TOM EATON: Time to reboot the clichés of Hollywood blockbusters
The old scriptwriting formulas are going to have to adapt to this brave, bonkers new world
29 June 2020 - 18:14
The point of blockbuster films is that they don’t have to stay in touch with reality. This is why every alien invasion or viral outbreak is ultimately sorted out by a handsome young American with almost no body fat, rather than by a multinational team of scientists who resist the urge to take their shirts off all the time.
Still, we have our limits. A giant mechanical shark stalking Amity in Jaws is frightening. A giant mechanical shark rising out of the sea and roaring like a wounded bull in Jaws: The Revenge is hilarious...
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