It’s almost impossible. Creators are inspired by other creators and people should stop acting like that’s a bad thing
Somebody doesn’t watch indies
Maybe I should have said major movies
How do you define major? By budget? By studio?
Being John Malkovich
Sorry but John Malkovich existed before the movie. Derivative.
We are friends in another life. Ty.
There hasn’t been any art in thousands of years that hasn’t taken from someone else.
Adding onto that, there are only something like 7 general plot lines and 12 character archetypes. Don’t quote me on those numbers; I might have them backward or off-by-one. Read enough books (or watch enough movies) and before long, you’ve seen it all.
And to extend the above comment to music, there is a finite number of acoustically “acceptable” chord progressions. There are even fewer pleasing chord progressions. Basically, there’s no such thing as “new” Western music. The most popular chord progression goes by a bunch of names, but I learned it as the “Heart and Soul chords,” I-vi-IV-V. There is a comedy music act that I can’t recall who demonstrates this beautifully and humorously.
Edit: Found it! Axis of Awesome, “4 Chords” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ
Plenty, the first that comes to mind is Everything everywhere all at once.
This was the first movie I thought of.
This is a reminder that just because it’s new to you does not mean it’s new.
What about Primer?
That for sure and Happy Death Day! Hell or High Water is another that is stand alone.
Happy Death Day is a standard time loop movie with a twist.
It’s basically Groundhog Day with a horror twist.
Great movie, but not that original.
Everything Everywhere All At Once
That’s got a crap load of references. It’s basically one big reference. Heck, the “Raccacoonie” subplot is a deliberate parody of Ratatouille.
Music:
- Absolutely (Story of a Girl) — Nine Days
- Clair de Lune — Claude Debussy
- Also sprach Zarathustra — Richard Strauss
- Entrance of the Gladiators — Julius Fučík
I think you just like the movie and didn’t see it for what it was… or wasn’t.
Memento
Angine de Poitrine are pretty original, check em out!
I don’t disagree but they’re not making movies (yet).
Nothing is created in a vacuum.
True art always builds on the work of predecessor.
Nothing is completely original.
The Social Network has an original sound track by Trent Reznor (fairly sure) and the plot new different because it was about a new phenomena (at the time)
What’s your criteria for “100% original”? At the finest level of detail, if it contains dialog, it’ll have some word in it that was used in another movie.
Is Rubber the tire movie?
I agree with you but even Hollywood has made original movies. OP is willfully blind lol
