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axerton:
I can kind of see Zero's point from the start of the thread, why is it that it is perfectly acceptable for a play or a musical to be redone a million times, with any actor in the world potentially being able to play any character ever created, but as soon as something is put down on film it can never be redone. having my own vague hopes of being an actor at some point I find that a little shitty, cos I would love to play some of the characters I've seen, but for what ever reason that's apparently not allowed.

mat_mantra:
The problem with remaking a film that is known as a "Classic" is that when you think of it, you instantly associate the characters with the actors performing in said picture.  Unless the new version goes totally above and beyond the original (with MTV behind it?  HAHAHAHAHA), it will remain that way.  I'm not too worried about them remaking it.  As Border pointed out, if it's forgettable.....we'll forget it.  Maybe not forgive, but we damn well won't have second thoughts about shoving it into the dark recesses of memory

Jackie Blue:

--- Quote from: mat_mantra on 26 Aug 2008, 11:34 ---The problem with remaking a film that is known as a "Classic" is that when you think of it, you instantly associate the characters with the actors performing in said picture.

--- End quote ---

I still am not seeing how that is different from watching an original cast of a play or musical that amazes you, but then getting mad because some other theatre troupe is putting the same play on.   :?

Earlier I mentioned Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.  I've never seen a stage performance of it, but I read the play before I saw the movie.  Now whenever I think of it, I think of Tim Roth, Gary Oldman and Richard Dreyfuss.  But I don't think I would have a problem with someone trying to make another screen version of it.

I think it boils down to that I think it's a bit silly to hate something before there are even any details about it, let alone before it exists.

mat_mantra:
It is a valid point you're making, and i kind of wonder myself why people seem to have more vivid memories of film productions than they do of live performances.  I was just thinking that i can remember more of the last ten movies i've seen than the last ten stage shows.  That makes me sad :cry:

jessco:
Well that's drama dude, it's kind of the whole idea behind the art form.

The notion that you are getting a singular experience that will never, ever be repeated again.  You can't rewind it and you can't give it to your friends to borrow.

I'm a drama major/or was, and I can remember doing plenty of runs where I was doing the same play, but each night the blood would splatter different, or so and so might punch in a different way.  That's what makes it more awesome, in my opinion, but also creates in it a very short lifespan in people's memories.

Meh, I feel like I'm getting too deep.

Woo hoo.

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