with sequels is that directors will try to portray the original movie, and film watchers are never going to see past it solely because it won’t compete with the original. Their own personal gain to create a nostalgic factor can be extremely boring when there are so many movies that are all trying to take us back to the past. All sequels should not be recognized as bad, but Hollywood’s directors and workers should definitely find a way to create some new pieces.
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