The Godfather Part II
Creed IIIis schedule for release next yr , and with Jonathan Majors bring together the cast of characters and the new released dawdler , the hype could n’t be higher , and it has been break thatit’ll take place seven years afterCreed II . The pregnant time leap has lead to all sorts of speculation , and as John R. Major plays a childhood supporter of Creed ’s , it could be somewhat of a prequel , too .
The boxing moving-picture show would n’t be the first to be both a sequel and prequel at once , as that precedent was set by an iconic 1974 film , and many sequels have attempted to secernate just as epic sagas in the prison term since . Between street racers coming to terms with their haunted pasts , Wolverine working with both old and young Professor X at the same time , and , of class , Vito Corleone work up his empire in 1910s New York , these pre - sequels have varied results .
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part IIis the most obvious case of a celluloid being both a prequel and sequel , and it was the picture that set the precedent , as no other film subsequence had ever undertake such an ambitious effort . The ring movie is dead paced , as the 1910s - based story about Vito starting his business is perfectly intercut through Michael ’s narrative of becoming the syndicate ’s cutthroat head .
However , the 1910s narrative could have made for a great saga all on its own , as it ends before Vito has fully built his imperium . Being both a prequel and sequel racks up to a prospicient runtime , but in this case , The Godfather Part IIis the unspoiled flick over three hour , and the competition is n’t even close .
300: Rise Of An Empire (2014)
UsingThe Godfather Part IIas a model to build a continuation does n’t mechanically mean it ’ll be a success , and300 : salary increase of an Empireis the consummate illustration of that . The 2014 film takes place before , after , and even during the master events of the original hit movie , but tying into the first film is exactly whereRise of an Empirefails .
The fact that none of the original stamp returns and a estimator - generated rendering of Gerard Butler appears only draws attention to the fact that the 2014 stagily free film feels like a TV movie . Along with the digital effect that felt dated upon release , its hyperbolic budget of $ 110 million ( viaBox Office Mojo ) is n’t remotely apologise .
F9 (2021)
As theFast and Furiousseries expands , not only do the situated piece get more horrific , but the narrative gets way more convoluted , too . InF9 , the serial publication looks back to Dom Toretto ’s youth , and a lot of the motion picture actually concentrate on his family relationship with his brother and his father ’s expiry . The serious-mindedness and melodrama of the narrative are a unearthly apposition with the modern - day story of going into distance , but it ’s at least typically family - orient .
Interestingly , whileF9feels like its screenplay was written on a nappy in a streak , this might have been something that Vin Diesel was planning for decade . Diesel said himself thathe did n’t return to the series for2 Fast 2 Furiousbecause it " did n’t have a Francis Ford Coppola approach " to it , clearly referring to how Coppola redefined what a subsequence could be withThe Godfather Part II .
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
As Marv was such a beloved character in the original movie , there was only one way to bring him back for the sequel , afford that he is killed at the end of the 2005 comic book movie classic . The film ’s anthology stories are told in aGodfather Part II - like way , as it cuts back and forth between the present twenty-four hour period and the past , with the past survey Marv conduct up to the event ofSin City .
However , like300 : Rise of an Empire , A Dame to Kill Foris a complete example of diminish returns , as it was just more of the same matter , and audiences simply were n’t concerned . That could also be because both sequels have enormously stylistic cinematography , and while it might have been cool the first fourth dimension , the novelty quickly wear off off .
X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014)
However , Wolverine is n’t the only theatrical role , as the sequel has an ensemble cast that feature both the originalX - Menactors and the prequel actors . On top of that , whileDays of Future Pastis a great bequest sequel , it ’s mostly a follow - up toFirst Classthan it is toThe Last Stand . Either way , the pic expertly retcons the franchise , and it perfectly twine up any loose ends the serial publication had .
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989)
A sequel must have a decent amount of the runtime to be consider both a sequel and a prequel ( about one - third ofThe Godfather Part IIfollows Vito Corleone ) , butIndiana Jones and the Last Crusadeonly sport around 12 minutes countersink beforeRaiders of the Last Ark.
However , it ’s a completely uninterrupted 12 minutes before Harisson Ford appear , and that 12 minutes follow Indy as a teenager is made up of three of the most exciting sequences in the full movie . It was also the accelerator for the rage classic TV seriesThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles . And it ’s a arrant example that provesIndiana Jones should be reboot with a prequel .
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Twin Peaks : Fire Walk with Meisn’t a subsequence to a motion-picture show , but the furor reach secret TV showTwin Peaks . The motion picture wraps up the mystery that started in the serial – the dying of Laura Palmer – by being set both before and after the show ’s events .
Interestingly , according toThe Guardian , the decision of whether to make the motion picture a prequel or sequel is what lead to the breakdown of David Lynch and Mark Frost ’s family relationship , as the two created the series together . Frost need to make a aboveboard sequel to the serial publication , but Lynch wanted otherwise , and theMulholland Drivedirector got what he want .
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Kill Bill : Vol . 2is a sequel , prequel , midquel , spin - off , and a million other things at once . While it picks up right whereVolume 1left off , it also cuts back and forth between the past and the present to fill in the break and expose the mystery of the Bride and Bill ’s human relationship . The movie also order the story of gobs of side characters and even takes place during the issue of the first film .
However , given that writer - film director Quentin Tarantino considers both films one film , fans could argue thatVol . 2isn’t a sequel or a prequel at all . That ’s specially the case if they ’re watchingThe Whole Bloody Affair , which combines the two movies together into a four - time of day epic and was even theatrically released .
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (2018)
Even the most unexpected movies are influenced byThe Godfather Part II , as this upbeat and affirmative musical follows the same formula as the jet - pitch-dark mob movie . Mamma Mia : Here We Go Again ’s modern - day narration is intercut with flashbacks to Donna in her youth in 1979 .
And just as the 1910s prospect in the gangster sequel do , the 1970s sequences mirror exactly what ’s going on in Donna ’s life story in the present twenty-four hour period . Here We Go Againis the legacy subsequence that nobody was asking for , but it ended up being a nice surprise , and , ironically , other bequest sequel could learn from it .
Jigsaw (2017)
TheSawfranchise ’s timeline is perhaps even more confusing than theFast and Furioustimeline . As John Kramer , a.k.a . the Jigsaw Killer , die at the destruction ofSaw III , every following see picture is part - prequel , part - sequel to some extent , as so much of the motion picture are told in flashback .
ButJigsawis the most obvious and clearcut movie in the series that is both a prequel and a sequel . A full one-half ofJigsawis countersink before the issue of the very first 2004 picture , as it determine the first - ever trap that Kramer set up , and the other half is set a full decade after the events ofSaw VII : The Final Chapter .
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