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What was the last great, original movie idea?
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:10 pm
Seems like the movies are all about splosions, comic book characters, and sequels. What are some recent movies that had truly original ideas?
Her and Inception come to mind.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is probably my favorite in this category.
Her and Inception come to mind.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is probably my favorite in this category.
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:12 pm to HoopyD
INB4 Drive.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:12 pm to HoopyD
minority report (it is based off a book though)
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:12 pm to HoopyD
quote:
Her
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:14 pm to HoopyD
Inception
Not sure how original this idea was but I liked it a lot.
Not sure how original this idea was but I liked it a lot.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:15 pm to wildtigercat93
I really thought Her differed from Lars and the Real Girl in that there were many people who were in love with these "programs". In Lars, everyone just kind of let's him be crazy.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:16 pm to abellsujr
The Village
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:19 pm to HoopyD
Inglorious Basterds
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:19 pm to HoopyD
The Human Centipede
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:19 pm to HoopyD
well, theres a category for best original screenplay every year.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:21 pm to abellsujr
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I really thought Her differed from Lars and the Real Girl in that there were many people who were in love with these "programs". In Lars, everyone just kind of let's him be crazy.
Changing one plot detail doesn't make it an original story, or one of the most original stories recently
They just added a twist of Smart House into it
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:23 pm to illuminatic
quote:Drive was a remake of Thief so not so original. And I am sure Thief probably was a remake of some earlier film.
INB4 Drive.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:26 pm to wildtigercat93
Yea, I wouldn't call extremely original, but I thought it was cool how they took us into a very inventive future. I thought the message of the movie was a different one than Lars.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:32 pm to abellsujr
Boyhood ....
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:32 pm to HoopyD
Looper
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:41 pm to TigerMyth36
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Drive was a remake of Thief so not so original. And I am sure Thief probably was a remake of some earlier film.
Well, to be fair, if we're going to down the rabbit hole of X being a remake of Y which was a remake of Z, we need to get out of the way that there are only so many plots in literature.
Aristotle said 2, others have posited 7, others 20, or 36. Regardless, literature and film cannibalizes itself and everything is based off something else which is based off something else which is based off something else, etc. etc. ad infinitum.
The truth of the matter is this: Originality is the ability to obscure your sources.
So, with that out of the way, I'm going to say Inception was my favorite of the most recent ones.
I also thoroughly enjoyed American Hustle and Moonrise Kingdom.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:46 pm to HoopyD
Teen Wolf.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:48 pm to HoopyD
Freddy Got Fingered
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:50 pm to HoopyD
Slumdog Millionaire?
Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:51 pm to HoopyD
Journey to the Moon
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