From “Despicable Me 4”, speculations of “Frozen 3” and even “Beetlejuice 2”, being the newest addition to the sequel family, there seems to be a trend with making remakes, sequels and live actions of what once was an original idea. Although, why is it such a popular strategy within the film industry right now?
According to Northeastern Global News, sequels tap into the audience’s attention due to being classic films that they had enjoyed. I will agree that yes, I myself have been drawn to the idea of “Despicable Me 4” due to the cuteness of the Minions but, it’s not exactly something I need in my life.
Movie magic truly occurred in the 2000’s to the early 2010’s, with Disney in the lead.
Movies such as, “Princess and the Frog”, “Brave”, “Tangled”, “Frozen” (although some may not agree it was really popular) and even “Moana”. Disney had the gold mine of ideas when it came to their movies at the time. Although, just like other corporations, they too got lost in the remakes and sequels.
At the time, Dreamworks was the one making sequels. From “How to Train Your Dragon” to “Shrek” and even to “Puss in Boots”. The sequels produced by the company were endless.
Nowadays, the same ideas are hashed out over and over again and it tends to get really repetitive especially as Disney is taking the same princess movies they made and turning them into live action movies.
The issue is, they want to be inclusive although they are changing the original stories in the process.
Instead they should be making actual new princesses or movies with strong lead characters from different cultures and backgrounds and maybe even in the future hopefully someone from the LGBTQ+ community.
it tends to get really repetitive especially as Disney is taking the same princess movies they made and turning them into live action movies.
The issue is, they want to be inclusive although they are changing the original stories in the process.
Instead they should be making actual new princesses or movies with strong lead characters from different cultures and backgrounds and maybe even in the future hopefully someone from the LGBTQ+ community.
