PixelNomadMar 20

Are there any story ripoffs that are actually good?

https://sopuli.xyz/post/42891018

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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Romeo & Juliet was based on Tristan & Isolde

10 Things I Hate About You was based on The Taming of the Shrew

Clueless was based on Emma

โ€œImmature artists imitate, mature artists steal.โ€

Show threadSlurpingPusMar 21
Afaik more than a few of Shakespeareโ€™s stories come from contemporary plays, he just retold them in his own manner.
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That was the only one I knew offhand, but yeah, his schtick was writing rhyming dialogue for existing stories.
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