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The Origin of Ideas: Blending, Creativity, and the Human Spark
Book
Why are we so innovative? Where do new ideas come from? Why are human beings so exceptionally good...
Rickey A. Mossow Jr. (689 KP) rated Pet Sematary (2019) in Movies
May 19, 2019
Twists on the original keep viewers guessing (1 more)
Visually better
Characters are skeletal with little development (1 more)
Filmmakers add so much it changes the concept of the story
Good if you don't know the source material or the original film.
The keys to a good remake are to not forget the original or the source material, update the story, and hold true to the values of the predecessors. While this remake captures the basic outline of King's novel and the original movie, it also makes several changes. Firstly, it adds several twists to the original plot line, which are excusable to keep viewers guessing and to separate the movie from the original. What frustrates, however, is that the filmmakers added so much. These additions skewed the very deep and visceral meanings and themes of King's book and the original movie. Rather than being a horror-filled contemplation on the complexity of loss and grief, it settled on jump scares, gore, and the creepiness of violent kids and animals. The characters are skeletal at best with no real depth or development in the film. In 2019, when you try to remake things, they have to be great. While this was a decent film if you ignore the book and the previous film, this effort fell far short of anything near great.
Arabian Nights
Book
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important...
Ebony Walsh (10 KP) rated Moana (2016) in Movies
May 16, 2017
Barbaracook (2 KP) rated Beauty and the Beast (2017) in Movies
Jan 15, 2018
John Hancock (8 KP) rated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) in Movies
Jul 9, 2017
Presley (5 KP) rated the PlayStation 4 version of Monster Hunter World in Video Games
Jun 1, 2018
This version reminds me of the original one on the PS2. Great game to play with friends and even by yourself.
