Stories like Casino Royale reflect a time of patriotism,
paranoia, and a social calling from your native country. Whether it's written
60 years ago or today, stories that reflect society and the unresolved dilemmas
of the time are usually a good selling point to make money in the film
industry.
Storytellers have used the film industry as a means of
reaching main stream audiences in order to ignite that spark of patriotism.
Unlike today where you see promotional clips of future movies coming out, back
in the days you saw advertisements for war bonds and how cool and patriotic it
was to support the U.S. during WWII.
Movies like Me and My
Gal starring Judy Garland, could be seen as America's way of enticing its
moviegoers to join the army. Being a famous actress, having Judy Garland play
the young devoted girl who entertains and distracts you from being surrounded
by death and destruction was a smart move. The same goes with 2011’s remake of Captain America – prior to becoming the noble
and heroic man in the film, Chris Evans is forced to go on tour trying to get
people to enlist in the army.
Most of the movies today are remakes of older ones, whether
it’s an updated version or a spoof off of the old ones, the props and storyline
are updated to keep up with the times in order for us to relate to the movie. It’s
great to see a remake when it’s done right, when the plot reflects current
issues that are relatable to most generations and the storyline is entertaining.
But I think to some extent we’ve become immune to the idea of any new plots because
we’re constantly rehashing history. From which wars took place and which
country sided with the antagonists or protagonists to focusing on a nation that
played out a role that should have never taken place. Or is it supposed to be that
way in order for us to not lose sight of what’s happened in the past? Or have
we not really learned from past experience?
Whatever the case is, the 2006 version of Casino Royale was a great remake since
not only did the writers stay on course with the book, the storyline was
relatable for the 50’s era and to today’s generation. And it was a success. Why
can’t our own storyline be that way?
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