Being a filmmaker is advantageous in many ways. Nobody can call you out if you repeat writing tropes or cinematic clichés. It is equally easy to get away with them, too, without anyone ever realizing exactly how “inspired” you were. That’s because filmmaking is as much about the visual narration as it is about the story. So, while one half of the community is obsessed with original ideas, the other half believes that no idea is really original—it is all about finding new ways to tell those age-old stories.No wonder we fail to notice (at least right away) when an old wine is packed and sold in a new bottle.In this article, we have compiled pairs of movies, where two films had exactly the same plot (only we never noticed, really!)9 Pairs Of Films With The Same Plots1. Point Break (1991) and The Fast And the Furious (2001) No, wait, there is a difference. Point Break is all about fast surfers, and The Fast And The Furious is all about fast cars. Save that, they’re basically twins—if not identical. Both protagonists are undercover FBI agents, both infiltrate a gang to nab the criminals, and finally, both fall in love with waitresses associated with the criminals. There's also a mutual scene where the protagonist and the antagonist bond at the beach in both films.2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Looper (2012) No, time-traveling is not the only similarity between the two (although it is indeed a very major one). Both...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 12 November