"However, if one event after another is driven by chance and contrivance, then the audience is taken out of the story. They’ll start wondering about the logistics or implications behind what’s going on."
The exception to this rule are parody movies, because ridiculing these contrivances is their raison d'etre.
"However, if one event after another is driven by chance and contrivance, then the audience is taken out of the story. They’ll start wondering about the logistics or implications behind what’s going on."
The exception to this rule are parody movies, because ridiculing these contrivances is their raison d'etre.
I agree. One might say that the line between a remake and a parody is razor thin. And, of course, the parody is going to be better written.