ATinNM:

such that you can jump off a bride and fly

for the uxurious amongst us, that rings so true...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

 The desperate search for "originality" by western artists -- including film makers -- is a Modern (Post-Modern?) obsession, not a necessary aspect, part, or property of Art tho' it may be a necessary aspect, part, or property of the currently existing Art business.  

mmm, chewy...

PNing a bit, but i see it a bit differently.

first of all, one may seek to be original in a manner that belies desperation, more of a quest for calm.

but if you sub novelty, then i agree.

just to carry a tradition on without undue embellishment, now there are many artists content with that, even making a living.

the art business makes more off of novelty, as the public rewards that more highly, as it reflects and accompanies the deconstruction of the past that is presently accelerating.

i would submit that the 'sweet spot' for a career artist is when he or she knows that the fans want something not too different from the last offering, but leaving room for evolution.

the worst would be to have to stay a step ahead of a zeitgeist that was slipping away faster than you can run, or conversely to have such a rigid fanbase that they wouldn't show up unless the artist were faithfully cloning their own pasts for them, with little or no room for growth, because that would be confusing and make them feel superannuated.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~