tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834732979021715485.post4870829913970677591..comments2023-12-14T12:01:56.451+00:00Comments on Tiny Bang Theories: Making the Prequel of the SequelPaul Anglisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552532026644245830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834732979021715485.post-68964327755421545672011-08-16T01:53:05.076+01:002011-08-16T01:53:05.076+01:00Editor's Response:
You have to be careful rem...Editor's Response:<br /><br />You have to be careful remaking films, especially where the title is a person's name. I can imagine you having a similar reaction to the one you had witnessing the transgender Butler in Arthur: 'Hang on a minute. What's Gandhi doing in a dress?' You're not seeing the remake at all. You're seeing a biopic of Indira Gandhi.<br /><br />I like your reference to the Tiny Bang Theories article 'The Coming of Age of Baby Sweetcorn' (11 August 2011) regarding a remake using a genetically modified prop. Is there not a case though for revisiting some titles when they're remade? With reference to the Tiny Bang Theories article 'Gandhi and the All-Day Breakfast', could we not delight more in 'The All-Day Breakfast Club' or 'All-Day Breakfast at Tiffany's?'<br /><br />The furniture store will endure: IKEA, I came, I conquered.Paul Anglisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552532026644245830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834732979021715485.post-84177511304373528242011-08-15T08:48:46.133+01:002011-08-15T08:48:46.133+01:00Recently I took my daughter to see the remake of A...Recently I took my daughter to see the remake of Arthur. She had not seen the original and was therefore not as surprised as myself when I found out that Arthurs butler had had a sex change and was now referred to as a nanny. I'm not sure that this sort of thing has any part to play in modern film making. I would not expect to see the genetically modified mini corn on the cob, (ting bag, baby sweet corn) in the remake of the film Big or a woman playing the part of Gandhi. It also follows that I would not wish to find out that peacefully demonstration was pointless and setting fire to furniture stores was a much better way of bringing the subject to life.Rocketmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044039056819511982noreply@blogger.com