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Originally posted by PR3SSUR3
But sequels cannot exist without the first film which sets the foundations, ...
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in the case of some films - comic book super hero adaptations in particular - that usually holds the origional back ... they spend a lot of time establishing the origions (which most fans already know) then rush through the last 3rd of the film trying to introduce and resolve the conflict with one or sometimes two villians.
Spiderman was an exception where the origion was handled very effectively. (you could tell that was one of the few comic book adaptations made by a real comic book fan)
i find in a lot of series - especially if they run at least 3 installments .. that as a rule (not always) the series tanks at No. 3.
1 breaks the ground, 2 grows the story, but often by #3 the director is different, the legs are growing weaker ..
one note about star wars ..
i think the very 1st one ever made is and always will be the best.
it was fresh - no one knew what to expect..
the next one was stronger than everything after .. but i still thought the 1st movie stood on its own as one of the finest adventure films ever made..