With all this 'talk' of an American Remake...

I am a bit surprised really as an American remake doesn't even make sense. Trolls are European folklore, in the Nordic countries in particular. We lived up in these woods and these stories. The CGI is also top-notch, I was surprised to see anything this well made from a Nordic country, about their homeland really.

Another thing is that except for the monster, it's not original at all. There aren't any amazing story to be retold in this one. It manages to feel somewhat authentic for those who live here, but I doubt non-nordic people would be able to relate to that. If you just see the movie as another monster movie, it's nothing spectacular and may even be a bit boring.

OP, if you're angry at every American remake, bear in mind that the remakes couldn't happen without the permission of the people that made the originals. The people that made this film apparently disagreed with you and gave the Americans full rights to "bastardize" their film. Be mad at them for not saying no.

I'm American and I loved this movie as well as the trolls. If the AMerican version of this movie seems interesting, I'll see it. If I like it, I'll still like this movie. If I don't like it, I'll still like this movie. Any sequel or remake cannot replace the original. All of the sequels to Jaws cannot erase the fact that the first movie is superior. If a sequel's a good movie it complements the original and make more people want to see the original. If a sequel is crappy, it makes the original even better and make more people want to see the original.

It must be a very demoralising and depressing feeling to be part of a country (the USA) that has to have films remade because the majority of the population are either too lazy or too badly educated to read subtitles. It is almost the same as giving the child with special needs problems some colouring in to do whilst the rest of the class reads a great book.

Sadly it will continue to happen as long as Hollywood is controlled by people who care more about making huge profits from people who wouldn't know which way to put the gun in their mouth if they were asked to do the world a favour, rather than promoting quality and original filmmaking...

At least we have the originals to enjoy!


'Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day'

But it's in Norwegian. To Americans, that means the movie doesn't actually exist yet.

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While I agree this movie doesn't need an american remake, you have to understand a few things.
1. The movie business is.. big surprise, so remember to breathe, because you're gonna be so surprised... A BUSINESS! Making a remake and selling that one in America will most likely earn much more money than distributing a Norwegian one.

Which brings me to the next thing you must understand:

2. The market for movies are very different in Norway and America. People have a different idea of how movies are/should be watched. You may not have thought about it, but it's rather obvious. In Scandinavia we grow up with subtitles, because most movies are in English, so we subtitle it. US does not have to, because they already speak the language, so it can seem rather appaling to have subtitles during the movie. They're not used to it, and as they've never done it, they don't enjoy it, and I'm guessing it can distract them from the movie itself.

And lastly,

3. THE MARKET FOR MOVIES ARE VERY DIFFERENT IN NORWAY AND AMERICA. Yes I know that's also #2, but read on. While Trollhunter may be pleasing to the Scandinavian eye, it may not be aesthetically pleasing to americans. I can't say this for sure, but I imagine the US remake will look a lot different in the way it is filmed due to this.


Notes:
Of course there may be people in US who would enjoy Trollhunter, but if a studio can choose between 2 movies, one who sells a lot, and one who sells not-so-much but appeals to a tiny unique market... I'm not gonna finish that sentence, because it should be obvious.

Point three is just me assuming things, but I'm rather certain it applies, as US films generally have higher contrast, higher color saturation and the likes than European films. (Based on my experience).

There have been some gems of American remakes but it is usually quite crap I agree. The horror movie Shutter for example, they took out some of the scares and replaced them with random sex scenes that completely detracted from the tension of the movie. Failed pilots such as the IT crowd or Red Dwarf where they made the cat a woman, because clearly Americans would think a male cat is just gay. Inbetweeners, crap drivel. Being Human, pointless remake that added nothing. Let the right one in, didn't change enough, Dragon Tattoo missing key scenes.


But, and this is a big but. The American Office actually took and adapted british humor flawlessly, taking a small show and turning it into a lengthy masterpiece of comedy. So I am quietly hopeful now at American remakes, I think they are slowly getting better. Plus they will have a larger budget to throw at the troll making, what about if trollhunter was made by guillermo del toro? That would certainly be awesome.