As a great man said: Great art is enriched by cultural transposition. We need to look no further than Kurosawa's Throne of Blood and Ran. Edit: I really enjoyed this video essay. I agree that the structure and drives of Hollywood make remakes fraught with peril. Maybe a video on movies that went the other way, or international films so great that they were never touched. La Haine comes to mind.
I think in most cases remaking foreign films is not necessary. Because for example, if a story is set in Japan, remaking that movie in let's say American doesn't feel the same because of cultural differences. Also, in most cases, remakes can't show the emotion of the original movies. For me, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the best remake and Old boy is the worst.
Your comment about anime can be said directly about films in general, I watch foreign films because of the cultural differences. Hollywood remakes are in my opinion worse.
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As a great man said: Great art is enriched by cultural transposition.
We need to look no further than Kurosawa's Throne of Blood and Ran.
Edit: I really enjoyed this video essay. I agree that the structure and drives of Hollywood make remakes fraught with peril. Maybe a video on movies that went the other way, or international films so great that they were never touched. La Haine comes to mind.
I think in most cases remaking foreign films is not necessary.
Because for example, if a story is set in Japan, remaking that movie in let's say American doesn't feel the same because of cultural differences. Also, in most cases, remakes can't show the emotion of the original movies.
For me, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is the best remake and Old boy is the worst.
Your comment about anime can be said directly about films in general, I watch foreign films because of the cultural differences. Hollywood remakes are in my opinion worse.