Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-30109904-20160930213408/@comment-28277742-20161108050620

It works like this:

Formula that makes money = repetition despite critical failure.

Every now and then a film will come along that breaks away with a unique plot or technique that makes money. This may then catch on and become the formula that is repeated, but these are non-corporate films most of the time who don't have as much to lose as a multi-million dollar film and can take more "risks".