is nothing sacred?
i feel pretty sorry the kids in this country. they get nothing original given to them. and what's more is that they are deceived into believing otherwise with all this rehashing of a past they know nothing of... (the dukes of hazzard was a television show? who schneider?)
but why rehash it?
i didn't need a remake of monty python and the holy grail to appreciate its brilliance in spite of the fact that it was almost two decades old by the time i experienced it. nor did i need to hear smashing pumpkins cover fleetwood mac to appreciate the beauty of the song "landslide." (and i sure as hell didn't need the dixie chicks...)
nor do i think that a remake of one of the classic 80's teen films is going to make it more accessible to a modern audience. i am sorry but if they cast lindsay lohan or hillary duff than it won't even be a legit remake, as any of those silly teen it girls are way too glamorous to pull it off with the kind of integrity that molly did.
and that goes for jessica simpson butchering berlin songs and whoever ruined "our lips are sealed" (perhaps one of the best songs of my childhood)...
a remake of king kong?
yet it sells.
are the people buying into this stuff really so willing to be treated as if they are incapable of processing anything original?
have we hit the bottom of the barrel? is there not an original thought left in the head of the mainstream entertainment masterminds? or are they just afraid to take the risk?
consequently, i read recently that the Doors 21st Century are being stripped of the name the Doors (or being sued over it again - i can't quite recall). this elates me almost as much as it would to see the latest incarnation of INXS forced to play low-end venues opening for the lead singer of Warrant - to NO ONE because it turned the world's stomach to think of the desecration they are bringing to michael hutchins memory - but that's another rant altogether. sorry i strayed....
on a happy note... currently trying to put together plans to celebrate/usher in year 28 and properly send 27 packing.
posted by trixievw @ 5:05 PM
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Nope. Nothing is sacred. They remade "War of the Worlds" and put Tom Cruise in it. The Muppets got sold out to Disney. Thank you Brian, you traitor. Meanwhile, while we were raised on curiosity and meaning, go out and ask the random teen off the street what "The Catcher in the Rye" is about. They'll look at you like you're crazy. Then ask them which they like better, Halo or Grand Theft Auto. Then you'll be speaking their language. I know, I've done it.
One might ask if the current trend for recycled ideas is a sign that we're reaching the end of the possibilities. That all the great themes have been used up, turned into theme parks. That the center has not held, and that while we were raised on a world of magic and wonder, our children will get little more than ideas that are either pre-chewed and tasteless, or delivered through a Playstation.
On the other hand, though, I have to wonder if our parents thought the same thing about us, and, if so, how far away are we from looking around and asking, "Where are we going and why are we in this handbasket?" Just watch. The day they decide to remake Casablanca, you may know that our society is doomed.
-e nomine patris et fili et spiritus sancti
this reminds me of the time i went to a halloween concert dressed as alex... bowler cap, fake eyelash, etc. not a single kid there had any clue.
i wanted to force copies of a clockwork orange down their throats i was so angry.
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