Stereotype much?
It seems you don't have a problem with the idea of a remake, just the reason you believe the Americans have to make a remake (you know, "gringos" can't consume anything that doesn't have the US flag front and center, "gringos" are lazy and don't like reading subtitles, and veeeeeeeeeeeeery few 100% "gringos" speak a second language).
I agree the movie is great the way it is (those lazy gringos even gave it an Academy Award!) and doesn't NEED a remake. On the other hand, yes, it will reach a wider audience if it is remade by Hollywood. That doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing (though I 100% agree it would be a terrible thing if Nicholas Cage is cast in any part!)! I wonder how many Mexicans went to see "The Lives of Others" (mentioned by another poster in response to you) in German with subtitles... and how many would go to see it if it were remade in Spanish - or English, even? While the remake may be inferior to the original, it will also bring more attention to the original, as well as the people (director, cast, etc.) involved with the original, and their other work.
By the way, I am a "gringo", speak more than one language (in fact, I'd bet my last shirt I speak at least twice as many as you do), watch subtitled movies from all over the world, and - gasp! - even understood the scene in the elevator in a historical context.
Now how would I feel if I said "those lazy Mexicans, always taking siestas and eating burritos instead of studying up on other countries' history, so they can understand the proper context of foreign movies!"? I'd be pretty ignorant to make a blanket statement like that, wouldn't I?
Also, a bit silly to complain about this in a language other than English on an English message board, where most of the other posts (by presumably a lot of "gringos") are praising this film, and many also decrying a Hollywood remake...
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veryhornyfox
12 years ago
Daria, estoy acuerdo contigo como decia el otro thread, pero pensandolo bien..tambien hay cosas en el mundo mas importante que eso.
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daria84
12 years ago
You are an exception my friend, you can't deny that most of your fellow americans don't really care for movies that contain subtitles, are in a different language and tackle on social issues or overall are not really into stories that don't involve their own country, just as much as I can't deny that lots of hispanics have no love for "gringos" for reasons that to lots of them don't even understand or that have no effect on their lives, yet they repeat bullcrap they hear just to sound rebellious or true to their heritage (by the way "gringo" no pun intended, in my country we call all americans gringos without prejudice, I'm neither argentinean nor anti-gringo, in fact I enjoy visiting your country and consuming your products, I'm just agains hollywood crappy thinking of buying successful scripts from all over the world, change the damn thing to adapt it to american audiences, throw in a few famous actors and voilá! you got a remake)
El secreto de sus ojos is a movie that works inside the argentinean environment due to the dictatorship and all the social background that was going on during the 70's, I have no idea how they are going to omit that or change it to fit american history or american tastes, my hunch is they will just ruin it and the movie will lose its essence.
... Viva Clark Gable, el eterno y único Rey de Hollywood
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