There are so many talented writers in the world. So many new ideas for film and television at the ready.
Why in the world does Hollywood feel the need to remake already perfect films?
A classic is a classic. They become classic because they're pretty close to perfect.
So why try?
Leave perfect alone and make something new.
Redditorroad_runner321wanted to compile a list about what is perfect the way it is and what should remain untouched, they asked:
"What's a movie that should NEVER be remade?"
Flyover
Peter Graves airplane GIFGiphy"Airplane!" ~ r4d2c
"If they made that movie today, it'd never fly." ~ farrenkm
Even with Tom
"Besides the fact that Tom Hanks was perfect, I don't see a modern remake of Forrest Gump being received well based on cultural shifts alone." ~ neon-rose
"They should take the book sequel to the first book, and make it exactly like the book. All the crazy stuff that the author put in as an apparent "F**k you" to the movie." ~ adeundem
The Boys
"Goodfellas." ~ Loki-Skywalker
"It's my favorite film of all time lmao. Like, I get the length complaint. It was a bold move, but it succeeded in my opinion. The character building in that film is like any other, ever single character that has a line feels extremely alive and it feels like they are all equally as significant to the story. And that ending shot is one that will haunt my dreams forever." ~ WalrusPuddng
Redemption
"Shawshank."
~ ParsnipBusy
"There are no advances in technology, cinematography, writing, or acting that could possibly add anything to that movie." ~ physedka
"I always got the feeling Shawshank was loosely based on Escape From Alcatraz, So personally i think it would be fun to watch some other loosely based adaptation." ~ recommended_
Great Scott!
back to the future GIFGiphy"Back to the Future." ~ SingleFunction204
"I'm pretty sure the director has already promised he will never never let remakes happen." ~ jml011
Keep looking into the future, don't go back. That series doesn't need a newer, sleeker trilogy. We're content with what we have.
Ripley
james cameron aliens GIF by foxhorrorGiphy"Alien (1979). Im surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet, it's still so good 40+ years later." ~ Bitter-Economics3946
Oh Buttercup
"The Princess Bride." ~ ButAreYouReally
"May have some bad news for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29s1yU3nGkQ I just did a search for Home Movie: The Princess Bride and this was the best version I could find. It was originally on Quibi apparently, which, what the hell is that, right?" ~ Chairchucker
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"Stand By Me. That combo of young actors just worked so well, and I just can't imagine it would work so well again." ~ proximitous
"Surprisingly I think this would be a great movie to remake. But Hollywood would probably goof it up. They'd cast people that are too good looking. And they'd have to compensate for cell phones and stuff which might ruin it." ~ Sevnfold
"They've tried doing movies in the same vein but they always end up sh*t. Like, Hollywood just forgot what friendship was. The best we have now days seems to be stranger things and they are playing that up." ~ GaussfaceKilla
I dare you!
"Pulp fiction." ~ Tough_Consideration0
"This was my first thought. I cannot imagine anyone else playing most characters. Find me someone else who can play Jules Winfield or Winston Wolf, without totally ruining the movie. I dare you." ~ BentoSpinzone
Brothers
"Blues Brothers and Monthy Python and the Holy Grail. Since a lot of you are bringing up Blues Brothers 2000, thats a sequel to the OG movie, not a remake." ~ DjingisKhan97
"I came here to say The Blues Brothers. Jake and Elwood ARE John and Dan and their friendship and their soul brother connection."
"It wouldn't work with anyone else plus you can't replace the band itself seeing as they were highly talented and legendary blues musicians that played with the greats like Otis Redding and Muddy Waters. Plus the supporting cast of legends like Aretha, Cab, James Brown, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, etc." ~ MrsCorleone
Not without Dave
David Bowie GIFGiphy"Labyrinth." ~ SarinaVazquez
"I like to think that David Bowie didn't realize they were making a movie and thought it was all real." ~ sound_is_butter
Too Much
"Requiem for a Dream. Great movie. Watched it once. Won't watch again." ~ sleepf0rtheweak
"I agree! It's so well done. Just saw it last night for the first time. My husband did not warn me adequately! He said it was crazy. I was like whatever. Wow! What a movie. I stayed up half the night thinking about it and have been watching behind the scenes videos today. Great performances from everyone." ~ librachick104
Rowan
"Mr Bean. No one will ever be able to recreate the character as well as Rowan Atkinson. Really anything from Rowan Atkinson can never be remade. Blackadder for instance." ~ itothepowerofahalf
"I remember first time seeing Rowan Atkinson being interviewed not in character. And growing up with my only knowledge of him as Mr. Bean, it blew my mind. He is as prim and proper British as his characters are bungling weirdos." ~ Classic_Shallot_3353
Treasures...
