Hollywood loves money, that much is just a fact. But with audience demands, quality definitely must be something every studio aims to achieve. But recently, a huge trend in Hollywood has blown up, with studios promising it's all to secure the quality of the film... What is this trend you may ask? Splitting film franchise's final movies into two parts. All the movie studios claim it's to allow more adaption from the novel, but honestly it is ending up seeming more and more like a cash grab. However, I can also note that it has its perks.
This all started with Harry Potter, announcing that its seventh film would be split into two movies. At this time, it was actually a really celebrated idea. Many were wondering how they would fit all the complex and precise content from the novel, and the two-way split seemed like the perfect option. The movies were released, and fans rejoiced. They had more opportunities to see their favorite series on the big screen and the adaption was closer to the book as opposed to what only one film would've been able to capture. But from here, Hollywood saw it as twice the opportunity to rake in the millions of dollars.
After Harry Potter was successful in this endevour, the Twilight saga snatched the idea and ran. With the announcement that Breaking Dawn, the franchise's final film, would be separated into two parts, the reaction was quite different. Sure, the die-hard fans were happy, but for most of the other population it was seen as a cash grab. The fourth novel, in my opinion, could have easily been summed up in one more film. The result? Two overly long movies that stretch out scenes that weren't meant to take up 30 minutes at a time. With critics, it crashed and burned. But money-wise, it was raging success. Hollywood had found its trick.
Mockingjay, the Hunger Games' final film, was announced last year as a two-parter, and Divergent's final one Allegiant was announced just under a month ago. Which leaves it up to the viewers to decide: Is it quality they're aiming for, and a more faithful adaption? Or are they simply wanting to stretch it out as long as possible? As the biggest fan ever of the Hunger Games series, I am overjoyed that Mockingjay is getting its two parts. And I guess there lies the answer to this big question.
The two part splits will only truly please the fans of the series. Is it still a cash grab even if they're being more faithful to the book? Probably. But hey, more movie for me is always a plus. Everyone else will have to decide for themselves, but one thing's for sure: once you're hooked on a series, it won't matter if they split it into 4 parts, you'll pay the price for a ticket each time.
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