Recently there has been a spate of sequels to old movies which were box office hits in the 1980s. One of my favourite ever movies is Blade Runner, made in 1982. It recently had a disappointing sequel, Blade Runner 2049. And this year sees the release of Top Gun: Maverick, in which the 60 year old Tom Cruise revisits a character he last played in 1986.
Clearly the movie studios are trying to sell nostalgia. People who grew up in the 1980s may associate these classic movies with their happier, brighter lives as youngsters.
So, if this trend continues, what other
movie sequels can we expect to see? Will
these movies soon be appearing in a cinema near you?:
1 – When Harry Divorced Sally
In the 1989 film, “When Harry Met Sally”,
Meg Ryan’s character and Billy Crystal’s character take 12 long years to fall
in love after their first meeting. In
this sequel, they will take 12 long years to get divorced, slowly realising
each other’s faults. This is a gritty
human drama.
2 – ET2: Stopped at Immigration
In the 1982 original, a cute extra
terrestrial is helped by a child to “go home” – to escape Earth and the
American government which wants to study him.
In this sequel, ET changes his mind and comes back to Earth, but Donald
Trump won’t let him enter America and tells him to go home. This is a political thriller.
3 – Back to the Future, part 4: Back to the 1980s
Marty McFly must travel back to the 1980s
to save his tamagotchi, which his great rival Biff wants to kill. Using the technology of the day, such as the
Sony Walkman, his synthesizers, and a glow in the dark yo-yo, Marty must save
the day. This is a nostalgia piece.
Vocabulary:
a spate of something – a large number of
similar things coming in quick succession (For example: There has been a spate
of mass shootings in the U.S. recently.)
gritty – tough and realistic, not hiding
unpleasant truths or scenes
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