The original Speak no evil Director shares his input on the final changes to the 2024 remake, and the feedback is unfavorable. The remake follows a similar premise to the original 2022 movie, where a British couple invites an American family to their countryside, only to see their visit take a sinister turn. It is a drastic change to these Speak no evil Remake’s endingWhere the survivors receive the hosts, and leave the cottage alive. This is a stark contrast to the original’s uncomfortable conclusion, with the visiting Danish couple doomed to death and the Dutch couple continuing their murderous spree.
While speaking on the Danish radio show Cultures (via NME), 2022 S Speak no evil Director and co-writer Christian Tafdrup was critical of the endless changes in the 2024 version. The filmmaker Especially noted the American narrative of good defeating evilGranted the remake could never replicate the bleak ending of the original because it wouldn’t fit the culture. Read his full comment below:
“I don’t know what it is about Americans, but they are brought up for a heroic tale, where the good must win over the bad, and the version of the film cultivates that … When I saw the film, I could See they would never succeed with a film where the characters are stoned to death like they do in these people [in the U.S. version] Must fight for their family and defeat the bad guys […] It’s kind of a happy ending, and it’s so deep in their culture that America has to be able to handle it all.”
He then said that the US More heroic ending made the 2024 film less tragic than the original. Specifically, TopDrup stated that audiences who saw the remake “Was completely over enthusiastic and clapped, laughed, caught. It was like a rock concert,” unlike the original III “People left my film traumatized.”
Why ToughDrup’s final criticism for the Talk No Evil remake is important
The remake director had reasons to change the ending.
Tafdrup’s comments are important because the cultural differences played a role in changing the ending of the remake. Speak no evil Remake director James Watkins spoke at length about the decision, describing how the original ending was similarly bleak as his 2008 film. Eden LakeWhich is apparently what influenced 2022’s Speak no evil conclusion. However, the filmmaker was keen not to repeat this and even elaborate how His conversations with the American Speak no evil Throw meant resorting to a more heroic climax.
Honestly, it’s better that the filmmaker made the changes because if he stuck with the original ending, reactions would have been more harmful than American moviegoers would have found it nonsense.
As a result, the remake forgoes the traumatic ending, as Watkins defended it Americans are more reactive to dangerous situations. This was especially the case with Davies’ Louise, who took immediate measures to protect her family against Paddy (James McAvoy) and Ciara (Aisling Franciosi). Although the focus of the original movie on compliance was to an extent, the end of 2022 clearly would not work for the remake due to the cultural differences, which Tafdrup seems to recognize is the problem. Still, Watkins defends that the ending of the remake has its traumatic elements, because characters like Ant (Dan Hough) will be forever scarred.
Our take on ToughDrup’s answer to talk no evil remake ending
Audiences prefer the ending of the remake over the original.
It’s understandable why Taffdrup isn’t happy with the changes, because the “clumsy ending” lessens the traumatic reaction that the original audience experienced. However, I also appreciate that Watkins assessed the logistics of adapting the original and how it would fit with the American and British characters. Honestly, it’s better that the filmmaker made the changes because if he stuck with the original ending, Reactions would have been more shocking than American moviegoers would have found it nonsense.
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The responses are visible from Rotten Tomatoes. While the 2022 version had a mixed score of 56% from audiences, the remake garnered a much more positive reaction with 85%. So, while the original director raises the point that the remake loses elements of danger and high stakes, changes to 2024’s Speak no evil They are clearly the right choice since it is more satisfying for a general audience.