"The Goonies." ~ starcoder
"Modern version is they find the treasure but the rich corporation finds a way to make the treasure legally belong to some rich a-hole or a museum or something so the town still loses their homes. Finding the treasure is just the first half of the movie and the second half is a courtroom drama where the bad guys win." ~ I_am_reddit_hear_me
Into the Galaxy
Alan Rickman Reaction GIFGiphy"Galaxy Quest." ~ pepsihatman
"Welp, they were going to make a sequel and Tim Allen said the script was fantastic. Then Alan Rickman died. So now they've given it to Simon Pegg to adapt into a television series reboot. So possibly crap, possibly okay, casting better be good. https://www.nme.com/news/tv/simon-pegg-is-adapting-galaxy-quest-for-tv-2981178" ~ yojimboswrath
Say it!
"Beetlejuice." ~ disanddat_kittycat
"I'm pretty sure there have been talks of a sequel since '90. Every so often Keaton, Burton or Ryder are asked about it and supposedly different writers have been tasked with creating scripts for it but it keeps getting shelved." ~ Stlieutenantprincess
Over and Over
"Groundhog Day." ~ Grogosh
"There may not have been an actual remake but there have been approximately ten thousand 'remakes' already and some of them are even good. Which kind of shuts down the entire premise of this thread. The original isn't always better and an inability to imagine anything better is just a lack of imagination." ~ dvali
For Brad
"Fight club." ~ KungFu-omega-warrior
"I'd put Seven right next to Fight Club. Lucky to even have those two made without studio interference. Would probably never happen that way today." ~ aSoberTool
Humor
Monty Python Terry Gilliam Animation GIFGiphy"Anything by Monty Python. They can't be improved on and the dodgy special effects only add to the humor." ~ Bitter-Edge-8265
JW
"Jurassic Park won't feel the same. Jurassic World 1 is good but both the JW films have bigger dinosaur scenes so they need more CGI and it just doesn't have the same magic as Jurassic Park." ~ XtraCrispy02
"Jurassic Park will always be one of the greatest cinematic experiences I've ever had. I don't think I can describe to younger people who are used to easy CGI how incredibly awe inspiring it was to see dinosaurs sharing the screen with people in such a realistic looking way." ~ pboy2000
I See...
"The sixth sense." ~ ozziejoe
"I honestly don't think they could now anyway. That twist ending was such a shock at the time and wouldn't have the same impact now since movies have copied the formula time and time again since sixth sense was released." ~ ngatiara
If Sigourney Weaver isn't in it, then it's not Alien. Period. The end. And I think we can all agree, there will ever only be one Bowie.
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Experiencing death is a fascinating and frightening idea.
Who doesn't want to know what is waiting for us on the other side?
But so many of us want to know and then come back and live a little longer.
It would be so great to be sure there is something else.
But the whole dying part is not that great, so we'll have to rely on other people's accounts.
Redditor AlaskaStiletto wanted to hear from everyone who has returned to life, so they asked:
"Redditors who have 'died' and come back to life, what did you see?"
Sensations
Happy Good Vibes GIF by Major League SoccerGiphy"My dad's heart stopped when he had a heart attack and he had to be brought back to life. He kept the paper copy of the heart monitor which shows he flatlined. He said he felt an overwhelming sensation of peace, like nothing he had felt before."
PeachesnPain
Recovery
"I had surgical complications in 2010 that caused a great deal of blood loss. As a result, I had extremely low blood pressure and could barely stay awake. I remember feeling like I was surrounded by loved ones who had passed. They were in a circle around me and I knew they were there to guide me onwards. I told them I was not ready to go because my kids needed me and I came back."
"My nurse later said she was afraid she’d find me dead every time she came into the room."
