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Are We Suffering Origin Story Fatigue?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yes-we-are dept.

brumgrunt writes "As more and more franchise movies look to cover the origin story of a character again and again, Den Of Geek wonders why film studios aren't looking a little harder for interesting stories to tell..."

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  1. Suffering? Is that the right word? by eepok · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I know the guy that brings pedantic perspective to the conversation is rarely the one invited to drinks afterward, but I don't think anyone's "suffering" at the hands of repetitive character backgrounds.

    Try "bored with" or "uninspired by"...

    Suffering? Really?