![]() ![]() The Lighthouse (2019) trailer was mysterious, a time piece, unique looking, and eerie.īut while researching The Lighthouse (2019) before its release, I noticed there was another movie with the same title, but from 2016. I think it's just a case of parallel thinking, that occurred for different reasons, but the 2019 movie isn't meant to be a remake of the 2016 film, even if they share similar plot points.I loved the movie The Lighthouse (2019) starring Willem Defoe and Robert Patterson.īecause I was a big fan of The Witch by Robert Eggers, I knew immediately that I wanted to see his next film. I'd say Eggers film is still original in the sense that it's not attempting to tell its story based explicitly on the events that inspired parts of the story. So I wouldn't really call the more recent film a "rip off" of the former, any more than I'd call David Fincher's version of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo a "rip off" of the Swedish film, since both are separate adaptations based on the same story. I'm guessing the 2016 version is supposed to be a more direct, dramatic retelling of those events, whereas the 2019 movie used parts of the true story as inspiration, but is trying to be more of its own thing, despite both movies sharing some of the same inspiration. I haven't seen the 2016 version, but it would seem that both films are based on the same real life incident to varying degrees. ![]() At least that's my opinion after having seen both. So they do share similar story elements (due to the real-life historical influence) but in no way is the 2019 version 'stealing' or 'ripping off' anything from the 2016 version. It's better written, better performed, and is a far better exercise in style than the 2016 film which doesn't really do anything interesting. The 2019 version is a far more competently made film. I'm not really here to pass judgment on the quality of the films, but it is something to take into account if the word 'ripoff' is being thrown around. I can recall one similar shot of the spinning light in both films and both have a voiceover near the end that are similar, but that's it. In terms of form and presentation, the two share basically nothing. On paper they can sound similar, sure, but the experience of watching them is vastly different. ![]() The 2016 version deals with the practical circumstances of the event and the degradation of the mind through cabin fever. It puts heavy emphasis on ambiguity, visual and auditory symbols, and the extreme blurring of reality into myth. The 2019 version is a mythologization of the events that deals more in sailor folklore and Greek myth than it does in historical fact. It's fair to draw comparisons considering the similar story elements they are working with, but in terms of writing, presentation, and thematics they are wildly different. The 2016 film is a much more straightforward dramatic retelling of this incident while the 2019 version takes loose inspiration from it but is far more ambigous in its intention and presentation. Like other commenters have already pointed out, both films take inspiration from an incident that occurred in real life that dealt with two lighthouse keepers stranded after a freak storm. ![]() I've seen both films and don't consider the 2019 version a 'ripoff' in any way and that is an extremely unfair accusation to levy at something if you haven't even seen both films. Seems like not many people here have actually seen the 2016 version of The Lighthouse and are basing this purely off of the similar story elements the two share. Latest Discussions The Super Mario Bros Movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves John Wick: Chapter 4 Renfield Keanu Reeves Tobey Maguire The Big List of Movie-Related Subreddits.Our Full Rules and Wiki Filter Posts by Link FlairĬlick 'spoiler' after posting something to give it a spoiler tag! The post will then be hidden like this.įor leaked info about upcoming movies, twist endings, or anything else spoileresque, please use the following method: ![]()
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