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Agree with Neverending. What the author of the article fails to realise is that his argument that retellings are interesting indicators of societal differences doesn't REALLY apply to remakes. Oral tales have infinite variants evolving independently through small audiences in different cultures over time - he's right, this DOES make them interesting to compare because of the subtle changes that evolve over time as a result of cultural influences. Remakes, however, are ONE mass released retelling of a single mass released story, USUALLY made in the same culture (of course, adaptations of j-horror and such are exceptions). Far less interesting to study and compare, and far less informative of cultural differences.