Internet Users Shun Reboots And Name Movies That They Would Love Filmmakers To Tell From A Different Perspective Instead

Hollywood keeps leaning on reboots, remakes, and familiar franchises, and plenty of viewers are clearly tired of it. The bigger draw, at least for this crowd, is a fresh take on a movie they already know.

That is the idea behind this discussion, where internet users shared the films they would rather see retold from another character's point of view. Some picks are funny, some are surprisingly smart, and a few would completely change how the story feels.

From villains to side characters to overlooked background players, the suggestions show just how much fun a different perspective can be. Read on.

1. Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle

u/kermi42

One user wants the story told from both sides of the conflict.

2. This user wants to see a movie shot from the protagonist's and antagonist's POV

u/gldoorii

3. "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima" are the movies to watch.

u/BlueBarossa

4. The movie "Heat" tells from the perspective of a cop and a bank robber.

u/davidm998

Some of these picks already have a built-in twist.

5. Fight Club: Marla Singer

u/kontraposto

6. This user would love to see Eragon remade from a different perspective, but there's a warning attached to this request.

u/I_play_elin

7. A Christmas Carol from Marley's POV

u/annadownya

8. Matrix, but this time, from the POV of the machines

Sabina_Rouge

A few of the suggestions would flip the whole movie on its head.

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9. Little Mermaid, but this time, from Ursula's perspective.

u/APeacefulWarrior

10. "Star Wars from Darth Vader's POV."

u/Frank_the_NOOB

11. "500 Days Of Summer from Summer's perspective."

u/M_Fischer

12. "Mean Girls, but from Glen Coco's perspective."

u/sirmiseria

13. "Jurassic Park from the perspective of the insurance company."

u/biscuitboy89

That is exactly the kind of angle people kept coming back to.

14. "SE7EN from John Doe's perspective."

u/howwouldiknow--

15. "Harry Potter, from Draco's perspective."

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16. "Jaws, from the shark's POV."

u/ThatRocketSurgeon

17. "E.T. from the alien's perspective."

u/mythosopher

18. "Toy Story from Andy's perspective."

u/I_Axel_Phoenix

19. Imagine an Avenger movie from the viewpoint of the cleaners?

u/CptnWolfe

20. "Serenity from River's point of view."

u/Kind_Ad_2716

21. The 5th Element from Rod's perspective

u/Movie-Visual

There's no denying that we, as viewers, have an element of curiosity. Many of these films that undergo reboots are considered classics. As a result, we're interested to see if the resulting film is even remotely as good as the original.

In reality, the response is almost always a resounding no! When was the last time you saw a modern remake and thought, "Wow, this is so much better than the original!"? No, it's more than likely not.

Maybe filmmakers need to consider a new approach: remaking movies from a different perspective.

Do you have any movies in mind that you would love to see retold from a different point of view? Let us know in the comments section.

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