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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaodi" data-source="post: 5105518" data-attributes="member: 1231">I think we need a ReBoot, <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> .Joking aside, I am sceptical of the professed need to reboot certain franchises. Neither Star Wars nor Indiana Jones need rebooting, though they could benefit from new films in the series.I am not sure how to articulate this properly, so let me be very vague (and get away with it): the motives for remaking movies are many and varied, but they are demanding. A poorly motivated remake is a doomed venture. Wizard of Oz, for instance, is a classic. Part of me would very much say, "Hands off!" However, as an artistic venture, it does have a certain amount of appeal. Art will probably more often than not be a sound reason for remaking something, though it becomes more perilous if the reason is that the original is perceived as "flawed" art. If this is missing the mark somewhat, perhaps I could offer dramatic and emotional impact instead. When one says, "Let us remake The Wizard of Oz!" one should probably be concerned foremost not with art direction, or even acting, but with those touches that will make the original theme of the movie resonate more with modern audiences. To do that without changing main content or style requires subtlety and a deft touch.</blockquote>

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