Why Original Films Are Important

A couple days ago I went to go see Inside Out . I didn't write a review because our other writer, Rob, already wrote one (which you can read here ). But I absolutely loved it. The concept was brilliant, and the execution was almost flawless. The result of over five years of writing, rewriting and planning resulted in a near perfect film that has every right to stand among the other Pixar greats. But in reflecting the movie, I realized just how important original movies are to film. In this day in age, the box office is overrun by high budgeted blockbusters that are apart of franchises. When movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron , Jurassic World and Furious 7 rule the box office, it makes it hard for purely original films to have the spotlight. I have nothing against the blockbusters. I enjoy them thoroughly, but even the blindest of blockbuster lovers (so pretty much anyone who's a fan of the Transformers movies) would admit that they exclude smaller films. Here'