Every aspiring screenwriter has his or her share of favorite and influencing works, works that they would like to draw comparison towards, as far as quality and effectiveness goes. This sometimes leads to direct replication of an existing work and at times, multiple works. Then, they are disguised just enough to avoid drawing direct and immediate comparison, or so it can be labeled an original work. It is important not to make a habit of this (or do it at all) because in reality it won’t be more than an obvious collage of excerpts of other people’s work. A real life example of this, I think, is the film Eagle Eye. As the reviews pointed out, this film is a migraine inducing combination of the Mission: Impossible, Bourne, James Bond franchises and everything in between. Not to mention 1983’s Wargames.
Rather, you should look within yourself to find the story, the one story, the world has yet to see, you should write the story that will convince and inspire and one that others will in turn, consider an influence and want to replicate. James Cameron is especially good at this.
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