Many films emerging in the world today are sequels or remakes. In my previous post all about these movies, I named nine upcoming movies. Is Hollywood saying that people want to see these movies again? Or, are directors saying that these originals were no good, and need to be redone? Most likely not, since, as M pointed out in "Are Movies Getting Worse," it is rare that a remake exceeds the beauty the original was able to produce. Thus, it is purely a directors desire to make the movie his own (and generally Hollywood's expectation that the film will do well) that a remake is born.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Urge to Remake
I can honestly say that I have watched a movie and felt the urge to remake it. I have no doubt, however, that most of the urge can be attributed to the fact that so many remakes are emerging in the film world today. The desire to make a movie you love your own can be a powerful thing. Leave it to say the film I saw was Silent Running (Douglass Trumbull, 1972), a sad excuse for a sci-fi film, nothing I'd ever say I love. But I do have a strong sense of ownership of the story. The story was simple, yet elegant, and definitely worth telling. The execution may have sucked, but that is why I felt the urge to remake it.
Many films emerging in the world today are sequels or remakes. In my previous post all about these movies, I named nine upcoming movies. Is Hollywood saying that people want to see these movies again? Or, are directors saying that these originals were no good, and need to be redone? Most likely not, since, as M pointed out in "Are Movies Getting Worse," it is rare that a remake exceeds the beauty the original was able to produce. Thus, it is purely a directors desire to make the movie his own (and generally Hollywood's expectation that the film will do well) that a remake is born.
Many films emerging in the world today are sequels or remakes. In my previous post all about these movies, I named nine upcoming movies. Is Hollywood saying that people want to see these movies again? Or, are directors saying that these originals were no good, and need to be redone? Most likely not, since, as M pointed out in "Are Movies Getting Worse," it is rare that a remake exceeds the beauty the original was able to produce. Thus, it is purely a directors desire to make the movie his own (and generally Hollywood's expectation that the film will do well) that a remake is born.
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