The Oscars

Alex · 02-27-2007, 10:39 AM

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.

02-27-2007, 10:39 AM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	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.
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