As of right now, the following stories share the same storyforms respectively, according to dramatica.com and narrativefirst.com (the number is what you get in "Spin-the-Model" of Dramatica Pro 4.0):
- 16454: smoke signals, the thirteenth floor. Native American Comedy-Drama versus Science-Fiction Crime Thriller.
- 16456: singin in the rain, the station agent
- 16471: birdman, star wars. Theatre acting versus Civil War IN SPACE.
- 16485: looper, wrath of khan. A rather common storyform.
- 17067: pride and prejudice, bridget jones' diary. Not that interesting; the latter is a retelling of the former.
- 17132: dogma, matrix. The Matrix can easily be read as a religious allegory, so this isn't too surprising.
- 17762: bringing up baby, whats up doc, zombieland. "[What's Up Doc] was intended to pay homage to comedy films of the 1930s, especially Bringing Up Baby" (ref: Wikipedia)
- 17768: collateral, finding nemo. Just imagine Tom Cruise playing Dory and/or Nemo. Shows that a children/family film can have the same story form as a thriller.
- 17976: marty, the queen
- 18278: casablanca, sicko. Opression by the Nazi regime vs Health Care.
- 19813: terminator, unforgiven. Revenge and Chase movies?
- 20499: beast of no nation, the constant gardener. Both are set in Africa... anything else?
- 20581: el mariachi, the limey
- 20762: dead poets society, midnight cowboy. "Teacher inspires students to love poetry" versus "Male prostitute and friend try to survive the streets"
- 21274: annie hall, harold and maude. Strange Comedies.
- 24596: almost famous, life is beautiful, creed. Music Journalism, Holocaust and Boxing.
- 24603: eastern promises, eddie the eagle. Inspirational Sports Biopic versus Demotivational Thriller.
- 24622: erin brockovich, kung fu panda. A rather common storyform. Legal Arts versus Martial Arts
- 24623: back to the future, shrek. A rather common storyform; interesting in that Marty is supposed to be likable from the beginning, while Shrek has a more obvious 'growth' that could easily be construed as a change.
- 25650: in the heat of the night, nightcrawler. Mystery Drama in a racist small town versus Media Satire/Thriller.
I think it's pretty clear that one story form still leaves a lot of room for different storytelling. The authors bring in their own beliefs and experiences, so even if they're making the same argument, they will make it differently.
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