In 1896, renowned French filmmaker Georges Méliès made Playing Cards, the first film remake ever, inspired by the Lumière brothers' film The Messers. Lumière at Cards, released earlier that year. Ever since, reinventing older films has become so common that there have been over 1,000 remakes produced within Hollywood since the 1900s. Even though many of the original versions were both popular and iconic, their remakes often rank higher in acclaim and/or box office success. But why make remakes at all?
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