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What does it mean?
Izzard criticizes Hollywood's tendency to overproduce and repackage foreign films.
In plain terms
Hollywood takes good foreign films and makes them bigger and worse.
What can you take from it?
Creative integrity is often lost for profit.

Where it applies

  • discussing film industry
  • critiquing remakes
  • analyzing trends

Putting it to work

  • support original art
  • recognize commercial motives

Questions to consider

  • Is money bad for art?
  • Do remakes ever work?

Another view

Not all remakes are worse than the original.

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