There are only a few well produced examples. In writing there is far more. There are a few more in TV but I tend to avoid TV series as they take up so much time.
Compelling universes in cinema:
Star Wars
Star Trek
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
Game of Thrones (even though its TV it fits here)
Marvel / DC Comics
Notable failures to transfer to cinema well. Or to just be made well.:
Dune
Jupiter Ascending
The Golden Compass
Divergent
Elysium
etc…
This gets frustrating when looking for new content to consume. The options seem to be to watch a TV series which is a 60+ hour time suck or a shitty movie. At least if you’re looking for world building.
Which is my favorite type of content. It opens your brain to new possibilities and ideas.
I’m sure this is due to the cost and complexity of creating a movie vs writing a book. Hopefully, the current trend towards making movie tools cheap continues and we see a proliferation.
What compelling universes am I missing?
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konrad kopczynski 