Ghostbusters is another one of those few films that straddles the line between remake and reboot, as it seems to be telling the same story in a new context — a world where the events of the original film never took place — while simultaneously reviving a defunct franchise for a new generation. Follow Jeff Rindskopf on Twitter jrindskopf. Movie Reboot vs. Although live-action, the film tells the exact same story and features the same characters. There have been slight changes made, but the essential parts of the story have been kept the same.
The Godzilla film, however, is the definition of a reboot. Although the central theme is the same — the monster, Godzilla, is attacking humanity — the majority of characters are different, as is the setting and dialogue. To recap: A reboot is defined by those in the industry as a complete rebranding of a specific title or IP.
A remake is defined as a complete retelling of the same story and characters that a studio buys the rights to. As far as we know, Warner Bros. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account.
Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content. Like this: Like Loading A reboot resets the continuity of an established film series The introduction of the term "reboot" into the Hollywood lexicon in recent years has caused a lot of confusion and consternation, because it hews so closely to the idea of a film remake. Remakes closely re-create one particular film In general, the simplest way to remember the difference between a reboot and a remake is to remember that for a film to be a reboot, it should be resetting a chronology that's been established over multiple films.
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