Remakes and Reboots in the Film and TV Industry

 Introduction:

Every now and then, we would sometimes see a movie or TV show being remade for the modern age. Nowadays, it seems like every month a new reboot is announced or released. The abundance of this can be shown as being oversaturated and unoriginal. Some people can either view a reboot as being worse than the original or being very different from original source. Each reboot and remake are treated in a different way, as each one has both good and bad aspects as to why it would be necessary to make one in the first place. 

Films/shows given a second chance for a modern age

Some of the content that is rebooted/remade are ones that concluded years ago, but are brought back as either a continuation or are started back at the beginning. I think a big example of this movie wise is "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" as that continued the story of the original films and continued to keep the franchise alive with Disney having the rights. TV shows also do reboots/remakes with doing a continuation, most of the time having characters from the original series be older and be in similar situations as the old one. Some sitcom reboots tend to do this, with "Fuller House" being an example.

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 Putting old animated movies in the real world

Sometimes, reboots/remakes want to adapt creations in a new and exciting way (whether for better or worse). A big trend (and example) of this is all the recent Disney animated to live action remakes. Movies like "The Lion King", "Aladdin", "Beauty and the Beast", and many more continue to be remade over the recent years. Most of them are retellings of classic animated Disney films done in live action or displayed in a realistic way. Although actual reception of these movies can be mixed, they tend to make a LOT of money for Disney, as they are based on classic films shown in a new light. As "The Lion King" remake grossed over ONE BILLION dollars worldwide, it might show that Disney might be remaking more of their films and other companies might join on the bandwagon in the future.

A reboot/remake but it's NOTHING like original 

A more unique way of remaking something is turning it into something new and told as a new story, which can be a lot better and interesting than the original and other times it can ruin what made the original special in its own way. Example of this would involve the cartoon "She-ra and the Princess of Power" which was a show in the 1980's that was a pretty much set up as a toy commercial, but was rebooted in the modern age and is now much more different in quality and display, with still using characters from the old show but reimagined for a new incarnation. This series separates itself from the original as being its own thing, but still is considered a reboot of the old series. Another example of something similar (and also involving a girl's cartoon) is "Fate: The Winx Saga" which is a Netflix series based off "Winx Club", a cartoon from the 2000's. As the original was a light hearted and colorful children's show, this remake is the complete opposite as its in live action and is more darker, serious, and even having inappropriate content. Although both this and She-ra have a lot of differences in how they are told, both are examples of how reboots/remakes can be shown to be completely different without people knowing it was one in the first place.

Comic book superheroes films/shows in general

When people discuss or even think about reboots, superhero movies and shows always come to mind. A lot of the content in films/shows with famous superheroes like Superman, Batman, and Spiderman tend to be reboots or retellings almost every time. Marvel and DC films started making films, and then moved on to cinematic universes and continue to retell stories of a lot of their superhero characters. With how big these characters are and how much these films make around the world, there is absolutely zero chance of superhero reboots and remakes stopping anytime soon. 

Conclusion:

While this huge trend of everything being remade continue to rise each year, it takes time to wonder how long this will last. Each one can stand on its feet with being treated like its own creation or can be corporations just wanting to make a quick buck. People will either like or hate reboots, but as they continue to release them it can be sad to see less and less original ideas be pushed away for more cheaper ways for entertainment. Reboots and remakes have been happening for ages, but the modern age can just start to be viewed as just recycling ideas until the end of time. I am not sure how well reboots will work out in the future but hopefully there is still for originality. Sometime the original stuff is incorporated into the reboots instead, but other times it is not.