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I contend they would have been forgotten regardless of remakes.
I disagree. We'll have to wait 100 years and see.
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I disagree. We'll have to wait 100 years and see.
If it weren't for the Tom Cruise remake, would you have been more aware of the original? Or the radio broadcast that was based on for that matter?
Possibly. You learn about the radio broadcast factoid in school or on the Internet. The latest popular version is then easier to find.
I don't know of any cases where there was a movie that was consider great, and then was made completely forgotten by a shitty remake. The only example I can think of off the top of my head where a remake might have tarnished the reputation of the original is the Wicker Man.
But a lot have been mostly forgotten. Give it a hundred years.
Whenever people complain about remakes, and how they tarnish the name of the originals, the common response is that the originals are unaffected. That the remakes didn't go back and change how good the original was, or how much you liked it.
That side of the argument seems to win most often. Why? Because the other argument isn't easily quantifiable.
Yes, new things don't literally change old things. But they do change perspective of old things in culture and eventually in history.
War of the Worlds, to me, is 90% a Tom Cruise movie and 10% some older movie that people have reminded me existed first.
Every black and white movie that was remade with color barely exists to me. And they'll exist even less for the next generation. The people who care about them and care that we know how good they were are dying.
Soon, these multitudes of movies will be condensed to tiny sublists with the years they were made being the only thing seperating them from each other.
It won't be clear which is better at a glance. People will assume that these identically titled movies will be similar enough to not make a difference. So a large chunk of people will click on the bad one. And then what? Then they tell all of their friends that they watched Ghostbusters and that it sucked.
"Which one?" isn't a part of the conversation 100 years later. It's assumed you mean the one with the right mix of new and popular.
So that is why it's understandable that some people don't like the idea of remakes of their favorite movies. Remakes really can damage the legacy of their favorite films. And it's perfectly reasonable to care about the legacy of something that you're passionate about.
That side of the argument seems to win most often. Why? Because the other argument isn't easily quantifiable.
Yes, new things don't literally change old things. But they do change perspective of old things in culture and eventually in history.
War of the Worlds, to me, is 90% a Tom Cruise movie and 10% some older movie that people have reminded me existed first.
Every black and white movie that was remade with color barely exists to me. And they'll exist even less for the next generation. The people who care about them and care that we know how good they were are dying.
Soon, these multitudes of movies will be condensed to tiny sublists with the years they were made being the only thing seperating them from each other.
It won't be clear which is better at a glance. People will assume that these identically titled movies will be similar enough to not make a difference. So a large chunk of people will click on the bad one. And then what? Then they tell all of their friends that they watched Ghostbusters and that it sucked.
"Which one?" isn't a part of the conversation 100 years later. It's assumed you mean the one with the right mix of new and popular.
So that is why it's understandable that some people don't like the idea of remakes of their favorite movies. Remakes really can damage the legacy of their favorite films. And it's perfectly reasonable to care about the legacy of something that you're passionate about.
Memes aside (which I find myself saying far too often), Leo is pretty good. There is a very noticeable similarity in his acting in most of his roles. They all kind of talk with the same sort of intensity. Essentially, it's almost like he's playing the same character. There's a specific tone he can't help but take.
I like seeing him in movies a lot though.
Does he deserve an Oscar? Sure. He's above average in his field and certainly better than some others who have won. He's never been the absolute best out there, but he's always been good. That should be worth something.
Edit: Do I think that anyone who makes memes about it is human garbage? Sure.
I like seeing him in movies a lot though.
Does he deserve an Oscar? Sure. He's above average in his field and certainly better than some others who have won. He's never been the absolute best out there, but he's always been good. That should be worth something.
Edit: Do I think that anyone who makes memes about it is human garbage? Sure.
Et tu, Brute?
Honestly I'm pretty content right now so whatever I chose to do would have to be for the future. I'd want to both enjoy my job and earn enough money doing it to live comfortably and provide my kids opportunities to do what they want/need to do. So that - that's what I'd do. If I could do anything I'd ace my degree and be able to choose to do whatever job I want.
How about extra money for train tickets?
Yes.
I change my answer:
I would fuck supermodels on the daily.
I would fuck supermodels on the daily.
Be a consultant/co-writer/co-director/lead developer for multimedia productions. Be the guy who makes general decisions without doing much of the legwork.
I judged it by its cover at first. I assumed it would be a bad "black culture" movie trying and failing to be the next 'Friday,' or like a dumb party movie like 'Project X.' They marketed it that way.
It's hardly that way at all. It's about misfit geeks surrounded by black culture. It actually has a really good message about subverting stereotypes and being yourself.
I kinda like how it might have tricked some "party culture" people, like my brother, into seeing it. It had tits and ass and was funny, so I doubt those guys could dislike it all that much.
It's hardly that way at all. It's about misfit geeks surrounded by black culture. It actually has a really good message about subverting stereotypes and being yourself.
I kinda like how it might have tricked some "party culture" people, like my brother, into seeing it. It had tits and ass and was funny, so I doubt those guys could dislike it all that much.
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