I think you hit the nail on the head.There's often a thing with remakes, especially in the horror genre. Typically they take the subtext of the original and make it explicit. The end result is far less interesting and nuanced.
All the social commentary that's reportedly foregrounded in this updated version of Candyman is in the earlier film; it's just that those responsible for the original trusted that the audience would get there on their own.
Not according to the other reviews I've seen mate To be clear I'm not one of those people who say films are purely for entertainment. That's obviously not true.But before the eyes roll and the cries of those parts of the audience that want a little less politics with their entertainment take hold, as the transition into the modern day and the slow reveal of the Candymen legend is made, it becomes clear this is exactly the kind of socio-political commentary that this film should have had.
Interestingly for me, the film did both - it sets its stall out from the opening prologue with its obvious commentary but then it takes much more of a back seat through the rest of the film……in today’s climate it HAD to take a stance on its messaging because Candyman is about racial injustice. Granted the first film was a lot subtler but we live in a less subtle world. The film would have been damned for not making a statement about current politics and it made the right one right at the beginning.I think you hit the nail on the head.
Not according to the other reviews I've seen mate To be clear I'm not one of those people who say films are purely for entertainment. That's obviously not true.
But the modern obsession with spelling out the politics of our time means that the film might not age well. Also as @Nick74 said, it reduces the potential for growth on rewatch. But the most common complaint I've seen about this film (from all sides) is that the film grinds to a halt for the point to be made. That's just bad film making.
I don't think it would have. The proof of that is that the very people this was aimed at are criticising it for the same thing.The film would have been damned for not making a statement about current politics and it made the right one right at the beginning.
Another reviewer says the script is bad but the final act just falls apart so there is some consistency to the criticisms.But then sadly at it’s finale it just drops it on the audience again from almost out of nowhere with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. It just wasn’t needed to be rammed down our throats in the final minutes of the films tall because we’re all intelligent enough to have gotten the message after 85 mins…….
Yep. I think of Veerhoven films like Starship Troopers or Robocop or Brambilla's Demolition man which on the surface are mindless vehicles but were anything but. They were way ahead of their time and that's what makes them timeless. Modern films have gone in the opposite direction.As to it not aging well, that’s exactly the point I made in the review when I said this was a film made for NOW whereas the original was made for all time. So agree entirely that it might not age well at all……but then again sadly it might…..
So agree entirely that it might not age well at all……but then again sadly it might…..
Absolutely - the specific injustices literally shown may very well continue, as might the anger behind them. I hope not, but I suppose the film makers can only make a film for now, whether or not it becomes timeless or a remnant of a past time is down to society.Do you mean that the injustices depicted will prevail (in which case I agree that sadly they will)?
For clarity on my post above (and restating that I haven't seen the new Candyman film) my issue with remakes, reboots, updatings of "classic" texts is that they often strip away nuance. My difficulty lies not with the message but the often clumsy manner of its delivery.
The irony is this - fan communities obsessively unpack all forms of popular culture, keen to unearth every detail. When it comes to horror remakes, filmmakers might give them something more to dig into.
A lot of people are mistakenly thinking Peele directs it when he is only one of the producers and his company part financing the movie. Jordan Peele has only directed two movies Get Out which was critically acclaimed.I'm going to be honest, seeing Peele's name attached to this doesn't inspire much confidence. I liked 'Get Out' but pretty much everything else I've seen with his dabs on has been just OK.
He’s co-writer on Candyman as well tbf.A lot of people are mistakenly thinking Peele directs it when he is only one of the producers and his company part financing the movie. Jordan Peele has only directed two movies Get Out which was critically acclaimed.
And Us while not as good was still a decent movie above average. His next film directing Nope sounds interesting and we will see if he's a one hit wonder director or not. Myself I'll stick with the excellent original Candyman collectors edition on blu ray.
I know he's only directed two movies but he's got a lot of producer credits and from what I've seen, they're all pretty average. I know he might not be directly responsible but it's his name being used to sell these movies. If they're all rubbish, he's going to run out of goodwill pretty quickly.A lot of people are mistakenly thinking Peele directs it when he is only one of the producers and his company part financing the movie. Jordan Peele has only directed two movies Get Out which was critically acclaimed.
And Us while not as good was still a decent movie above average. His next film directing Nope sounds interesting and we will see if he's a one hit wonder director or not. Myself I'll stick with the excellent original Candyman collectors edition on blu ray.
There aren’t any teens killed in Candyman (1992)The original film was quite pants if I remember at the cinema back in the day. It was a dim witted affair and rather shallow in its premise that much like all others focused on teens dying than the origin the review finds so good . I know we never felt the need to revisit it on home cinema release . Much the same here as may have a gander once its on a streaming service I subscribe to .
There aren't any teens killed in any of these crap take shit films, that part of the circus is quite fun .There aren’t any teens killed in Candyman (1992)
Pardon ?There aren't any teens killed in any of these crap takes shir films .
Ah so this is better than the original then ? Reading the review I take it the reviewers has doubts. I have my doubts on the poor original film so this will be a film watched on a subscription, couple of weeks to go ...Pardon ?
There are in the new one.