Remaking Seven Samurai

[Dylflon]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Technically they already remade it (Magnificent Seven) as a Western, but this i something that I actually support. Why? The Seven Samurai is a masterpiece, but is only known to true film buffs. A remake might not be a great film, but it will at least increase public interest in the truly groundbreaking original.

Well you see, there are pretty good ADAPTATIONS of it like Magnificent Seven or the recently released anime Samurai 7 that takes place in the future. Aside from that, the story has been adapted in many other cultures, most notably India and Chine somewhat. There are probably about eight adaptations kicking around out there.

Adaptations I'm alright with because you're right, it gets people interested in the original story. But at least it's far away enough from the original story that it's not a slap in Kurosawa's corpse-face.

But to straight up REMAKE the original film as if it were lacking something and then having the nerve to put American and European actors in it...

See, I'm just concerned because it feels like nothing is sacred anymore.