Subj : Re: state of movies
To   : The Lizard Master
From : Arelor
Date : Fri Sep 17 2021 17:50:31

  Re: Re: state of movies
  By: The Lizard Master to Nightfox on Fri Sep 17 2021 07:56 am

 > That is a different point though, the original point dealing with the Wonder
 > Years I strongly disagree with.  Redoing the wonder years in the same year w
 > a white cast would have been uninteresting.  Move the year to the 90's or us
 > a black cast shows a whole new perspective.  I saw the actor that plays the 
 > "Kevin Arnold" and he was in tears talking about how excited he was to play 
 > positive black role and that experience.  Makes a lot of sense to me and way
 > more interesting.
 > 

Recasting is about making a political statement, not about making art.

My stance about remakes is well known anyway. Most of the time they take a
movie that was good and remake it because they think they can improve it. They
fail more often than not.

If you take a masterpiece (say, the original Robocop) and try to make a new
version, it is very hard for you to make one that is _better_.

And you can cast a black Robocop for the remake, but it does not change the
fact that you are competing against a masterpiece and chances are you will fall
short. Specially if you are bent on making politics instead of art.


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