15 Sequels That Totally Ignored What Made the Original Work
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April 15, 2026
When we hear that a beloved movie of ours is getting a sequel, what we expect is for it to build on what audiences loved the first time around. Sadly, that doesn’t always happen, even if you’d think it is the natural course of action.
It can be a drastic tone shift, overcomplicating the story, or sidelining key characters; what matters is that these follow-ups end up feeling disconnected from what fans expected. While they don’t always become a failure, they most often do, showing that whoever is making the continuation lost what made the original work function.
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