My rant about movie remakes

My rant about movie remakes

                                              

                                                

I'm getting annoyed with these movie remakes for two reasons. First of all, they're remaking movies that are fine, to begin with. They remake films like Planet of the Apes, King Kong, Total Recall, and The Karate Kid. Those movies have the same problems sequels have, that is, it's the same film but changed a few details. I hear people say that they're not as good as the original, so what's the point of remaking them in the first place!?! 

This shows that Hollywood is running out of ideas. If you're trying to introduce these films to people who weren’t around at the time these movies came out, why not show them the original? Remember when I said about there should be rules when making a trilogy? There should be rules in making a remake. One of them is to get people who've seen the original something new, so those who haven’t it have a reason to watch it. They tried to get people interested in seeing these films by adding special effects, but that’s the problem; we see special effects all the time. 

Besides, Hollywood tells us all you need is special effects to make a movie. Last, I check you need characters and stories to make a movie, as long as you have those things, you can look past how bad the effects are at the time. The Nutty Professor from 1996 is a good example of what I'm talking about. That movie not only expanded on the original it also made up for that movie's shortcomings. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is also a good remake. It may not be as charming as the original, but it adds to it, and we get a little backstory on Willy Wonka. 

What's New, Scooby Doo? is not a remake of the original show but an updated version of it. What makes this series different from the original is they it focuses more on comedy and it doesn't have the dark atmosphere of the original. The 2006 Pink Panther movie wasn't as good as the original, but it's not as bad as people make it out to be. I saw it as a parody of the mystery genre, and I find it funny at times. 

Terminator 2 is also a good example to a degree. Terminator 2 had the same plot as the previous film; however, there was more going on in the screenplay, plus they recycled some scenes from the first film, but did them differently. Batman: Under the Red Hood direct-to-video movie, is better than the comic it's based on. The comic wasn't bad, it just has issues; like the story had structure problems, ties to the crossover event in the comics, how the conflict between Batman and the Red Hood was resolved, and a lack of an ending. The movie fixed all of these issues I had with the comic. 

Second, instead of remaking films that were already good, why not remake bad films? Who doesn't want to see a remake of the Star Wars prequels instead of the special edition of the original trilogy? Basically, going to watch these movies is a waste of time and money because if you saw the original, then you already know what’s going to happen from beginning to end for the most part.

Overall, remakes should be done sparingly. You want to give the people behind you their own franchise before exposing them to ours.  

    

My rant about Consequences

My rant about Consequences

                          

I don't know about you but I'm tired of seeing people, especially women getting a slap on the wrist for breaking the law just because they have money, good at what they do, a sob story and know someone in high authority. What's the point of equality if we pull our punches with certain people? I know if you're a valuable member in society you get special treatment however you shouldn't be excluded from the law because it sends the wrong message. What's the point of having rules if you're not going to enforce them? What happened to the saying if you can’t do the time then don’t do the crime? Really the punishment should be more severe for those in power because they are held to a higher stander.   

I better not hear anyone asking why kids are out of control because this is one of the reasons why. To the people who believe in karma, why is that not enough for you? I mean if someone wronged you, you shouldn't want justice because of karma. It scares me that we live in a world that values money more than people, don't believe me name ten people that got away with murder and name ten people that got away with tax invasion. Why do you think we don't protect children the way we protect money? 

I'm also tired of seeing everyone else being bullied for trying to do the right thing. Part of the reason why we have this problem is because we have double standers, not just about consequences but everything else. People who are involved in a life of crime they can threaten people and not have repercussions for that, but if someone threatens their loved ones, they wanted repercussions. Another issue with this is that we don’t think about others, why am I wasting my time looking for a kid that I don’t even know, your kid your problem. However, if my kids were lost, I want all the help I can get to find them.   

Also, I'm fed up with women who are involved in the criminal lifestyle expecting mercy just because they're a single parent, that's more of a reason for you to get out of that life. Another thing I don't think people should get in trouble for knowing someone who breaks the law because that can happen to anyone. Also, I'm tired of police, Judges and people in general of being gullible to think that a woman isn't capable of doing the same terrible things that men do. I thought women want to be treated like equals, I mean wasn't that the reason why they fought for their rights to vote for who knows how long? 

here are some examples of what I am talking about

 

 If that's not true, then they shouldn't have a problem with a man hitting them unless it's in self-defense. This is another problem we need to stop saying that a man should never hit a woman screw that I'm not going to let a woman kill me, if a woman hits me, I should have the right to defend myself. My point is we need to start acting like grown-ups, not taking accountability for what you do or say is not something adults do. This is why I like Spider -Man 2, Iron Man, Liar Liar and The Dark Knight, because those films address these issues. 

There was a time where everything you did wrong you get the death penalty, if you lie, steal and being unfaithful to your spouse you get the death penalty. Is that or having the same laws as Afghanistan is what we have to do to get our acts together? I hope not I mean I understand why the consequences were server in that time because they want to stop the spread of evil. However, how do you expect people to be merciful if you don't cut them some slack? That's what I would do If I was a judge, I would give people a chance to make amends for what they have done. For example, if you have assault charges, I'll give you the choice of serving your time or let the victim assault you back? If you do it again, I'll double the sentence of the crime, I hope that gives you an idea of what I'm talking about. 

For those of you who read the Bible, it says an eye for an eye, which means the punishment should fit the crime. If you regret doing something, you would want to make up for it. Now if you murdered or raped someone you're going to prison because there is nothing you can do to fix that. Also, I don't think people should spend years in prison if they didn't commit the crimes I mentioned because when you put someone in prison for a long time, they'll get use to it.

People also have to think about long-term consequences. For example, let's say you're a smoker and your family warned you about the health problems that comes with smoking but you ignored them. One day you learn that you have lung cancer and none of your family members comforts you would be upset about that? If the answer is yes, then that's what I'm talking about. I'm not saying you deserve the cold shoulder from your family however you can't have it both ways. I mean you can't have this I can do whatever I want mindset and then expect people to feel sorry for the choices you made after the fact. There are long-term consequences in how you treat other people. I know life isn't fair however that doesn't mean we should internalize it and not try to make things better.