Same Scene, Done Twice

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Lesson? J.K. Simmons is automatic.

Lesson? Sometimes you need a rough draft.

I think this category should exclude remakes for obvious reasons, and also short films that were made into longer films because, of course, they're going to have the same scenes in them.

Well, the idea is to consider the same scene, which is bit challenging if it is NOT a remake or short. Whiplash is interesting because of the changes in color grading, the consistency of Simmons, but with subtle variations in editing. HEAT is an interesting case study, because we see a bad film become a good film with better production value (I am including paying for actors as part of the equation).

That stated, parallels are interesting, including outright "stolen" scenes and "homages." QT, of course, is notorious for this sort of thing.

All Changes Made to Star Wars:A New Hope:



All changes made to Star Wars a New Hope Comparison Video. Part 2:



All Five Versions of the Han and Greedo Scene:



All Changes Made to Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back (Comparison Video):



All Changes Made to Star Wars Return of the Jedi Comparison Video:

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Any scene in which Han does not shoot first is invalid.

@Corax
“Any scene in which Han does not shoot first is invalid.”

Agreed. Changing the scene so that Greedo shoots first is one of the dumbest alterations I’ve ever seen in a director’s cut—right up there with Steven Spielberg replacing the rifle with a walkie-talkie in E.T.

Mark

This will continue to happen in film, because certain shots are almost always helpful in establishing scenes in the plot.