Fear, Cultural Anxiety, and Transformation Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films Remade

by Lukas, Scott A.; Marmysz, John; Borrowman, Shane; Constandinides, Costas; Frazetti, Daryl G.; Herbert, Daniel; Huygens, Ils; Jones, Stan; Papp, Zilia; Park, Myoungsook; Robinson, Juneko J.; Verevis, Constantine

• ISBN13: 9780739124888
• ISBN10: 0739124889
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-23
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

This collection was inspired by the observation that film remakes offer us the opportunity to revisit important issues, stories, themes, and topics in a manner that is especially relevant and meaningful to contemporary audiences. Like mythic stories that are told again and again in differing ways, film remakes present us with updated perspectives on timeless ideas. While some remakes succeed and others fail aesthetically, they always say something about the culture in which-and for which-they are produced.

Author Biography

Scott A. Lukas is chair of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Lake Tahoe Community College John Marmysz is professor of philosophy at the College of Marin in California

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films Remade	p. 1
Fear
Immanent Attack: An Existential Take on The Invasion of the Body Snatchers Films	p. 23
Invasions of Fear: The Body Snatcher Theme	p. 45
Remaking Romero	p. 61
Cultural Anxiety
Cultural Change and Nihilism in the Rollerball Films	p. 85
Hollywood's Remake Practices under the Copyright Regime: French Films and Japanese Horror Films	p. 107
Monsters Reappearing in Great Yokai Wars, 1968-2005	p. 129
Trading Spaces: Transnational Dislocations in Insomnia/Insomnia and Ju-on/The Grudge	p. 143
Transformation
Second Chance: Remaking Solaris	p. 167
Ape Redux: King Kong and the Kiwis	p. 181
Distinct Identities of Star Trek Fan Film Remakes	p. 199
Horror Video Game Remakes and the Question of Medium: Remaking Doom, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil	p. 221
Film Remake or Film Adaptation? New Media Hollywood and the Digitizing of Gothic Monsters in Van Helsing	p. 243
Selected Bibliography	p. 265
Index	p. 279
Contributors	p. 299
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