7 Times Hollywood Learned All The Wrong Lessons From One Movie's Success
Hollywood may be good at teaching valuable lessons in life, but it is too slow when it comes to learning them.
Here are 7 times when the Hollywood industry has learned the wrong lessons from the movies, which has led to unexpected and sometimes even harmful consequences.
7. The Blair Witch Project and Trash Found Footage Horrors
The revolutionary breakthrough of the first successful found footage horror film popularized the horror film genre. Unfortunately, instead of creating more unique and scary stories, the saturation of The Blair Witch Project led to many poorly executed films and their endless franchises that relied more on a loyal fan base than intriguing plots.
6. Avatar and The Overuse of 3D
After the success of James Cameron 's Avatar, we were flooded with 3D movies. While some aimed to immerse viewers, most lacked the visual quality of Avatar's intentional 3D, as they were more focused on higher ticket prices.
With classics like Jurassic Park, Titanic and many more getting their 3D releases, the trend oversaturated the market, and audiences quickly got bored with this long flash mob.
5. Alice in Wonderland and The Ongoing Circle of Disney Remakes
After the success of Tim Burton's reimagining of Lewis Carroll's work and Walt Disney's 1951 animated film of the same name, the Disney trend of live-action remakes took off. Since its success in 2010, Disney has released 17 remakes, including The Lion King, several Cinderella films, the recently released The Little Mermaid, and dozens more are in the works right now.
With more remakes on the way, they will definitely provide a fair share of nostalgia, but as time goes on, all of these movies will become increasingly far-fetched and annoying.
4. Barbie: Across the Multiverse
Greta Gerwig's recent Barbie triumph has fueled Mattel's interest in the Mattel Cinematic Universe and dozens of its upcoming projects. While the success of the Barbie movie has led to speculation as to whether Mattel is learning the right lessons from its triumph, they already have plans for 16 movies including Hot Wheels, Polly Pocket, and American Girl Doll.
3. 50 Shades of The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight was a gritty take on the Batman franchise that kicked off the endless cycle of darker takes on superhero stories. Superman, Spider-Man, Power Rangers, and the Ninja Turtles-other studios misinterpreted Nolan's franchise success as a mandate for darker, grittier reboots, resulting in films that were off-target.
2. Iron Man and Shared Universes
In 2008, the MCU 's pioneering of cinematic universes with Iron Man was the start of a dangerous trend across Hollywood. Studios such as Disney, Warner Bros, Sony, Universal, and Hasbro have embraced shared universes for their franchises, only to extend the success through spin-offs and related films until they can surpass the financial success of the MCU.
So far, you can see how various Hollywood universes, including the MCU, still keep milking their good old cows.
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Two-Part Finales
After the success of splitting The Deathly Hallows, many franchises started dividing their final movies into two for profit, including such iconic franchises as Twilight, The Avengers, and dystopian ones like The Hunger Games and Divergent.
While the tendency has slowed down a little, recent releases like Fast and Furious and Across the Spider-Verse prove that the trend hasn't entirely gone as it continues to piss off fans.
