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Are there any fine-arts examples that you so much love the original form that you choose to avoid "follow-up" versions?
Three that come to mind for me:
The song "Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry -- since a boy of six years old, I love the song so much I still choose not to watch the movie based upon the song
The original version of the 'children's' book "A Day with Wilbur Robinson" by William Joyce -- I fell in love with the book as a late-twenty-something adult; I love Joyce's artwork and humour; a movie 'Meet the Robinsons" was made (have not watched it) and after the movie release, Joyce "re-did" the book; I've not looked closely at the new version; I love the original
The 1997 original Austrian movie "Funny Games" directed by Michael Haneke -- Haneke remade his own movie into an English-language film; I refuse to watch the remake - - the original is superlative, excellent and flawless in all ways to me
EDIT: Ha! "Funny Games" is Austrian yet I realize the image I posted features the French language :)
It was hard to think of an example, but yesterday I rewatched Der Himmel über Berlin (known in English as Wings of Desire), a movie about an angel wanting to become human, and I can't say I would expect too much from its remake, called City of Angels.
Even so, I'd be curious to see how it adapts the source material — I may not be quite as loyal a viewer/listener/reader of the originals, hehe.
Thanks for answering, Danilo_G! I can't say for sure I've seen "Der Himmel uber Berlin". (Can't figure out the Umlaut, sorry) But I've heard about the movie. I read a one-sentence 'blip' of it and now desire to maybe watch it. I haven't seen it, I'm practically sure.
Yeah, certain examples, like those I mentioned -- I'm very loyal, ha. But I also am very disappointed I missed the Musical version of "Carrie." Yes, they made a musical based upon Stephen King's "Carrie"! Perhaps my favorite Stephen King book! :)
Hehe, I'm just a simple guy who's happy when someone knows what the Umlaut is called!
And I'm confident you would enjoy Wings of Desire, but I won't say much about why I think so. Might be worth a try whenever you get some time off from devising the next Carrie musical! ;)
It just hit me -- I very much enjoy director Brian DePalma's original movie of King's "Carrie" (1976); so much so that I did not choose to watch a relatively recent movie remake of "Carrie." And that remake , I believe, even featured a favorite actress of mine -- Julianne Moore. Even with Moore, I still did not want to see another 'Carrie' story come to life. :)
This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at January 11, 2026 4:03 PM MST
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