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Which sequels/prequels/spinoffs made the originals somehow worse? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Matrix is an often used example, but for me it's the Alien Prequels - especially Alien: Covenant really makes the Original Alien much worse. When the original was released in 1979 it had the perfect Monster. A dangerous killing machine of unknown origin. The missing background of the alien is a big part of its scary mess. It's a blank space in its mythology that the viewer can fill with many explanations. As these explanations are not precise they don't have to be logically coherent.

Covenant (and to a lesser degree Prometeus) wanted to fill this blank space and tell us the aliens origin. But once you fill out this missing piece of information it is fixed and can only be one piece. There exists now only one singular explanation. And its a boring: The Xenomorph is basically a creature with it's origins on earth (because David, who's origin is on earth created it).

I find this hugely dissapointing. The biggest dangers of deep space are all human in origin is extremely small minded.

(Star Trek: Beyond had the same boring plot - the mysterious villain turned out to be a human after all. As if only humans are capable to pose (or create) a serious thread to humans.).

What are your examples for franchise-movies that somehow made the original worse?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Serenity SUCKED! ...AND they killed off two of the main cast. Why do writers feel that heroes don't deserve a happy ending?!

Now you watch the characters in the main series and you know he just ends up spiked through the chest...

(As much as latter seasons of Mandalorian weren't the most exciting, just watching them kick back and relax was a great ending... they've earned to finally be a semblance of family)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

So you're saying that movie was... washed out?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yes, I hated that death too. Without it the movie would have been perfect!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Why do writers feel that heroes don't deserve a happy ending?!

why do movies always need a picture perfect “hollywood ending”? it’s hard to build tension when the audience expectation is that everyone will always get out ok and ride off into the sunset.