Rumor has it that Metropolis is going to be remade.
I've seen it. I saw it before the rest of the footage was discovered in Buenos Aires last year. I watched Brigitte Helm's unforgettable performance in her dual role.
And I can't stand the thought of it being remade. I don't know who had this particularly stupid idea, but if you're reading this, you lack imagination. You lack creativity. You shouldn't be making films.
Why?
Because you're remaking a classic. Hell, you're remaking a film. That's more than enough. Want to make a classic? Make your own movie. Don't ride someone else's coattails in a vain attempt to make a name for yourself. If you can't write your own films - and a lot of people can't; there's no shame in that - then adapt a work of fiction that's never been made into a film before. Do something ORIGINAL. Make a film that will be a showcase for your own talents and that of the people involved.
DON'T remake someone else's triumph and try to pass it off as a tribute to a superior filmmaker. Fritz Lang was a groundbreaker in filmmaking; if you can't be one yourself, don't try to redo what he can do, DID do, better. The era in which Metropolis was made had a definite impact on the appeal of the film, then and now. This era is not the same; this era has its own distinctive mark.
Make a real film. Make something that's never been done before. Be DARING. Any idiot can do a remake, and many idiots do. Don't be one of them.
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I could not have said it better. If Thomas Scheuhly and Kassar love the film so much make a second if they think it's worth it. Make a new one with new ideas. There's plenty in the book that wasn't put to film. But leave the original on it's mantle. Bow to it as you pass but don't touch it unless you're restoring what's been lost. Restoration is the true tribute to Metropolis. Not remakes.
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