A first film in a trilogy has a problem that gets harder with time, not easier. On opening weekend, it just has to work. Years later, after sequels, imitators, discourse, backlash, canonization, and cultural overfamiliarity, it has to survive comparison not only to what came after, but to the mythology built around all of it. It’s like being the eldest child. You’re the experimental pressure-cooker for your parents.
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