The one thing that shows Hollywood can change after all

By Paul Byrnes
Updated April 23 2016 - 10:13am, first published April 17 2016 - 12:15am
Times are changing: Jennifer Lawrence's <i>Hunger Games</i> character Katniss Everdeen is one of a new breed of kick-ass heroines. Photo: Supplied
Times are changing: Jennifer Lawrence's <i>Hunger Games</i> character Katniss Everdeen is one of a new breed of kick-ass heroines. Photo: Supplied
Parody: <i>Deadpool</i> pokes fun at the superhero movie. Photo: Supplied
Parody: <i>Deadpool</i> pokes fun at the superhero movie. Photo: Supplied
Reminiscing: <i>Trainspotting</i> was one of the best movies in 1996. Photo: Supplied
Reminiscing: <i>Trainspotting</i> was one of the best movies in 1996. Photo: Supplied

Hollywood changes faster than Superman in a phone box. I sometimes have to hold up and look back 10 or 20 years to get some perspective. In 2006, the top 10 movies were Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (effectively Pirates 2), which took more than a billion dollars, followed by The Da Vince Code, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Casino Royale, Night at the Museum, Cars, X-Men: The Last Stand, Mission: Impossible III, Superman Returns and Happy Feet.

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