Mastodawn

Are there any story ripoffs that are actually good?

Are there any story ripoffs that are actually good? - Sopuli

What comic books, movies, and TV shows are blatantly copycats or rip-offs of previous comics, movies, or shows, but despite being a copycat or rip-off, are still pretty good?

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RoidingOldMan 16h ago

Ad Astra (2019) is Apocalypse Now (1979) but in space.

Avatar (2009) is Dances with Wolves (1990) but in space.

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tuckerm 10h ago

Back when Avatar came out, I heard someone call it “Fern Gully with better graphics.”

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RoidingOldMan

There was a YouTube trend of making Avatar trailers with the audio but then using the graphics for movies like Fern Gully and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). Turns out there are a lot of ‘going native’ movies.