Monday, February 15, 2010

One thing that makes movies great

It is hard to put into words, but the best I can define it as is many truly great movies are vast enough in scope and imagination that you could make many movies or books that take place before, after, or even during the movie about other events that are happening in the world the movie created.

Lord of the Rings - you could easily make another movie about what was happening in Middle Earth while the events of the movies were taking place. Or a sequel.

Avatar - prequels or sequels are easily imagined.

Batman Returns - What is happening in the rest of Gotham while Batman is fighting the Joker?

I'm pretty sure that following this rule will make a movie great, but it is not 100% necessary to make a great movie.

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