Big D
12-04-2015, 02:12 AM
It's official: 90% of the internet is now made up of cats, pornography, and people complaining about the latest remake/reboot/reimagining of some beloved classic movie.
But let's mix things up a little. What cinematic tales do you want to see re-told, and why? I can think of several off the top of my head:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - my favourite Miyazaki film, and probably one of my favourite films overall. It'd be great to see a faithful live-action remake, capturing the scale and grandeur of the world, its environments, and its technology. I reckon today's production values and visual effects would really do it justice.
The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter series - in both cases, I'd like to see remakes that are more faithful to the source material. I don't mean to seem unduly critical of either movie franchise; I fully understand why they had to be pared down for the big screen. Nonetheless, I'd like to see new versions which capture everything from the pages of the novels: the darkly realistic politics and in-depth heart-to-heart confessions from the Potter stories, the cultures and world-building that were trimmed from LotR, and the numerous supporting characters and story threads who were written out entirely, or relegated to tiny supporting roles, in both universes. Except Dobby and Winky, who can just get the smurf out. You'd need a lot more than one film per novel in order to accomplish this re-adaptation, though, and the pacing could end up anywhere from challenging to disastrous. In the right hands, however, I think it could work, even if it had to be a TV series rather than remaining on the big screen.
But let's mix things up a little. What cinematic tales do you want to see re-told, and why? I can think of several off the top of my head:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - my favourite Miyazaki film, and probably one of my favourite films overall. It'd be great to see a faithful live-action remake, capturing the scale and grandeur of the world, its environments, and its technology. I reckon today's production values and visual effects would really do it justice.
The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter series - in both cases, I'd like to see remakes that are more faithful to the source material. I don't mean to seem unduly critical of either movie franchise; I fully understand why they had to be pared down for the big screen. Nonetheless, I'd like to see new versions which capture everything from the pages of the novels: the darkly realistic politics and in-depth heart-to-heart confessions from the Potter stories, the cultures and world-building that were trimmed from LotR, and the numerous supporting characters and story threads who were written out entirely, or relegated to tiny supporting roles, in both universes. Except Dobby and Winky, who can just get the smurf out. You'd need a lot more than one film per novel in order to accomplish this re-adaptation, though, and the pacing could end up anywhere from challenging to disastrous. In the right hands, however, I think it could work, even if it had to be a TV series rather than remaining on the big screen.