Granted, I've got a bee in my bonnet about remakes, but the question I would always like to ask is, "Why are you remaking X?"

I will be happy if the answer is something along the lines of, "I don't feel the earlier version(s) of X was true to the source material," [e.g. The Thing] or "The earlier X was flawed or compromised in ways that were obvious even at the time, whereas now we have the technology to do a much better realisation," [e.g. Lord of the Rings] or, "The original was great, but the story is so rich with potential that a complete retelling would be welcome," [e.g. Dawn of the Dead].

I will be unhappy if the reply is, "The original is perfect, and any remake will inevitably be regarded as a travesty, but we're going to do it anyway," [e.g. Casablanca, The Wicker Man], or "The original was rubbish, and we'll aim to lower the bar still further," [e.g. Lost in Space], or "We simply lack the imagination to do anything new," [e.g. most films].

Metropolis is clearly a product of its time. By all means produce something visionary and futuristic, but why not strive to emulate the creative process that produced Metropolis rather than copy the film itself?

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