Could a movie like this be made today and be a hit?

Fred Astaire is dead. What more is there to say?

Not in my opinion. The plot wouldn't hold up today. Two friends fighting for the same girl and remaining friends. We seem to need controversy these days.

If we can save humanity, we become the caretakers of the world

Sure, many of us would buy a ticket just to see the wing walkers!

They would have to change it so much. I found the plot to be kind of boring. They would need to spice it up a bit. The singing and dancing would have to be radically different too to draw an audience.

Tomorrow's just your future yesterday!

Also the theory of black men being savages is outdated.