Jul 072010
 

It was only a matter of time before the Swedish vampire movie Let the Right One In became fodder for an American remake. The trailer for Let Me In seems to be pretty faithful to the source material, although I doubt it will contain the sexual subtexts of the original. And if you don’t know to what I’m referring, do yourself a favor and see the original. It’s a superb movie, but certain elements probably wouldn’t play well in Peoria. The trailer for the American version is effective in that it piques my interest in seeing the film, but I remain skeptical that it will measure up to the original.

While I don’t have a problem with American remakes of foreign films, it’s unfortunate that American audiences remain generally oblivious to international titles (even after the remake is released). Nearly everyone on the planet has at least heard of Avatar, but only a tiny sliver of American moviegoers have heard of Let the Right One In or City of God or Oldboy or any number of great movies made in other countries. I keep hoping that our freeflowing digital culture might change that, but maybe our strong aversion to subtitles is just too much to overcome.

  One Response to “Safe For Domestic Consumption”

  1. Having watched “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” last night, J and I had the exact same conversation–how in the hell are they going to make THAT one in the US?! (At least, without it completely sucking?)

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