Jon Starr
Veteran
I want to make clear that I don't agree with the current state of hollywood and remakes. There is an overabundance of remakes and unoriginal material oversaturating the few original pieces that somehow make it onto the big screen (without the butchering of Knight and Day).
However I still stand by my original argument. While I do think a world where we introduce the younger generations to these great films and stories to be an ideal world, I think it's also unrealistic. Sure you can introduce some people to great films, but it depends on the people. I try to introduce my GF to various 'great' films, but some films she just doesn't care for, and nothing I do will make her watch it. It's like people saying they need to introduce the world to great art. Idealistic, optomistic, but (call me a pessimist) it's unrealistic IMO. The world is about iphones, the internet, and everything new and trendy. In a world that has pushed out the very idea of traditionalism, holding onto the past culture is becoming more and more difficult as time goes on. Perhaps the only way to introduce our past is through introducing it as something new. Which brings me to my next point.
I also argue that with changing time and trends comes changing audiences and expectations. You can compare a 'great' film from the 70s to a 'great' film from this previous decade and there's a lot of difference. Changes in shooting styles, editing styles, acting and directing styles, etc. This change only increases with time. I watch some of the greats from the 50s, the feel and style doesn't compare to today. The medium was simply approached in a different manner. So while some of these stories are phenomenal, the way they were presented and told are outdated.
So perhaps I am a pessimist, but I believe the only real way to preserve these stories is through remakes... done correctly and for the right reasons.
But then again, Pookie makes a good point.
However I still stand by my original argument. While I do think a world where we introduce the younger generations to these great films and stories to be an ideal world, I think it's also unrealistic. Sure you can introduce some people to great films, but it depends on the people. I try to introduce my GF to various 'great' films, but some films she just doesn't care for, and nothing I do will make her watch it. It's like people saying they need to introduce the world to great art. Idealistic, optomistic, but (call me a pessimist) it's unrealistic IMO. The world is about iphones, the internet, and everything new and trendy. In a world that has pushed out the very idea of traditionalism, holding onto the past culture is becoming more and more difficult as time goes on. Perhaps the only way to introduce our past is through introducing it as something new. Which brings me to my next point.
I also argue that with changing time and trends comes changing audiences and expectations. You can compare a 'great' film from the 70s to a 'great' film from this previous decade and there's a lot of difference. Changes in shooting styles, editing styles, acting and directing styles, etc. This change only increases with time. I watch some of the greats from the 50s, the feel and style doesn't compare to today. The medium was simply approached in a different manner. So while some of these stories are phenomenal, the way they were presented and told are outdated.
So perhaps I am a pessimist, but I believe the only real way to preserve these stories is through remakes... done correctly and for the right reasons.
But then again, Pookie makes a good point.