TV's Frink said:

twooffour said:

how much creativity is involved in piecing already finished scenes from an already complete movie together?

A lot.

I was playing devil's advocate there, in case it wasn't obvious.

There obviously also is a lot of creativity and work in remaking a movie with altered personalities, some altered supporting characters, different actors, different story details, different perspectives and accents, different pace, editing, angles, tone, setting, or maybe a different moral twist inbetween.