It's an understatement to say we've grown accustomed to cringing at bad remakes, as filmmakers endlessly scavenge the past. That said, the cash grab isn't even the most disconcerting aspect. This practice leads to many vintage movies simply being buried, or outright memory-holed. Usually, it's not done out of spite, but rather out of sheer cold-blooded business sense, classic films are allowed to vanish in order to not interfere with the modern, more marketable version. It undoubtedly helps sales, but it also serves to eliminate older films from consciousness. Award shows remind us that movies are art, but that's only for show. Amazing films stand the test of time despite their studios, not because of them.