Everything is a Remix: Part 2

Everything is a Remix: Part 2 is a documentary that visits the depths of Hollywood film making and the process of how movies are created based off of other movies. Originating from types of genres, books, comics, actual events or other movies, big blockbuster films are created by simply remixing them into different, more modern versions ergo the title Everything is a Remix. As seen in the figure to the right, these so called remixed films are created with the basic process using the standard elements of appropriating, transforming, and subverting. Although it may seem some of today's films appear unique and fresh, it is rather important to keep in mind that they in fact do heavily rely on existing material.

Given that the majority of many box office hits are either sequels or remakes, Hollywood's greatest tool in the art of film making is using adaptations from other sources. Everything is a Remix explores the ideas of recreating films by transforming them from out with the old and in with the new.  

From the movies that do seem unique and fresh, originality wouldn't be the most appropriate word to use to describe them, due to how these films are known as "genre movies". These genre movies are broken down into subgenres. For example, the documentary discusses the subgenres of slasher, zombies, creature feature, and torture porn all fall under the bigger genre of horror.  

The principle audience of this documentary would basically be anyone interested in the true origins of certain films. It discusses the processes that go into creating big box office films as well as the vast history of film making and its potential adaptations.

This documentary's goal is to raise awareness of the adaptations of big blockbuster films. Doing so would create a better image of the art of film making and its past in terms of old versions, books, and even toys. It explores how today's modern screenings are always referring back to films all the way back in times as far as the early 1900s. A great example to further demonstrate this idea would be Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill (2003). This film has approximately 12 mash-ups with other past references such as different scenes and specific elements of other classic films. This can be interpreted as Hollywood's greatest tool to creating new and exciting ideas and films. By remaking certain early year films, it helps audience member revisit the past and its classic memories.

This documentary is simply created to entertain rather than to just inform with its choice to convey artistic stand. Its use of B-roll consists of examples from movies from the early 1900s to demonstrate the idea of modern adaptations. By doing so, audience members gather information of how the film making industry mainly works. To recreate and make new versions entices viewers into watching new and potential box office hits. This simply allows audience members to vaguely remember the origins of modern movies but simultaneously enjoying present day films.

Although no interviews were used within this documentary, many enlightening examples were explain to broaden the understanding of film's past time. Given that there is a plethora of references, viewers are more aware of how today's movies reflect on the early sources proving that films bring out many certain aspects of the past. By providing these examples, gives audience members a sense of where Hollywood film makers adopt their ideas from. 

This documentary strongly and thoroughly communicated its points as to why today's film industry creates new versions and/or sequels to keep the movie making business both exciting and insightful. Successfully reaching its goal, this documentary achieves the ideas of the origins of modern day films.