8. Re-Interpretation

I loved Easy A. I still remember being halfway through the incredibly familiar seeming Amy Heckerling Movie Clueless and suddenly realizing that it was re-telling one of my all-time favorite books: Emma. 

What I love is that the act of re-interpretation forces you to find the underlying human behaviors that remain the same despite the tremendous shifts in cultural construct. Puritan Village to Southern California highschool? It actually sort of works.

My new favorite is Revenge because its SUCH a stretch but more fun because of it. First of all telling a tale of revenge already seems anachronistic but especially when based on The Count of Monte Christo. The series takes place during a summer in the Hamptons, and that exclusive, wealthy context allows for acts like Victoria Grayson’s “banishment” of her cheating best friend, of course her son has to call out the social humiliation as being the equivalent to banishment but its an amazing moment.