I know remakes and reboots have been a huge trend in Hollywood lately. They keep coming and coming. Whether you like it or not, they are going to keep coming. I know most of us are getting kind of sick of ’em, but I’ve said it before, I have no problem with remakes. I’ve always defended them in this blog, and explained why a few times before. I wouldn’t mind writing about it again. Hollywood have been accused of doing it for the money and not having any original ideas in storytelling. I totally disagree!

To be fair to Hollywood and why they do what they do, read up:

• They help bring more people to the original film – Like I said before, many young people of today’s generation never even heard of or seen the original films. So they remake the classics, hoping the new version will bring more people to the original. Simple, right?
• Some film makers believe the original didn’t tell enough of the story – Maybe the original was poorly written. Should have been made better or what if the story could be told more?
• The film deserved a modern day version – Back in those days, they didn’t have the technology like we all had, so they deserved a better upgrade. They just imagined what the original would be like if it was made today.
• The director had a vision of his/her take on the film – Ever listen to bands & artists do cover songs of other people’s music? Well a remake of a film is kind of the same thing. Rob Zombie remade “Halloween” ’cause simply put, he had a vision in his head. His own take of what he would want the film to be like. The same with other directors that did remakes over the years.
• Remakes gives the freedom of creativity – There is a reason that a lot of remakes don’t make ’em exactly like the original film. Copyright material is the big part of it. So that means it gives the film maker more artistic freedom.

I wish people wouldn’t be so harsh over re-boots and remakes. I like the different takes on peoples work. It’s art. Like I said before, not all remakes are bad, and there are some good ones out there.

Even some of the new remakes can be pretty good too. I liked, “Nightmare On Elm St.” remake with Jackie Earl Haley and the “Friday the 13th” remake is good too. The “Conan: The Barbarian” remake isn’t bad either. I also liked the, “I Spit On Your Grave” remake as well.

I believe in and trust Hollywood in what they do. You should too.

Kev