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The speaker kicks things off with a blunt critique: Hollywood has exhausted its creative well. Ideas have dried up to the point where studios are resorting to reviving old properties, often by turning them into expansive cinematic universes. The 10 Things I Hate About You sequel trilogy isn't just a sequel or a spin-off—it's a misguided attempt to build an "entire universe" around a film that was, at its core, a charming, standalone story.