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{{quote|''"I am afraid to say that the history of entertainment is also the history of imitation."''|'''[http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=131909 Satoru Iwata]''', CEO of [[Nintendo]]}} |
{{quote|''"I am afraid to say that the history of entertainment is also the history of imitation."''|'''[http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=131909 Satoru Iwata]''', CEO of [[Nintendo]]}} |
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Note that this phenomenon is not limited to recorded visual entertainment. The music industry in particular is just as prone to "trend-hopping," as are video games and, really, any entertainment medium. Also note that while the text of this article deals primarily with [[Creator Provincialism|American institutions]], the concepts herein apply equally in all parts of the world. |
Note that this phenomenon is not limited to recorded visual entertainment. The music industry in particular is just as prone to "trend-hopping," as are video games and, really, any entertainment medium. Also note that while the text of this article deals primarily with [[Creator Provincialism|American institutions]], the concepts herein apply equally in all parts of the world. |
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It's also interesting to note that '''Follow the Leader''' may result in its own particular form of [[Narm]]. Just try dressing your characters up in black leather longcoats and using [[Bullet Time]] in your action sequences nowadays without becoming ''[[The Matrix|Matrix]]'' knockoff [[Snark Bait]]. |
It's also interesting to note that '''Follow the Leader''' may result in its own particular form of [[Narm]]. Just try dressing your characters up in black leather longcoats and using [[Bullet Time]] in your action sequences nowadays without becoming ''[[The Matrix|Matrix]]'' knockoff [[Snark Bait]]. |
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Another potential problem is [[Misaimed Fandom]]. Instead of looking at the core reasons why the original may have been so popular and basing their follow-up on that, such as interesting, three-dimensional characters, a unique, interesting plot and genuinely witty or moving writing and acting, the creators following the leader only tend to focus on the superficial stuff on the surface—it's got pirates in it; pirates must be popular, so let's make a pirate movie! -- and thus completely miss the point of what made the original great in the first place. |
Another potential problem is [[Misaimed Fandom]]. Instead of looking at the core reasons why the original may have been so popular and basing their follow-up on that, such as interesting, three-dimensional characters, a unique, interesting plot and genuinely witty or moving writing and acting, the creators following the leader only tend to focus on the superficial stuff on the surface—it's got pirates in it; pirates must be popular, so let's make a pirate movie! -- and thus completely miss the point of what made the original great in the first place. |
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This is also the reason why [[Cyclic Trope]]s are cyclic: someone does it one way, everyone imitates it; after a while, someone wants to do it differently, and everyone imitates that. Of course, once ''that's'' mainstream, someone will want to do it differently, and back it goes the other way... |
This is also the reason why [[Cyclic Trope]]s are cyclic: someone does it one way, everyone imitates it; after a while, someone wants to do it differently, and everyone imitates that. Of course, once ''that's'' mainstream, someone will want to do it differently, and back it goes the other way... |
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