Movies with fresh and original ideas are more entertaining

Once a movie achieves adequate success, it is understandable that—like any business— they will look to reproduce such results. However, this addiction to achievement is only typically answered by the industry through the addition of sequels to the series. Yet, this has done more harm than good. In other words, although movie sequels are easier to produce, they are rarely as entertaining as the original. As a result, lists of incoming movies are heavily saturated with stale franchise additions, causing audiences and once frequent movie-goers to suffer from franchise fatigue. Movies with original plots, free from an already established universe, allows audiences to truly experience something new and interesting: Entertainment in the form of novelty. Familiarity— as seen in franchises— does not sustain attention and is simply boring. ^[1] This sentiment is only heightened when looking at the 2019 box office: an unforgiving year for sequels. Hopeful hits like "Dark Phoenix" and "Men in Black: International" flopped. As did well-reviewed sequels like "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part," which opened early in 2019. Looking to the horror genre, even "It: Chapter Two," was unable to live up to expectations of its predecessor, although it still proved successful. However, the majority of sequels in 2019 tended to find themselves making about equal to or less than 50% at the box office than their predecessors; such titles include but are not limited to: "A Dog's Journey," "Godzilla: King of the Monsters," "The Secret Life of Pets 2," as well as "The Angry Birds Movie 2."^[2]