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Remake without the racism?

 
 
 
Jimmy Higgins said:
thebeave said:
Its been said that Blazing Saddles could never be made in today's world, despite the fact that it is essentially a satire on racism and shows how ridiculous it is. Its a great movie. It seems people today have trouble taking into account the context and seeing a serious subject being presented in a humorous light.
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Blazing Saddles couldn't be made today because it was made in the 60's. Some comedies are born out of their own time. While they can be appreciated today, like Blazing Saddles is, it would be difficult to put such a movie like that together today.

It is also very important to recognize craft. Movies like Blazing Saddles and Life is Beautiful were crafted around extremely difficult subjects, and in order to work, they must be crafted very well by masters of comedy.
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Actually it was made in the early 70s. It's my favorite comedy of all times. It satirizes many things, primarily old western, "Destry Rides Again". Mel Brooks' movies are pure genius. It would be insane to try and remake them. Actually, many if not most of his movies are satires of previously made movies.

If some people think that "Blazing Saddles" is a racist movie, they are ignorant or super sensitive. It basically makes fun of dumb as racist white people. The hero is a black man. I can't imagine anyone stupid enough to consider that movie racist. But, I do agree that it's one of a kind and no remake could ever compete with the original. I watch that movie at least once a. year and it still makes me laugh. My husband and I watched it recently and the governor reminded us of Trump. He was racist, sexist and stupid. That movie is timeless.

There are very few remakes that I like, and I don't have a problem accepting that they reflect the times in which they were made. For example, "12 Angry Men" was a fantastic movie with great acting, but all of the jurors were male. I can't imagine a remake being better than the original.
 
The Marx brothers films are exactly what I think of when I think of incidental racism in an old movie.

Given that the plot of their movies are so thin, there's absolutely no point in remaking them: Without the Marx brothers comedy, you don't have a movie. They should get up-rated and continue to be watched in the original, but not by small children.

Likewise, don't remake any pro-southern Civil War movies. Make good pro-north Civil War movies.
 
How about 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?'

Obviously, an interracial couple is hardly a big deal these days, unless they make the parents so backwoods racist that Archie Bunker would kick them out of his bar. And that would be farce.

But, Joe brings home John, introduced as his fiance. Liberal parents welcome John, tease their son about his never posting pictures of the two of them on social media. 'Did you think we'd be upset that he's black? Or that you're gay?' Welcome both. John says he's not gay. Parents laugh. The laughs die in awkward silence

Joe goes into his old room. Comes out in a dress, announces the date for his first surgery. Kisses John. 'Soon, baby.'

Parents must confront their actual feelings on a topicvthat has always been about other people's lives until now.

'Well, son, i have always loved you, and i have told everyone at the University that i'd still love you if.... wait. Wait. With a KNIFE.!?!'
 
Spaceballs? The depiction of people on Spaceball One was rather ethnocentric.
 
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