Is imitation the most sincere form of flattery?(Assignment #3)

[fasteronfire525]

Throughout the years timeless classics have been adapted and worked into modern settings in order to be better recieved and understood by current generations. I think this is almost ridiculous because that's the thing about timeless classics, they're timeless

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comment from bloggernoob

[anonymous]

Good point about the commercialization of "timeless classics." However, where does one draw the line? You gave one example of a "gimmick to make obscene amounts of money" and one example which you deemed "bringing a masterpiece to the everyday people so that they can share in it's message." However, that's really subjective.

I think part of what Lethem was saying was that the very nature of art is to re-shape and rework stories, ideas, themes, motifs, etc. into something that is "new." I think his problem with Disney is how it takes these "timeless classics" which should be "open-source" and in the "public domain" and then it tries to copyright those classics and claim that they have exclusive rights to them.

[anonymous]

i totally agree with you on this point. if one wants to make a file adaptation of a timeless classic, they should leave it the way it was written. no additions, no personal spins, no changing it to make money. i think the book or play should be the script and no one gets to mess with it. like you said obviously timeless classics are meant to be that, timeless. why should we get to change them to suit or modern views? in 50 years views will be different and what we changed won't matter.