>Do a sequel to (or remake of) a well known movie, hire a star, use the standard playbook (never skip the „all is lost“ moment for dramatic effect) and add a love scene
That's been going on since the first wagons rolled into Hollywood.
I'm pretty sure even Shakespeare was doing a 16th Century, theatrical equivalent.
Pretty much. There's somewhere between 7-12 story archetypes. We've settled on ~36 different dramatic situations. "All is lost" is quite literally the entire second act in the classic three-act story.
That's your toolkit. Build from there. And that' been true since we're telling stories, more or less.
That's been going on since the first wagons rolled into Hollywood.
I'm pretty sure even Shakespeare was doing a 16th Century, theatrical equivalent.