Remake: the art of taking a movie and making it again but longer. Technically, this isn't a remake, it's a new adaptation of the book. But, to hell with the title I gave to this video series.
It wasn't an obstacle when comparing the versions of 'Spiderman' and 'It', so it won't be an obstacle now. In 1996, we met a tender girl with powers and left-leaning ideas who organized a student center to fight against a public school principal who was fed up with the children, the low salary, the overcrowding, and managing a school with only one teacher. More than 25 years later, another sweet little girl with powers comes to steal her place with musical numbers, a boy with a cushion instead of a belly, and a school turned into an amusement park.
Will the original be better, or will the remake be better? We will find out now. That's why today on 'Original vs.
Remake,' we have 'Matilda'. This is the story of Matilda, an ordinary girl. At least in the remake.
In the original, she is not ordinary at all. As a baby, she shows superior intelligence by writing her name in poop. Well, I'm not sure if it's poop, but it looks like it.
She takes care of herself, makes pancakes by herself, goes to the library by herself, reads by herself. . .
Until one day at school she solves a very complex math problem demonstrating that she is gifted and also a pedant who has no problem showing her classmates that they are ignorant. Very unpleasant! In the remake, Matilda starts off in school with no demonstration of her being super intelligent, so it doesn't make sense when she suddenly solves a much more difficult math problem than the one in the original.
However, she is just as arrogant and conceited as the other Matilda. Very unpleasant! In terms of Matilda's introduction, the point goes to the original.
And the actresses? What's up with them? Both are great but for different reasons.
The original is played by Mara Wilson, whom we already knew from playing the sweet girl in 'Mr. Doubtfire' and the sweet girl in 'Miracle on 34th Street. '.
She later retired from acting so that Hollywood wouldn't ruin her life. In the remake, she is played by Alisha Weir, whom I didn't know. I had only seen the video of her reaction when she got the role in 'Matilda'.
Hopefully, her parents won't exploit her until she's completely burnt out. She portrays a darker and more cruel Matilda. And, although I prefer the original Matilda, the Matilda in the remake fits well with the tone of the movie, which is darker and more cruel.
Furthermore, the girl not only acts, but also sings and dances. She's a genius. That's why we have a tie here, I can't judge the children.
We will talk about Matilda's character development later on, but not now. The remake spends a lot of time on Matilda's birth because she is born in the most colorful and coolest hospital in the US. Look how happy these mothers are after having a 27-hour delivery without an epidural.
And this woman who had triplets? Her night couldn't have been easy while the stupid doctor kept singing. Of course, the remake is a musical.
But since the original is not, I won't give points for that. Furthermore, I love musicals, so I have nothing against that. The birth scenes are used as an opportunity to show the parents who hate their new daughter.
As for the actors, all four of them do a great job. I have nothing to criticize. Points for both.
The difference lies in the characters. Those in the original show more contempt for Matilda. In addition, they have a male child who serves as a contrast to show how well they treat him, who is a dimwit, and how badly they treat her, who is very intelligent.
In the remake, not only is there no male child, but the parents don't appear much either. So, the point goes to the original. Let's move on to the best character now.
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Except if you're watching the video on your phone. In that case, you should borrow someone else's phone. Now let's continue with 'Matilda' and the most important character, Miss Trunchbull.
In the original movie, she is introduced in parts, imposing presence and instilling fear, until finally revealing her face. In fact, almost every time she appears, her shadow or footsteps are shown first. Miss Trunchbull is like a wild beast, like Predator or Alien.
And besides being scary, she is also very funny. What a great character! What a great actress!
In the remake, Trunchbull is also introduced in parts. However, she doesn't impose as much presence, but rather generates suspense. Because instead of a wild beast, this Trunchbull is a dictator.
And she is played by the great Emma Thompson. She is one of the best actresses in the world and one of my favorites, but it pains me to say that I cannot give her the point. All the artifice of makeup, prosthetics, costumes, makes her less intimidating.
The other one is just like that. Emma Thompson is a much better actress than Pam Ferris, whom I don't know. But in the role of Trunchbull Pam shines much more, so the point goes to the original.
Let's talk about character development. In the original movie, Trunchbull is a hunting beast, while in the remake, she's a dictator. These are two different ideas, but one is more exploited.
In the original, there's a scene where Matilda and Miss Honey sneak into Trunchbull's house to steal a doll, but Trunchbull arrives and goes into beast mode. She sniffs, runs, jumps, and breaks everything. She's an untamed wild animal that only wants to catch and tear apart anyone who dares to enter her house.
In the remake she is like a dictator, she is violent, she dances a little bit, but it's not the same. . .
The point goes to the original. The original movie also gave us this great meme. My mommy thinks they're sweet.
Your mommy. . .
is a TWIT! This scene is also in the remake, but it doesn't have the same epicness. Another point for the original.
But I have to be honest with myself. In the 'Original Vs. Remake' of 'Beauty and the Beast' I said the following: Emma Thompson singing means a point in favor.
And in the remake of 'Matilda' Emma Thompson sings, so she deserves a point. Both Miss Honeys are great, you know. But, when people found out that the Miss Honey in the remake was black, there was an uproar on Twitter.
"Why is she black? ! This is reverse discrimination!
Enough of hating on white people! " But well, I won't add or subtract points for that. The difference here lies in Miss Honey's backstory.
