Is Hollywood Losing Its Originality?

One of the major complaints about movies nowadays is that there is no originality. I personally think that Hollywood has truly lost its originality when it comes to all genres of movies. Whether it’s a comedy, drama, romance, or action film there are many similarities within each category. Take for instance old films like Singing in the Rain and Gone with the Wind these are classic Hollywood films that really bring out the old time Hollywood glamour and are original. If the film industry went to do a remake of one of those films today it would most likely be a flop because they would want to go above and beyond and add to many things to it whether to make it 3D or add tons of action it would take away from the film in which people would lose the true meaning of them. Remakes or sequels however can come sometimes be successful but it when the film industry tries to do too many sequels for example all of the “Saw” movies the audience gets bored because they are not producing new ideas. I feel that not having originality is a bad thing because it is not giving something for the audience to look forward to because they can simply walk into the movie knowing what to already expect and where is the fun in that? I personally like going into a movie and leaving not expecting what I thought was going to happen because it shows that the writers are trying to make people think then just simply watch.