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Craft and StructureVery hardReframing a remake as an addition

Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 A critic argues that remakes of classic films are pointless, since the original already exists and cannot be improved. Text 2 A director replies that every generation retells its stories in its own idiom. A remake, she argues, is not a substitute for the original but a conversation with it: the original remains, and the remake adds a reading.

Based on the texts, how would the director in Text 2 most likely respond to the critic's argument?

  1. A. By reframing a remake as an addition to the original rather than a replacement for it.Correct
  2. B. By agreeing that remakes are pointless.
  3. C. By arguing that originals should be withdrawn once remade.
  4. D. By denying that the originals still exist.

Answer: A. By reframing a remake as an addition to the original rather than a replacement for it.

Text 2 accepts that the original exists and remains, and gives the remake a different job — 'a conversation with it'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. By agreeing that remakes are pointless.
Text 2 defends remakes.
C. By arguing that originals should be withdrawn once remade.
Text 2 says 'the original remains'.
D. By denying that the originals still exist.
Text 2 affirms that the original remains.

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