AnaKhouri SMASH!
OK, I am pissed. We’ve been posting bits about the upcoming remake of Rashomon, and I just saw Musashi posted some news- the film’s producers are moving the story from Edo-era Japan to a modern American courtroom.
How is this stupid, let me count the ways. Well, there’s one major one, but it’s BIG:
Edo-era Japan: All court cases are based on witness testimony. They have no forensic science. They don’t even know about fingerprints. That’s why the conflicting stories pose such a problem.
Modern America: Helloooooooo DNA! Fingerprints! Spatter patterns! All that CSI shit! Obviously forensic science is not infallible, but in a rape/murder case it would go a long way toward painting an accurate picture of what happened.
GYARRRGH! It’s a waste of time and money to remake this movie! >chokes on rage<
>sigh< Here’s a link to the original short story upon which Rashomon is based, “In the Grove” by Ryonosuke Akutagawa.
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Yeah - too right. Some movies don’t need re-making. Rashomon is one of them.