How To Reboot A Film Franchise
Reuniting with a childhood friend is always bittersweet – on the one hand, it’s always great to see them and be reminded of the good times we shared over the years, but it’s also sad to see how we’ve both gotten older, that things are different. Nowadays, when every other film is getting a reboot (deserving or not), a little part of us fills with excitement to see where our favourite characters have ended up, but for many of us, there is also a feeling of dread – what if they ruin what we had before? There is always a feeling of nostalgia from the audience when they see beloved characters again after a long time, and how the reboot uses that to move the story forward can define both the film and the entire franchise. If we consider “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (2015) and “Ghostbusters” (2016), these are both reboots for hugely successful franchises that were handled completely differently. In “The Force Awakens”, viewers are flooded with that sense of nostalgia right from the ...