There being no original movies. Original movies are released literally every week. I’m using the actual meaning of literally. I get that if you’re not looking it up, you won’t know about every movie being released. But if you care enough to complain, you should care enough to look it up. When you go to the theatre, instead of seeing the remake or sequel you’re bitching about being the only option, take a minute to look at what else is playing.

And when I point out original movies to people, they often say those movies are crap. Well then the problem isn’t that remakes and sequels are being made, it’s that movies in general aren’t to your liking. And yes, most original movies are in some way derivative of other movies. Sorry but all creative work is, in some way, derivative of other creative work, to expect otherwise is just unrealistic. You’re literally asking them to create something from nothing.

Also, how are we defining original? I git in a disagreement recently on Lemmy with someone objecting to my use of a movie adapted from a book as an example of an original movie. Different categories apply in different contexts. In the context of people complaining there are no original movies, I always took that to mean as opposed to remakes and sequels. If your standard is it can’t even be an adaptation, I find that ridiculously unreasonable.

But I have seen several original films recently that aren’t adaptations either. Hoppers, boy is that original. Pixar has never done an adaptation (but they have arguably done ripoffs of other movies). I’m seeing Breadwinner soon, I think that’s an original. I’m also pretty sure the upcoming End of Oak Street is original. Recently saw the Drama. I’m not 100% sure these aren’t adaptations or remakes. I bet some of the complainers have favourite movies they don’t even know are remakes