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AudibleNod t1_itz7ukn wrote

It fun to think that a lot of movies, like Wizard of Oz and Frankenstein, are actually remakes. The silent film era mined popular books and plays for stories the same way studios harvest Marvel Comics or Stephen King novels.

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x_HANK_HILL_x t1_itzc3wb wrote

They're not remakes, they're just different adaptions of the same story.

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Optimixto t1_itzeoaw wrote

What's the difference?

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New_Fix6213 t1_itzgiw0 wrote

I suppose the way to look at it would be, if The Wizard of Oz was to be remade the new film would have to go by the '39 movie specifically, songs and all.

Whereas if you're making another adaptation, you're going by the book so it will be a lot different and not a musical.

I think I explained that well.

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Pkmatrix0079 t1_itzlhim wrote

Some were re-adaptations of books, but there were also a lot of straight-up remakes at the time too. Remakes have been a common feature of Hollywood productions pretty much from the start.

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bolanrox t1_itzpyzs wrote

Ben Hur. Dracula etc. also started as plays and silent movies

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