I don't think a desire to have consistent stories be told is a bad thing. It should be the bare minimum for any film telling a story. Literature is now visual and is simply being held to similar standards as ancient print media. Lord knows this kind of consistency can scarcely be found talking to other people anymore. Do movies or tv shows that are "art" really have plots anyway?
Perhaps we are living in a time where new fictional universes are taking the place of old ones (religion) at an increasing pace and people are demanding these improvements because the old religions are so bad at it? Witness the thousands listing Jedi as their faith.
I also could do without gratuitous kissing scenes (that's really all that's shown besides occasional female naughty bits) in most movies where the romance is not the story.
I don't think a desire to have consistent stories be told is a bad thing. It should be the bare minimum for any film telling a story. Literature is now visual and is simply being held to similar standards as ancient print media. Lord knows this kind of consistency can scarcely be found talking to other people anymore. Do movies or tv shows that are "art" really have plots anyway?
Perhaps we are living in a time where new fictional universes are taking the place of old ones (religion) at an increasing pace and people are demanding these improvements because the old religions are so bad at it? Witness the thousands listing Jedi as their faith.
I also could do without gratuitous kissing scenes (that's really all that's shown besides occasional female naughty bits) in most movies where the romance is not the story.