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Originally Posted by K. Molen
Several people have compared this project to film adaptations, but I think a more apt comparison is to film remakes. They do those all the times, sometimes to great effect (Scent of a Woman, Ben-Hur, Heat... to name but three) and sometimes not (Planet of the Apes, The Stepford Wives, Get Carter...) but whatever the end result, I see nothing wrong with trying to update/adapt a movie or book for a different audience. The original will still be around, and once in a while the new version ends up having a lot of merit as its own work of art, or entertainment.
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You are right I am sure. My feeling is that if I didn't like the original, why would I watch a remake? If I did like the original, why would I watch a remake?
Still many people watch remakes so what do I know.
Remakes of books are the same for me. If I already read the original, why would I want to read it again? But if I didn't read it maybe I would be tempted. Not likely, but that is just me. I would try the original first or not at all.
I think that the market for these books is educators/schools. Lot of educators out there who never enjoyed the 'Classics' and feel that something more modern would be easier on everyone. And I can't disagree, having spent some time helping an ESL student, 13 years old, understand Romeo and Juliet in pretty much the same language it was written in. Sadly at the end she was doing better than I was.
Helen