Tag: Trilogy

Nintendo loves the number three. I can’t say I blame them; it’s a magic number, after all. When we think about sets, about grouping things together, there’s a sort of bizarre, inexplicable attraction to the number three. Movie franchises with only three films are exceptionally common, to the point that we even have a word for a set of three movies: Trilogy (the term “duology,” which is a set of two connected films or similar works, is hardly ever used,…

One may wonder: why are trilogies so popular? What is it about the number three that filmmakers and game creators like so much? Well, simply put, any and every story worth telling focuses on a character. And the most interesting aspects of that character’s life can be summarized in three categories: their rise, how their life changes as a result, and their redemption/ending. Even individual works utilize a three-part structure, whether it has sequels or not. Act 1: We are…