They've remade this film - WHY??

An utter classic.

Filmed on location under extreme circumstances very similar to those endured by the actual convicts a half century earlier, brilliant performances by every actor. Arguably one of the top 100 films of all time.

Are there no scripts circulating? Why revisit and potentially desecrate a masterpiece?

"The Great Gatsby" I understand - a lot of people didn't think the 1974 was very good, and the remake was a typical Baz Luhrmann horror show. They made their money, won some awards and pretty much got away with it, but it was still kind of an insult. Point Break - a terrible remake of a popcorn flick, again, whatever - it wasn't Citizen Kane so no harm no foul.

Even a scene from the original as inconsequential as Dustin Hoffman scolding his pigs while he was feeding them was genius - brilliantly blocked and acted. Let alone nearly every other scene.

I just think remaking what was very nearly a perfect film is stupid and disrespectful.

I know, I know - wait for the film to come out and see it before I pan it. Judging from how remakes typically go in terms of quality, do we really have to?

Can script development maybe come up with something original to green light?

Send in the trolls...