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Is it because north-americans ...

posted 13 years ago by Astronauta
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Why did Hollywood have to remake this movie and why did they always have to “Americanize” masterpieces from other countries?

Is it because north-americans:

1] Are too lazy to read subtitles
2] Don´t want to deal with foreign culture
3] Fend subtle clues, jokes or thoughts that aren´t telegraphed three minutes in advance
4] Don´t want to think when they watch a movie
5] Are incapable to understand new concepts
6] Don´t deal with foreign country views and places
7] Don´t cope with characters who don´t prove themselves to be beautiful, loveable or stereotyped
8] Think that only USA is able to make good movies and they will improve the original masterpiece

What do you think ?

[–] red_rackham_77 13 years ago

I am an American and I agree with what you said, though Hey! I am not lazy, I love foreign movies, I like any movie that has a great plot, great choice of actors and is not a Twilight crap.

[–] sad-989-416571 12 years ago

I liked the Lake House.
This movie was totally unknow to me.

How do we know for an absolute fact that hard work never killed anyone?

[–] melinda2001 9 years ago

It makes no sense to think that a remake somehow hurts the original. It feels like how some married heterosexual couples feel that gays getting married are going to somehow hurt their marriage. Each movie and relationship needs to stand on its own, and the world is richer for both.

I'm American and prefer foreign movies to be subtitled. Now I feel that dubbing a movie is something that really can ruin it, and I think that people who prefer dubbed movies are lazy. It's ironic that one of the main character's job was dubbing.

[–] buchowski 8 years ago

The remake if My Sassy Girl was terrible. I wouldn't even waste my time to piss on Lake House I already know it's worthless.