TU Tuesday Editorial

http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Jerry-Dumas-Sometimes-remakes-of-films-work-and-2403457.php

The author of this editorial writes about how remakes of classics are very tough to do, because of such high expectations. While the author does not say that this is the reason, he does show that he himself believes that some movies will be near impossible to remake as good or better than the original because of his own high expectations. His use of rhetoric "Imagine somebody trying to improve on...Tough to do." implies his own affinity towards certain actors over others. Another reason, he argues, why remakes will never be as good is because the original had golden lines that could not be replaced, but could not be plagiarized either. He writes that "the only way to have done is successfully would have been to use the original... But then they had already done that." In the end, not all remakes would be so bad. Dumas argues that perhaps a remake of life with better dialogues and camera angles would be not so bad, but it was mostly just a thought. He also cites that remakes have been everywhere from "Dvorak's New World Symphony" to novels, but does not give an opinion on these. The only fallacious argument with this editorial is that it is an opinion, and purely an opinion. The author considers some such as "Alistair Sim unsurpassable", and does not regard any possible pros of remakes. His highlight of actors may seem like exaggerations to some.