Interesting, what I saw of the remake of Shogun had those standard ugly Disney Plus subtitles, wonder if the FX version was different.
They just need to pick the ideas and elements that worked before and expand them. For example the best episode of the Mandalorian was the Wages of Fear/Sorcerer fuel transport depot story. A tight action set piece followed by a decent character moment. Instead of muddying the waters with yet more Jedi nonsense and failed attempts to add nuance or new dimensions to the Force, just start with classic movie homage. They did the Dam Busters, so they can do Battle of Britain. Or Cross of Iron. Or Kelly’s Heroes. Or anything. Star Wars itself was always a ‘steal from the best’ situation after all.
lol every time they do this they remake Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven again or they claim they’re doing “Rashomon.” Even in Star Wars Visions, one of the episodes was remaking The Hidden Fortress even though that’s already the original movie.
Yeah but maybe they can do it and make a decent story too? Actually watching real films and having a passion for them is what brings out the best storytellers after all. Though the handful of minutes in SW that resemble Kurosawa are pretty few and far between, it’s hardly a Fistful of Dollars.