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[overgeeked]

Aside: The remake of "Logan's Run" has been in Development Hell for 25 years now.

Good. It doesn’t need a remake.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Good. It doesn’t need a remake.

Eh, I disgree.

Good science fiction is usually the exploration of current topics examined by extrapolating those ideas into the future.

Given the issues we are seeing with an aging population in so many different areas, I think that, if anything, a thoughtful remake of Logan's Run would be an even more interesting project today to the extent it imagines cross-generational strife in more ... concrete terms.

 

[payn]

Eh, I disgree.

Good science fiction is usually the exploration of current topics examined by extrapolating those ideas into the future.

Given the issues we are seeing with an aging population in so many different areas, I think that, if anything, a thoughtful remake of Logan's Run would be an even more interesting project today to the extent it imagines cross-generational strife in more ... concrete terms.

Yeap. I think the best authors are subtle about it too. You dont even realize the particulars are coming out of current events and this allows a great thought exercise on many a topic. Lately, this has all been too on the nose with direct lifts with no confusion as to what the writing eludes, which just exasperates conflict and polarization. That has the opposite effect of making people think things through.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Yeap. I think the best authors are subtle about it too. You dont even realize the particulars are coming out of current events and this allows a great thought exercise on many a topic. Lately, this has all been too on the nose with direct lifts with no confusion as to what the writing eludes, which just exasperates conflict and polarization. That has the opposite effect of making people think things through.

eta- in completely unrelated news, in college I once had a sign on my door that read, "DO NOT DISTUB" that was up for a whole semester. Did it remain because I was stupid, or lazy? To quote Mama Snarf, "Both."

 

[RealAlHazred]

Just so long as a remake still casts Jenny Aguter, it'll be fine with me.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Aside: The remake of "Logan's Run" has been in Development Hell for 25 years now.

Hm. Almost time for the remake to join Carousel.

 

[Ryujin]

Eh, I disgree.

Good science fiction is usually the exploration of current topics examined by extrapolating those ideas into the future.

Given the issues we are seeing with an aging population in so many different areas, I think that, if anything, a thoughtful remake of Logan's Run would be an even more interesting project today to the extent it imagines cross-generational strife in more ... concrete terms.

Here's a link to the IMDB listing. The last news that was reported on it appears to be from 2018, if you check the links at the bottom.

Logan's Run | Action, Adventure, Drama

Logan's Run: A young man at odds with his society's mandatory death sentence for all those turning 21 plots a daring escape on the eve of his fateful birthday.

www.imdb.com

 

[Ryujin]

Hm. Almost time for the remake to join Carousel.

The proposed movie moved the age for Carousel from 30 down to 21, which was what it was in the original novel.

EDIT - Though I've been told there was no Carousel in the novel. They just offed you at 21.

 

[MarkB]

Aside: The remake of "Logan's Run" has been in Development Hell for 25 years now.

Five more and they'll send in the Sandmen.

 

[overgeeked]

Eh, I disgree.

Good science fiction is usually the exploration of current topics examined by extrapolating those ideas into the future.

Given the issues we are seeing with an aging population in so many different areas, I think that, if anything, a thoughtful remake of Logan's Run would be an even more interesting project today to the extent it imagines cross-generational strife in more ... concrete terms.

Or, heaven forbid, make something new with similar themes. I always find it weird that people think remaking an old film is a better idea than making something new. Logan’s Run isn’t exactly a huge name with a lot of inherent draw for people.