A good sequel makes an already-good film better. Most sequels may start with similar characters cast in the same setting, but a great sequel looks at a familiar thing slightly askance and unmasks something deeper that was only in the audiences’ periphery before.
The (1980) tapped into the darker themes that were only hinted at in the playful matinee romp that was the original (1977). Christopher Nolan’s (2008) defined the template for countless gritty reboots and explored the moral complexities of the super-hero genre. In (1974) Francis Ford Coppola skilfully interweaved past and present storylines to examine the character defining motivations that shaped the actions
