All literature (and movies) seeks to innovate. There are a limited (small) numbe

All literature (and movies) seeks to innovate. There are a limited (small) number of possible narratives – a well studied subject. Arguably only one. categorically only a handful. Reasonably under 20. Stretching it into the 30’s.

We generally retell these stories in terms of current events, over and over again over the centuries. But that is all that changes.

Because of the volume of the stories we tell, and movies we make, they vary subtle features, vary characters, situations, (d) and use new technology to awe. DUring the fist age of film we usually saw either the underclasses in slapstick or the middle classes pretending to be uppper middle or upper. During the second age, the working class as middle class. During the current era, we are seeing the lower middle and uppper proletarian classes in all sorts of roles.

One of the principle reasons for the moovement away from movie theatres is that serials (beginning with Saving Private Ryan i believe) are able to create richer combinations but require more running time.

SO this trend is what we should expect to continue to see until there is yet another model. My view is that computer games and movies will converge at some point to the degree that they are inseparable (simulations) where the only difference is whether the viewers campfire-watch, or engage. and that this ist heonly possible direction for the arts.