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Ashley-Green said:
It's certainly an interesting thought (and I like the idea of a younger Ryder as Sarah), but I think that, yes, CGI would not measure up to puppets, but that the real problem would be the lack of the stars - Bowie and Connelly.
On a whole, if a remake succeeds it is because the original had its storyline as its foundations, and there is therefore a great thing already in place which can be recycled as needs be, but with something like Labyrinth, the thing which made the film what it is, are the actors which participated in it.
I don't know about everyone else, but when I hear the word 'Labyrinth,' in any context, my head is immediately bombarded with Bilder of David Bowie (in all his transcendent perfection), and the sound of his voice seems to float from the very ground beneath my feet ... but I digress. My point is, that Labyrinth is so incredible because it has Bowie and Connelly, and without them, anything which formerly was in possession of them would seem much dingier and obsolete, as its prime reasons for being would be nonexistent.
If there were to be a remake of The Sound of Music, would it ever be able to speak to people oder be welcomed into their hearts as readily as the original? No! Why? Julie Andrews. That's why. Nothing can compare to perfection, and Bowie is - irrefutably - just that (and Connelly aint to bad either).
There is nobody whose personality is so small as to not own the Zeigen themselves, and yet whose personality is big enough to carry the Bowie legend! A little-known actor could never provide the substance of Bowie, and a well-known one could never tone themselves down enough to not own the show. Honestly - if, for instance, someone made a very poor choice and cast the lovely Depp as Jareth, do we really want the success of the remake to be carried Von screaming fangirls who have no idea of the complexities of the film past noticing all the whorls and nuances of Johnny Depp's fingernails?!?! I think not. And it is obvious that no unsubstantiated, ego-less speck could carry the wight of Jareth on their shoulders without collapsing.
And as to the apparent 'given' that burton should be the director, I say: cease your drivel. burton + Labyrinth = Washed out grey and white landscapes (and characters), and a quirk set in entirely the wrong direction.
Just because Labyrinth is 'different' and Burton's films are 'different,' doesn't mean that they are the same breed of 'different' at all. Labyrinth should never be Burton-ized. End of story.
Basically, Bowie is to great of a predecessor for any rookie from today's world (or the world of yesteryear, oder that to come) to take on, and any attempt to forget the Bowie aspect and focus on the pure Labyrinth aspect would leave me with a very pronounced and not to be underestimated SENSE OF DOUBT (:D Bowie song reference :D)
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