Less Than Half of This Summer's Movies Have Been 'Original' Story Ideas: Is Hollywood Getting Lazy?

They have always been lazy and over paid, with too much time on their hands.

I voted "Yes" for lazy, but actually I'm not sure that is the right answer. I've read for years that Hollywood has become very conservative in its approach; I've also read that it was always conservative, so I don't know what to believe. I do know one thing, I have not as yet written a screenplay, but as a writer and an avid movie fan I really would like to see more original stories made into movies. The summer movies are all right, and lots of people like them. On the other hand, you hardly ever see the story and character-driven films such as those that came out in the 1940's and 1950's, and that is sad. The independent film industry has picked up the slack, but a lot of these movies are not seen by a wide group of people. Would All About Eve even be made today? Probably not. Hey Hollywood: give the screenwriters a chance. Some of us want to see original stories.

It's just tht nobody has anymore ideas

These summer movies were amazing!!!

This is a profit-driven industry, like any other business, and like any other business, they're giving people whay they want. Anyone out there could call Apple lazy too since they're just making the same product with slight improvements, but nobody does en masse like the constant attacks against the unoriginality of Hollywood. Have you listened to popular music over the last 50 years?

I like to see more original movies like they used to have in the 1950's.

Isn't it obvious? Most of the original stories don't come out until awards season. Summer is just for making the easy buck.

I think they are experiencing a lack of original screen plays of any substance. They should dig back in their vaults and re-evaluate the ones they have shelved! Their basic problem is lack of character and good taste. It is often years, if ever, that many good screen plays make into production due to the previously mentioned problem.

guess to much money can make you fat and happy, take care of the with a big tax increase. AND BE A TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT

There are only a set number of story lines. All else is simply variations on those already set number of storylines.

Loved the dark night!!!

I blame internet downloads, if you are not going to pay for movies then why so you expect them to take any risks to give you new and innovative story lines?

nope

I do not making another Spider-Man movie. It was too soon after the last one.

Yes, they (Hollywood) suck rotten tomatoes through dirty cheese cloth.

Getting very cheap and trying to make money using older movies scripts which are usually about nothing.

Hollywood does what will make it money. The directors/producers don't want to take a chance on something original.

and greedy

Remakes are nothing new. What is different now is that Hollywood depends so much on CGi and over the top action instead of good writing, directing and acting talen. So, the movies are formulaic, predictable and boring.

Too many re-makes :\
They need new ideas.
Inspiration.
Something - anything!

But I don't think TDKR should be used for that since it's a trilogy rather than a remake or reboot.

If we make it they will come.

lazy?? how about greedy!!! its easier to make quick money revamping somebody elses successful ideas or products. plus a genuine lack of creative talent permeates the movie industry at this time. sad but true.....

I'm really tired of all the superhero remakes.

The Dark Knight Rises was a continuation of an original story & the best movie of the year. The rest were meh.

They're getting out of good fresh ideas, but I'm ready to introduce some to them.

Hollywood has been lazy for years. They basically keep making the same movies with different actors.

Every movie is a director's interpretation of a story. Some may fail to meet the viewer's expectations, but that does not mean someone didn't work hard to put it out there. The writers/directors/actors/prod...

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Too many re-makes :\
They need new ideas.
Inspiration.
Something - anything!

Most of what they do now is original stories they have been doing it for years

Yes - about 30 or 40 years ago they got lazy. Which is part of the reason I don't watch television, or the movies.

Hollywood gives us what we demand as moviegoers. Could they invest in more original projects? Sure, but we are rewarding the serials big-time at the box office.

Writers have used the same formulas countless times. The "blockbuster" pictures are the worst because they are trying very hard to be AAA yet utilize the same humdrum storyboards and tacky writing.

The indie scene is more original, but those films rarely gain cult followings.

Ya think?? LOL

Not only Lazy....but, Stupidier.....(If thats possible)

What do you mean getting lazy. In both movies and TV this trend has been going on for years.

Getting?

Hollywood has been sloppy/lazy .. just doing remakes ..
(and pretty poor ones in fact)
For QUITE SOME TIME ALREADY ..
(multiple years)
What Hollywood seems to FORGET ..
is that 'Entertainment" is a luxury commodity ..
the prices of movies ..
many (like myself) can't afford to go to the theaters anyways ..
are unwilling to WASTE our precious resources on .. well .. useless Garbage ..

Absolutely! But I would like to say that although TDKR is another Batman movie, it was the end of a trilogy that had to happen at some point. Spiderman and Total Recall, not so much.

But I don't want them to stop doing comic book movies because of it. I love comic book movies almost as much as the comic books they're based on.

TDKR and The Amazing Spider-Man, in my opinion, were not laziness. TASM could have been a bit more original, but I certainly wouldn't call it lazy. They took some effort to make the origin story different enough.

But I don't think Dark Knight Rises was a lazy effort. Just my opinion.

Well, maybe... I don't have much of an opinion about it. All I want is Taken 2. :D