I'm getting sick and tired of all the adaptations and remakes. I guess it's not really too much of a modern thing. Films and franchises are always being remade. But right now I'm sad and tired it.
And the last straw for me, was yesterday, when I heard about the planned remake of Hitchcock's The Birds. Not only is The Birds a Hitchcock classic that should not be tampered with, it's just a story that will not translate into modern horror.
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Horror has evolved a lot since 1963. Horror fans are always expecting one step up from the last in terms of horror, shock and gore. The audience will be expecting more and more. I just don't think that the story allows from much more in terms of those 3 elements and if they were to add it, it would diverge to far from the original - therefore losing precious pennies from people who come to see the new film because they are fans of old.
Take the new Carrie for example. For me, it didn't translate into a modern story. So they overcompensated by adding in the whole cyber-bullying aspect which made the whole thing reek of American High School Comedy Drama. Which is not what you envision when you think of a Stephen King novel.
It all boils down to the saying - "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
So I felt slightly relieved after stumbling upon this (link) article today. 100 Books to Read Before They're Films. Looks like we will have (if they ever do get funding/produced) some new stories to look forward to and not just some hashed-together, modern, soul-crushing version of some of my old favourite films.
Not bitter at all.
