With the advancement of technology and new film making techniques,
the movie-going experience has changed a lot even in the last decade.
But what makes a movie great? Is computer-generated images what makes
newer movies more exciting to watch? Or does “greatness” come from the
early foundations of a fantastic story, superb acting, and character
development?
Over the years, some film directors have taken it upon themselves to take old movies and remake them into visions that they see as an improvement of the originals. Movies like The Longest Yard or Total Recall have been subject to change as well as a slew of others that we’ll take a look at throughout the next several months.
I will attempt to focus my attention on individual movies that have been remade and not rebooted film franchises–like those you typically find in comic book adaptations such as Spider-man, Batman, or Superman–or movies that are featured in a series like those of James Bond or Mission Impossible. I will try to focus on stand-alone new movies that essentially tell the same story as the originals with the same movie title and the majority of the same characters. As much as I’d like to compare 1989’s Batman to one of my favorite films of all-time, 2008’s The Dark Knight, they are two separate stories.
I hope you’ll find something to your enjoyment as you read. Perhaps you’ll be encouraged to check out some of the earlier films and compare them to the newer, updated versions yourself. Or maybe my opinions will spark up a running dialog of discussion as we share our own personal favorites with one another. In any case, although these blogs are written under the guise of a school assignment, there’s nothing that says they can’t be entertaining!
Enjoy!
Over the years, some film directors have taken it upon themselves to take old movies and remake them into visions that they see as an improvement of the originals. Movies like The Longest Yard or Total Recall have been subject to change as well as a slew of others that we’ll take a look at throughout the next several months.
I will attempt to focus my attention on individual movies that have been remade and not rebooted film franchises–like those you typically find in comic book adaptations such as Spider-man, Batman, or Superman–or movies that are featured in a series like those of James Bond or Mission Impossible. I will try to focus on stand-alone new movies that essentially tell the same story as the originals with the same movie title and the majority of the same characters. As much as I’d like to compare 1989’s Batman to one of my favorite films of all-time, 2008’s The Dark Knight, they are two separate stories.
I hope you’ll find something to your enjoyment as you read. Perhaps you’ll be encouraged to check out some of the earlier films and compare them to the newer, updated versions yourself. Or maybe my opinions will spark up a running dialog of discussion as we share our own personal favorites with one another. In any case, although these blogs are written under the guise of a school assignment, there’s nothing that says they can’t be entertaining!
Enjoy!
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