[PhantomGremlin]

movies became too formulaic over time

Don't forget about the endless reboots. E.g. Batman in film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_in_film

1940s (before my time)

1966 movie

1987+ reboot with 4 movies

2005+ reboot with 3 movies

2021 apparently yet another reboot

I probably got some of that wrong, because there's just too many of them. And I probably missed some. And that doesn't include the "extended universe".

Sigh. Can't they find any other stories to tell?

I think the same applies to e.g. Spider Man? Countless reboots? Don't people get reboot fatigue? Or does enough time pass that the movies simply appeal to a new audience?

[basementcat]

Many of us would be proud to have built systems that go > 15 years between reboots.