"It took months, and blood transfusions, but I recovered."
good_golly99
Take Me Back
"Overwhelming peace and happiness. A bright airy and floating feeling. I live a very stressful life. Imagine finding out the person you have had a crush on reveals they have the same feelings for you and then you win the lotto later that day - that was the feeling I had."
"I never feared death afterward and am relieved when I hear of people dying after suffering from an illness."
rayrayrayray
Free
The Light Minnie GIF by (G)I-DLEGiphy"I had a heart surgery with near-death experience, for me at least (well the possibility that those effects are caused by morphine is also there) I just saw black and nothing else but it was warm and I had such inner peace, its weird as I sometimes still think about it and wish this feeling of being so light and free again."
TooReDTooHigh
This is why I hate surgery.
You just never know.
Shocked
Giphy"More of a near-death experience. I was electrocuted. I felt like I was in a deep hole looking straight up in the sky. My life flashed before me. Felt sad for my family, but I had a deep sense of peace."
Admirable_Buyer6528
The SOB
"Nursing in the ICU, we’ve had people try to die on us many times during the years, some successfully. One guy stood out to me. His heart stopped. We called a code, are working on him, and suddenly he comes to. We hadn’t vented him yet, so he was able to talk, and he started screaming, 'Don’t let them take me, don’t let them take me, they are coming,' he was scared and yelling."
"Then he yelled a little more, as we tried to calm him down, he screamed, 'No, No,' and gestured towards the end of the bed, and died again. We didn’t get him back. It was seriously creepy. We called his son to tell him the news, and the son said basically, 'Good, he was an SOB.'”
1-cupcake-at-a-time
Colors
"My sister died and said it was extremely peaceful. She said it was very loud like a train station and lots of talking and she was stuck in this area that was like a curtain with lots of beautiful colors (colors that you don’t see in real life according to her) a man told her 'He was sorry, but she had to go back as it wasn’t her time.'"
Hannah_LL7
"I had a really similar experience except I was in an endless garden with flowers that were colors I had never seen before. It was quiet and peaceful and a woman in a dress looked at me, shook her head, and just said 'Not yet.' As I was coming back, it was extremely loud, like everyone in the world was trying to talk all at once. It was all very disorienting but it changed my perspective on life!"
huntokarrr
The Fog
"I was in a gray fog with a girl who looked a lot like a young version of my grandmother (who was still alive) but dressed like a pioneer in the 1800s she didn't say anything but kept pulling me towards an opening in the wall. I kept refusing to go because I was so tired."
"I finally got tired of her nagging and went and that's when I came to. I had bled out during a c-section and my heart could not beat without blood. They had to deliver the baby and sew up the bleeders. refill me with blood before they could restart my heart so, like, at least 12 minutes gone."
Fluffy-Hotel-5184
Through the Walls
"My spouse was dead for a couple of minutes one miserable night. She maintains that she saw nothing, but only heard people talking about her like through a wall. The only thing she remembers for absolute certain was begging an ER nurse that she didn't want to die."
"She's quite alive and well today."
Hot-Refrigerator6583
Well let's all be happy to be alive.
It seems to be all we have.
Trying to lose weight is a struggle understood by many people regardless of size.
The goal of reaching a healthy weight may seem unattainable, but with diet and exercise, it can pay off through persistence and discipline.
Seeing the pounds gradually drop off can also be a great motivator and incentivize people to stay the course.
Those who've achieved their respective weight goals shared their experiences when Redditor apprenti8455 asked:
"People who lost a lot of weight, what surprises you the most now?"
Redditors didn't see these coming.
Shiver Me Timbers
"I’m always cold now!"
– Telrom_1
"I had a coworker lose over 130 pounds five or six years ago. I’ve never seen him without a jacket on since."
– r7ndom
"140 lbs lost here starting just before COVID, I feel like that little old lady that's always cold, damn this top comment was on point lmao."
– mr_remy
Drawing Concern
"I lost 100 pounds over a year and a half but since I’m old(70’s) it seems few people comment on it because (I think) they think I’m wasting away from some terminal illness."
– dee-fondy
"Congrats on the weight loss! It’s honestly a real accomplishment 🙂"
"Working in oncology, I can never comment on someone’s weight loss unless I specifically know it was on purpose, regardless of their age. I think it kind of ruffles feathers at times, but like I don’t want to congratulate someone for having cancer or something. It’s a weird place to be in."
