Sequel (film)

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A sequel , also called sequel ( pronunciation : [ ˈsiːkwəl ], from Latin sequi "to follow"), is a film that continues the plot of a previous film . The sequel does not necessarily have to directly follow the plot of the original, but in any case it refers to its characters and events. The sequel is thus differentiated from the film series , whose films in the sense of a follow-up product only take on the main character or a group of characters from the previous film, while the actions themselves are completed. The term sequel is closely related to the prequel , which represents the prehistory, and the midquel ("intermediate piece "), which describes the time periods between individual films and episodes within the original film.

The motivation for the production of sequels is often to maximize the profit of an existing material with which the cinema-goers are already familiar. The narrative motif of the epic story is often used in a film saga , for example in The Godfather I (1972), II (1974) and III (1990). Artistic approaches can be found in the Antoine Doinel cycle by François Truffaut (1959–1978), in which the actor ages just as the character does.

The naming of sequels is mostly simple in order to ensure the recognition value and to illustrate the togetherness. One of the first sequels to be numbered in the title is Enemies from Nowhere ( Quatermass II. 1957). The godfather trilogy and the films Rocky II (1979) and Superman II - Alone Against All (1980) finally set the trend of sequel numbering and established the series format as a model for successful film marketing .

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Wiktionary: Continuation  - explanations of meanings, origins of words, synonyms, translations

References and comments

  1. a b Ursula von Keitz: Continuation film . In: Lexicon of film terms. Edited by Hans. J. Wulff and Theo Bender.
  2. ^ Philipp Brunner: follow-up product . In: Lexicon of film terms. Edited by Hans. J. Wulff and Theo Bender.
  3. Bambi 2 - The Lord of the Forests takes place in a time gap that spanned at least a year in the original Bambi film .
  4. a b Hans Jürgen Wulff: Sequel . In: Lexicon of film terms. Edited by Hans. J. Wulff and Theo Bender.
  5. a b Ansgar Schlichter: Sequel: numbering . In: Lexicon of film terms. Edited by Hans. J. Wulff and Theo Bender.