I've been reading posts about how Avatar is the same as another film (same happened with Harry Potter = Star Wars) and it made me think of a really good article that stated that ALL filmsand literature are essentially created from 7 main plot lines. I wanted to share the article but can't find it - found this on another site which is pretty close to it and summarises the seven plot lines.

RAGS TO RICHES Story of an ordinary person who finds a second, more exceptional, self within. Examples include Cinderella, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Jane Eyre and Hollywood films such as The Gold Rush and My Fair Lady

THE QUEST A long, hazardous journey to reach a priceless goal far away. Examples of this include The Odyssey, Jason and the Golden Fleece, King Solomon’s Mines, Around The World in Eighty Days and Raiders of the Lost Ark

VOYAGE AND RETURN Story in which some event — a fall, crash, shipwreck — propels the hero or heroine out of their familiar surroundings into a disconcerting and abnormal world. Examples include Alice in Wonderland, Robinson Crusoe, The Ancient Mariner, The Time Machine

COMEDY Not just a general term, but an identifiable form of plot which follows its own rules. Examples include Tom Jones, the novels of Jane Austen, The Importance of Being Earnest, Fawlty Towers, Some Like It Hot

TRAGEDY Is an archetypal plot, with a five-stage structure culminating in destruction and death. The main character is overcome by a desire for power/passion, which destroys them or they become monstrous. Examples include Macbeth, Doctor Faustus, Lolita, and King Lear

REBIRTH Someone falls under a dark power or a spell that traps him or her in a state of living death. An miraculous act of redemption takes place and the victim is released and brought into the light. Examples include Sleeping Beauty, A Christmas Carol, The Sound of Music

OVERCOMING THE MONSTER A hero or heroine confronts a monster, defeats it against all odds and wins treasure or a loved one’s hand. Examples include David and Goliath, Nicholas Nickleby, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dracula, James Bond stories, Jaws

So comparing films to one another might be fun bun essentially pointless as they are all the same and will always be the same. Just enjoy the journey.

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Very true!

Nice i read about this in... school.... media studies (yes im ashamed of myself)

But you missed the 8th...

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UTTER SHIT Not just a general term for something so pathetically awful it makes your eyes bleed but also shows a clear lack of any identifiable form of plot that finds itself being produced and developed by idiots and watched by idiots. Few examples, Harry Potter, Twilight, Movies designed to boost wrestlers carers, the mummy movies, the village, Indiana Jones and the crystal pile of crap, Star Wars 1-3, and Crappy pointless remakes of classics and other films that aren't necessary or asked for.

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wasn't a diss at you mate, just having a rant

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..but I liked the mummy movies ...

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Jedi is right, here's something else i found on failblog.



PS. Indiana Jones rocked.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMLIOtBL ... re=related[/youtube]

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That indiana jones did rock ass! but this one >>>>





that one, sucked balls...

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-"You've really worked out your banter, haven't you?"
-"No, not really. This is a different thing, it's spontaneous and it's called wit."

and gibboss, as much as i despise Brendan Fraiser... uh... no.. nope thats it i think..

you should watch - the mummy



better fx anyday.

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-"You've really worked out your banter, haven't you?"
-"No, not really. This is a different thing, it's spontaneous and it's called wit."

'Hamlet is Shakespeare's most disapointing Terminator sequal yet' ROFL

For some reason that made me piss myself (not literally).

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Yeah, that Dinosaur comic had me laughing too.

Haha! Exactly what I though after I saw the movie! xD
Still, the fact remains; it totally owns! That's including Pocahontas! :O

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