– LizardofDeath
Unleashing Insults
"I remember when I lost the first big chunk of weight (around 50 lbs) it was like it gave some people license to talk sh*t about the 'old' me. Old coworkers, friends, made a lot of not just negative, but harsh comments about what I used to look like. One person I met after the big loss saw a picture of me prior and said, 'Wow, we wouldn’t even be friends!'”
"It wasn’t extremely common, but I was a little alarmed by some of the attention. My weight has been up and down since then, but every time I gain a little it gets me a little down thinking about those things people said."
– alanamablamaspama
Not Everything Goes After Losing Weight
"The loose skin is a bit unexpected."
– KeltarCentauri
"I haven’t experienced it myself, but surgery to remove skin takes a long time to recover. Longer than bariatric surgery and usually isn’t covered by insurance unless you have both."
– KatMagic1977
"It definitely does take a long time to recover. My Dad dropped a little over 200 pounds a few years back and decided to go through with skin removal surgery to deal with the excess. His procedure was extensive, as in he had skin taken from just about every part of his body excluding his head, and he went through hell for weeks in recovery, and he was bedridden for a lot of it."
– Jaew96
These Redditors shared their pleasantly surprising experiences.
Shopping
"I can buy clothes in any store I want."
– WaySavvyD
"When I lost weight I was dying to go find cute, smaller clothes and I really struggled. As someone who had always been restricted to one or two stores that catered to plus-sized clothing, a full mall of shops with items in my size was daunting. Too many options and not enough knowledge of brands that were good vs cheap. I usually went home pretty frustrated."
– ganache98012
No More Symptoms
"Lost about 80 pounds in the past year and a half, biggest thing that I’ve noticed that I haven’t seen mentioned on here yet is my acid reflux and heartburn are basically gone. I used to be popping tums every couple hours and now they just sit in the medicine cabinet collecting dust."
– colleennicole93
Expanding Capabilities
"I'm all for not judging people by their appearance and I recognise that there are unhealthy, unachievable beauty standards, but one thing that is undeniable is that I can just do stuff now. Just stamina and flexibility alone are worth it, appearance is tertiary at best."
– Ramblonius
People Change Their Tune
"How much nicer people are to you."
"My feet weren't 'wide' they were 'fat.'"
– LiZZygsu
"Have to agree. Lost 220 lbs, people make eye contact and hold open doors and stuff"
"And on the foot thing, I also lost a full shoe size numerically and also wear regular width now 😅"
– awholedamngarden
It's gonna take some getting used to.
Bones Everywhere
"Having bones. Collarbones, wrist bones, knee bones, hip bones, ribs. I have so many bones sticking out everywhere and it’s weird as hell."
– Princess-Pancake-97
"I noticed the shadow of my ribs the other day and it threw me, there’s a whole skeleton in here."
– bekastrange
Knee Pillow
"Right?! And they’re so … pointy! Now I get why people sleep with pillows between their legs - the knee bones laying on top of each other (side sleeper here) is weird and jarring."
– snic2030
"I lost only 40 pounds within the last year or so. I’m struggling to relate to most of these comments as I feel like I just 'slimmed down' rather than dropped a ton. But wow, the pillow between the knees at night. YES! I can relate to this. I think a lot of my weight was in my thighs. I never needed to do this up until recently."
– Strongbad23
More Mobility
"I’ve lost 100 lbs since 2020. It’s a collection of little things that surprise me. For at least 10 years I couldn’t put on socks, or tie my shoes. I couldn’t bend over and pick something up. I couldn’t climb a ladder to fix something. Simple things like that I can do now that fascinate me."
"Edit: Some additional little things are sitting in a chair with arms, sitting in a booth in a restaurant, being able to shop in a normal store AND not needing to buy the biggest size there, being able to easily wipe my butt, and looking down and being able to see my penis."
– dma1965
People making significant changes, whether for mental or physical health, can surely find a newfound perspective on life.
But they can also discover different issues they never saw coming.
That being said, overcoming any challenge in life is laudable, especially if it leads to gaining confidence and ditching insecurities.