12 Most Insulting Changes To Movie Remakes
2. Ben-Hur (2016) - Cutting Down The Runtime
The original Ben-hur's legacy is set in stone as a bonafide cinematic monument with its sheer scope being unrivaled for decades. In terms of spectacle, some modern films have been able to match it, but aside from the famous chariot race, people forget this is a 3-and-a-half hour long drama.
In basic terms, the story follows a prince that is falsely accused of treason, regains his freedom and plots revenge on those who wronged him.
A remake was inevitable, but a huge feat to take on. In 2016 Timur Bekhmambetov took on the challenge and completely missed the mark to the point every marketing opportunity attempted to label the film a re-imagining rather than a remake despite it following pretty much the exact same plot.
The film was only 2 hours long and went the way of many 2010's blockbusters with a focus on CGI driven action scenes, and worrying if it didn't move along briskly enough that it would lose the audiences attention. The film misunderstood what powered the story, never allowing the movie room to breathe as characters are buried under a sea of bad CGI.
Chopping off 80 minutes of plot-line and character development, then filling up what remained with lengthened action scenes just made the remake a glorified B-movie you'd find in the bargain bin soon after release.