Film Remakes

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Film Remakes

Is it necessary to repeat what has already been done

The movie industry is of recent origin yet it is becoming increasingly rare to find films that are new and original . Chances are that for every set of Hollywood movies out in the market one or two are movie remakes Nowadays , more and more filmmakers attempt to reproduce black-and-white classics with color in the hopes of duplicating box office successes of these old films given with a more fresh and modern audience . Others

justify movie remakes by arguing it for the sake of artistic representation . According to them it is done to pay homage to the masterpieces of the past and to allow a better take on the presentation at a day and age of superior effects and movie technology . Whatever the reason , film remakes creates the challenge of equaling if not surpassing the standards and expectations of the film sought to be remade . The film remake must do justice to its predecessors not only through a faithful adaptation of the original but also adding a few modern touches to make it relevant and appealing to the modern viewers . Improvements in Computer Generated Images (CGI ) effects , camera techniques and direction , remaking does provide a different and better experience to the viewers than ever before , but it takes more than a tweak in the visual presentation to capture the very essence of the original film which had made it successful before in the first place

Hollywood film remakes , with the purpose of modernizing classical films enjoy wider latitude of freedom to wantonly replicate to a certain extent . Where their motives are arguably driven by market demands and the desire to cash on an idea , both cinema critics and movie-goers become doubtful of the movie remake and only rightly so . Unlike other forms of art films , especially ground-breaking ones , generate a cult-like following that spans across time and different types of audiences . Films that are considered masterpieces of the genre raise the bar at heights inaccessible to even the most well-intentioned artistic replication . Thus , any attempt to remake would only incur the wrath of the fanatics by coming off as an insult and blasphemy to the sacred tradition of good cinematic taste

Indeed , only a rare few remakes are considered to have escaped the ire of the fanatics with little scratches (read : enjoyed respite from harsh criticisms . As it were , great film masterpieces had such an impact on cinema and the audience to a point where the different talismanic attachments attributed to the film is difficult to erase or at least surmount . The desire to preserve the original form makes the attempt to revise the memory an affront to the senses . It is clear that the fact that the film was a create a permanent and impervious shield against any form of editing or remaking

Filmmakers , on the other hand , argue for the cause of representation and remakes because times have changed . At this day and...