In the original, they briefly mention that her father died and she was left with her aunt, Trunchbull. And they say something about a doll and some chocolates that have been in a box for years. A tough story.
A very tough story. In the remake, it's a fundamental part of the movie and a parallel story that Matilda tells and unfolds as the movie progresses. The parents of Miss Honey are circus performers who died because of Trunchbull.
It's a doubly tough story. A very tough story. I like the depth they gave and that Tronchatoro is a murderer.
So one point for the remake. The weird thing is that Matilda tells the story as if she had invented it herself but later it is revealed that it's actually the story of Miss Honey. It's like the Remake Matilda has the power to see people's past but doesn't realize it.
It's very strange. But I'll talk more about Matilda's powers later. Now I will talk about one of the three most important scenes.
The Bruce scene. In both versions, Bruce eats a piece of Trunchbull's cake, and she punishes him by forcing him to eat the whole cake. In the original, Bruce starts eating but feels like he can't go on and is about to give up.
Then, Matilda, the left-wing revolutionary, rallies the masses to give her friend encouragement to finish eating the cake. It's an epic moment in cinema history. Bruce gains strength, finishes the cake, and celebrates by holding up the empty tray, after which Trunchbull smashes it over his head.
It's a beautiful moment that the remake didn't give much importance to. As soon as the cake arrives, Bruce starts eating and everyone starts singing. There's no epic moment where he's about to give up and the rest gives him strength!
In this scene, Miss Honey celebrates Bruce's victory over the cake. However, I wouldn't celebrate too much, as this kid is going to have a massive sugar crash. What a shame!
Also, the cake in the original movie looks much more delicious than the one in the remake, which looks like an unappetizing bakery cake. Remake did terrible, original was wonderful and that's why it gets the point. Also, is it possible that the Bruce in the remake is not really fat and is wearing a cushion?
Is he a boy with a cushion? That's terrible in many ways. Besides, it's very noticeable that it's a cushion.
Couldn't they have disguised it better? Horrible. Point against the remake.
I said there were three important scenes. The second one is Matilda training her powers. In the remake, Matilda's powers only appear after an hour, when she bends a trash can.
Minutes later, she moves a glass, then realizes she can see people's past and continues in the final battle by creating a super monster with chains. There's no progression. She goes from moving a glass to creating a monster with chains.
Deal with it. In the original, from the beginning it is shown that Matilda is a special girl. In a fit of anger, she breaks the TV but doesn't realize that she did it.
Then comes the incident with the glass. There she realizes that she did it, but she can't control her powers. Later, she discovers that it works better when she gets angry.
And then comes the big moment. The really big moment. The montage of her powers.
There is a progression in Matilda's powers that gives them plausibility and they are never as exaggerated as with the chain monster. That's why the point goes to the original. It gets another point for the montage scene.
In the remake, there is no montage, no song, nothing. I get that they don't want to be compared to the original, but at least make something better, something iconic. Knowing the powers of both Matildas, they have the final battle to fight for educational reform.
In both cases, they use their knowledge of Trunchbull's past and pretend to be the ghost of her deceased brother to scare her. In the original, Matilda also hits Trunchbull with erasers until she falls to the ground. Boom!
Then, Matilda spins her on the globe and makes her go through the door, where the rest of the students humiliate her. That's how Trunchbull's reign of terror ends. In the remake, Matilda creates the chains monster, which would have made sense if it was the other Matilda who is more powerful.
Here it doesn't make sense. Then, Matilda makes her fly through the air, and she runs away without being punished by the students, making the whole revolution theme of the film seem meaningless. What the hell!
Point goes to the original for the final battle. Now comes the third great moment. The "Adopt me, Miss Honey" moment.
In both versions, everyone is celebrating happily until Matilda's parents arrive to take her away because they are moving. Then Matilda takes out the adoption papers and Miss Honey adopts her. In the original, this makes sense because they showed how the bond between Matilda and Miss Honey was created.
In addition to all the scenes at school, they have one where they walk together, one where they have tea, and one where they break into Trunchbull's house. They make jokes with each other. It makes sense for Miss Honey to adopt her.
Because she's a spectacularly wonderful child and I love her. Adopt me, Miss Honey! In the remake they only have one scene together.
Matilda has more of a bond with the girl in the library, she should have adopted her, she never bonded with Miss Honey. Is it because she's black and the Twitter people were right? No, it's because the writers didn't care about developing a relationship between Matilda and Miss Honey.
The original gets the point. I won't dwell on the nonsense of resolving an adoption by signing a paper on the hood of a car, because I also didn't dwell on the fact that Miss Trunchbull is a violent woman and no parent does anything. Nor did I dwell on the fact that no student died.
Nor on the fact that Miss Honey takes an underage child to her home and no one makes a report. We'll skip all of this and go straight to the ending. In the original movie, everyone ends up happy and content.
Matilda and Miss Honey play together joyfully. In the remake, everyone also ends up happy and singing. .
. but the school has turned into an amusement park! Where did they get the money?
Did Matilda use her powers to rob a bank and fund all of this? This can only be understood with the heart. Overwhelmingly, the original 'Matilda' beats the 'Matilda' remake, which I think is a very good but forgettable film.
The original 'Matilda' still seems like a wonder to me. The original 'Matilda' is eternal! Congratulations!
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