On the Remake
I have just finished watching the Norwegian film Troll Hunter. There’s talk of a Hollywood remake and there has been a fray of disapproval by some people on those ever-so important message boards.
There’s almost a common consensus that remakes shouldn’t be made or that remaking something is some how lacking in creativity or originality. I’d beg to differ.
Stories have always been retold and embellished, reworked and tailored to their audiences. No matter what medium, stories have been rebooted, remade and been turn on their head.
How many times have the plays of Shakespeare been remade, in different languages, time periods and locations? How many times has the last Son of Krypton been sent from his dying home-world to Smallville Kansas?
The re-imagined, rebooted, gender-swapped-Starbuck Battlestar Galactica was amazing!
Mr Steven Moffat’s new take on the classic Sherlock’s are spectacular and dare I say Guy Ritchie’s adaptation is pleasantly refreshing and enjoyable also.
Stories, no matter what medium, wether it be oral tradition, the written word, a play, a movie, a tv-show or comic book shouldn’t be set in stone. The specific details aren’t necessarily what makes a story great. For example, it doesn’t matter if Peter Parker got bitten by a radioactive spider or a GM one, it’s how the narrative shows how he becomes Spider-man that gives it it’s appeal.
Remakes aren’t inherently bad. Original material isn’t always great. Pieces of work should be judged on the actual work itself and not pre-judged by a fondness of a particular incarnation or narrative, especially when the work hasn’t been made yet.
You can like both the original and the remake, it’s ok, the original won’t be offended.
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