Topic: Hollywood Remake of Asian Films:
Description:
Topic: Hollywood adapts and remakes Asian films as part of its insatiable search for new stories, or for new ways of telling half-familiar stories. But adaptation is also driven by perceptions of the otherness of Asian cultures from Western perspectives and a presumed preference of audiences for localised remakes rather than originals.
In an analysis of a pair of films – a source and its remake – demonstrate what constitutes the core cultural differences between the two.
Critically analyse how the ‘source’ has changed when placed in dialogue with other cultures in the ‘remake’. You may wish to consider what is culturally specific about these films, and what has local and global significance.
Please minimize description of content and story elements of the two films.
Source Hollywood Remake
Bangkok Dangerous (1999 Thailand) Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Shall We Dance? (1996 Japan) Shall We Dance (2004)
One Missed Call (2003 Japan) One Missed Call (2008)
Infernal Affair (2002 Hong Kong) The Departed (2006)
My Sassy Girl (2001 Korea) My Sassy Girl (2008)