Comments on: Spielberg No Longer Interested in HARVEY http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2009/12/spielberg-no-longer-interested-in-harvey/ All things movies... as noted by geeks. Fri, 25 May 2012 19:57:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Gavin http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2009/12/spielberg-no-longer-interested-in-harvey/comment-page-1/#comment-21349 Gavin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:42:00 +0000 http://wearemoviegeeks.com/?p=40958#comment-21349 I honestly don't know who I would consider worthy enough to remake Harvey, including Spielberg. Too much of the movie has been lost due to cultural shifts through time. 50 years ago it seemed to be much more taboo to admit to being on any medication; and the argument of individuality versus medicated compliance to societal norms was much more poignant than it is now. While a movie like this that poses the ethical questions it does is needed more than ever, I don't see how it can be appropriately remade without losing a lot of its heart. And I think Spielberg should cover The Revolutionary War, Civil War, or maybe Prussian Army in one of his next films. Wars and military movies have definitely been his strong suit while his stuff pertaining to aliens has degraded over time. I honestly don't know who I would consider worthy enough to remake Harvey, including Spielberg. Too much of the movie has been lost due to cultural shifts through time. 50 years ago it seemed to be much more taboo to admit to being on any medication; and the argument of individuality versus medicated compliance to societal norms was much more poignant than it is now. While a movie like this that poses the ethical questions it does is needed more than ever, I don't see how it can be appropriately remade without losing a lot of its heart.

And I think Spielberg should cover The Revolutionary War, Civil War, or maybe Prussian Army in one of his next films. Wars and military movies have definitely been his strong suit while his stuff pertaining to aliens has degraded over time.

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