The Oscars

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

But it rankles that Best Picture went to a remake, just as I bemoan that the best actor and actress nods went to real-person imitators. There was less CREATION in these awarded films and roles, and I think that detracts from their overall greatness.




BTW, the last re-make to win best picture was Ben-Hur in 1959

Define remake.

1961:
1968:
1997:
2002:

Maybe if Nicholson had a song or two...

[Alex]

I think there is a distinction to be made between a remake and two movies using the same source material. Sure, it is a fuzzy line but I think one of some distinction.

James Cameron's Titanic was made without really any input from the earlier filmed versions of the story. It is hard to argue that a filmed version of Shakespeare (that is faithful to the play) would be a remake of another faithfully filmed version. 2002's Chicago is a filming of Bob Fosse's book not so much the original Watkins version (which is what Ginger Rogers' is based on ultimately being a remake of the 1927 silent film; the original play was not a musical).

The Departed is most certainly a remake. A Night to Remember is most certainly not. Then things get fuzzier for the others.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

It is hard to argue that a filmed version of Shakespeare (that is faithful to the play) would be a remake of another faithfully filmed version.

Shakespeare, of course, borrowed most of his story lines from other relatively popular source material in various forms.

In the broadest sense, there are really only so many stories that can be told, and they get told over and over again.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Shakespeare, of course, borrowed most of his story lines from other relatively popular source material in various forms.

In the broadest sense, there are really only so many stories that can be told, and they get told over and over again.

Everything old is new again.