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I think most writers who want to write a sequel to their story should watch Kung Fu Panda 2.
Not because of the increased action or darker tone. It has those things, but there's ONE specific thing:
It kept the spirit of the original.
It tells a more mature story, but never forgets the story is about a goofy but competent kung fu fanboy turned Chosen One. It never forgot what made the ORIGINAL a good movie.
Writing a good sequel isn't about writing a darker story, it isn't writing a more action packed story, it isn't about writing a more mature story: it's writing a story that's faithful to the original. That keeps what made the original so good while building off it.
And for goodness sakes, will fanfic writers PLEASE stop mistaking 'darker' for 'more mature'? I mean for goodness sakes, making your sequel darker is NOT the same thing as making it more MATURE. More mature is, as stated above, dealing with a more mature theme, which is NOT the same thing as making a darker story.
I've noticed an annoying trend in fanfiction of making the sequel Grim Dark and making things worse rather than better.
Not because of the increased action or darker tone. It has those things, but there's ONE specific thing:
It kept the spirit of the original.
It tells a more mature story, but never forgets the story is about a goofy but competent kung fu fanboy turned Chosen One. It never forgot what made the ORIGINAL a good movie.
Writing a good sequel isn't about writing a darker story, it isn't writing a more action packed story, it isn't about writing a more mature story: it's writing a story that's faithful to the original. That keeps what made the original so good while building off it.
And for goodness sakes, will fanfic writers PLEASE stop mistaking 'darker' for 'more mature'? I mean for goodness sakes, making your sequel darker is NOT the same thing as making it more MATURE. More mature is, as stated above, dealing with a more mature theme, which is NOT the same thing as making a darker story.
I've noticed an annoying trend in fanfiction of making the sequel Grim Dark and making things worse rather than better.
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That being said, I do think the sequel to anything except a pure comedy IS going to have a darker tone by necessity.
Why?
Because in order to have a convincing conflict, you need to up the ante. You need to create a threat greater than the one before. Else there's no drama. And when you're antagonist is more dangerous than before, naturally your story will be darker as there's a greater risk, and often more at stake.
Why?
Because in order to have a convincing conflict, you need to up the ante. You need to create a threat greater than the one before. Else there's no drama. And when you're antagonist is more dangerous than before, naturally your story will be darker as there's a greater risk, and often more at stake.