makaha99
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So in the last few years, there's been a lot of asian films that were remade by Hollywood. Some examples are The Grudge which was a remake of the Japanese movie Ju-on, The Ring which was a remake of the japanese film Ringu, The Lake House with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves which was a remake of the South Korean film Il Mare. The Martin Scorsese crime thriller The Departed which won an Academy Award for Best Picture was a remake of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs (which was a better movie). The Hunger Games was pretty much a ripoff of Battle Royale, a japanese fiilm/novel that came out over ten years earlier.
Like most people, I used to love Hollywood movies, but it seems story/plot wise Hollywood has gotten stale in recent years. Special effects in Hollywood continue to be absolutely amazing and groundbreaking, but I find a lack of substance underneath it.
While Hollywood has been decling, asian films and also asian director's prestige has increased. Arguably, the two best director's on the planet are from asia--Park Chan-wook from South Korea, and Wong Kar-wai from Hong Kong. Wong Kar-wai is such a fantastic director that Jude Law, David Strathairn, Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz all jumped at the chance to work with him in the film My Blueberry Nights.
Yes this does go back earlier, not just to the influence of Bruce Lee on world cinema, but going back further, to japanese director Akira Kurosawa, considered by many as one of the best directors of all time. Steven Speilberg, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), and Martin Scorsese all worshipped the ground Kurosawa walked on. Steven Speilberg was quoted as saying "I have learned more from him than from almost any other filmmaker on the face of the earth" George Lucas has gone on record saying that Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress was his inspiration for Star Wars. George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola were the catalysts behind getting 20th Centruy Fox to finance Kurosawa's Kagemusha. So asian influence on world cinema is not new, but it seems recently, especially regarding South Korean films, asian films are on the rise.
So my question is, can Hollywood regain it's edge?
Like most people, I used to love Hollywood movies, but it seems story/plot wise Hollywood has gotten stale in recent years. Special effects in Hollywood continue to be absolutely amazing and groundbreaking, but I find a lack of substance underneath it.
While Hollywood has been decling, asian films and also asian director's prestige has increased. Arguably, the two best director's on the planet are from asia--Park Chan-wook from South Korea, and Wong Kar-wai from Hong Kong. Wong Kar-wai is such a fantastic director that Jude Law, David Strathairn, Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz all jumped at the chance to work with him in the film My Blueberry Nights.
Yes this does go back earlier, not just to the influence of Bruce Lee on world cinema, but going back further, to japanese director Akira Kurosawa, considered by many as one of the best directors of all time. Steven Speilberg, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), and Martin Scorsese all worshipped the ground Kurosawa walked on. Steven Speilberg was quoted as saying "I have learned more from him than from almost any other filmmaker on the face of the earth" George Lucas has gone on record saying that Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress was his inspiration for Star Wars. George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola were the catalysts behind getting 20th Centruy Fox to finance Kurosawa's Kagemusha. So asian influence on world cinema is not new, but it seems recently, especially regarding South Korean films, asian films are on the rise.
So my question is, can Hollywood regain it's edge?
The movies you listed are kinda old already.
