• @[email protected]
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    8 months ago

    Movie studios pay unimaginable money to learn what people want. It is a constant, year round expenditure for them. Their information and data suggests that while a vocal minority may be fed up with remakes, people still fervently buy them, have very short memories and seem to go bananas for any shred of nostalgia bait.

    Remakes are as a result an incredibly safe bet, they are less expensive and less risk, which in financial terms is a green light. Until they aren’t either of those things and they carry more risk, they will continue to be pedalled out.

    • @almar_quigley
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      108 months ago

      False. They pay unimaginable money to find out the least amount of money required to make the most profit. Which means reducing risks on unknown properties, repeating trends that have been successful. So original stories represent unknown risk even if it’s something the public wants.

    • Camelbeard
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      78 months ago

      If you ask people what they want it makes sense you’ll get a lot a sequels.

      Like if you asked people what they wanted 200 years ago they would say faster horses, not a car.

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        8 months ago

        True. Which is why you need to market your car as the world’s fastest horse that never needs to eat and doesn’t shit on things.