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In today's Buzzword Mix, our buzzword is Threequel.
相信很多人都和璐璐一样, 已经看过新上的《侏罗纪世界3》了，所以今天的Buzzword里，我们就来聊聊和电影有关的这个词Threequel.
The term Threequel is a blend of the words “three” and “sequel”, 这个新词是由“three”和“sequel”两个部分组成的.
The word “sequel” originates from the Latin sequella, meaning “follow”.
When we are talking about movies, “sequel” simply means the second movie following the original story.
说电影的时候“sequel”指的就是续集/续章.
And Threequel means the movie that is following the sequel. 而所谓的Threequel就是指续集后面的续集, 比如说三部曲里的第三部。
In the Hollywood film industry, three usually is thought of as the magic number.
That's why there are lots of trilogies. 在电影史上你就能看到很多的trilogy, 三部曲. This is usually the original movie followed by sequel, and then followed by a threequel, the third movie in the series.
Now there are many examples of high profile threequels, for example, The Godfather Part III, 影史上有很多有名的电影系列都出到了第三部, 比如说《教父3》.
And the latest threequel in the Jurassic Franchise – Jurassic World Dominion.
刚刚上映的《侏罗纪世界》第三部也是一部threequel.
Many threequels have enjoyed box office success, especially those ones that are based on stories originally conceived as trilogies, such as The Lord of the Rings.
很多系列里的第三部票房成绩都还算不错, 特别是像《指环王》这样本来就计划做三部曲的电影系列.
However, despite the box office success they may enjoy, threequels are often seen as disappointing.
虽然票房不错, 但是也有很多人都觉得凡是三部曲里的最后一部多半都是烂片.
Some people even talk about the curse of the threequels, 甚至有人把它叫做threequel的诅咒.
And it's not just the terrible ones, some of the most critically acclaimed trilogies also suffer from the threequel curse.
即使那些很有名的电影系列, 很多时候也逃不过第三部烂尾的诅咒.
So it got us wondering, what's really happening here. Why are threequels almost always the worst ones？
There are two factors that come into play here: formula and necessity.
The reason why film trilogies have been around for so long is that they're a really great structure to tell a long story, with each film serving as a beginning, a middle, and an end. This also means that each film should serve a very specific purpose.
为什么三部曲一直很火？主要就是因为如果要把一个很长的故事讲完整, 三部曲的分工正好是beginning, middle, and an end, 各占其位, 各司其职.
No matter the genre, the first film always serves as an origin story that introduces us to our heroes and the world they live in.
第一部, 通常是介绍整个故事的大背景以及主人公.
The sequels always tend to enjoy more freedom, since their characters and worlds are already established for them. For this reason, the second film is all about heroes facing the greatest challenge they've faced yet.
然后到了sequel续集的时候, 因为前面已经打好了框架, 就可以专注来讲主人公面临的某一个巨大的挑战或者一个大反派.
This is where the problem with threequels comes in. There isn't really a formula for a successful threequel, at least not yet.
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