It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If so, Hollywood must have flattered itself into a multiple orgasm by now.
Witness all the cloned TV shows (The Nine and Heroes, and Jericho as clones of Lost; Without A Trace, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs as clones of both Law & Order and CSI (which are, in some ways, clones of Quincy); are you really going to make me drag out the sitcoms?) and all the out and out remakes (2003’s Love Don’t Cost a Thing as an “urban” version of 1987’s Can’t Buy Me Love are but one example; oh, yes, and John Hughes remaking himself (Pretty In Pink vs. Some Kind of Wonderful)).
Whether or not imitation is the sincerest form of flattery or not is debatable. What isn’t debatable is that parody is yet another way by which to judge something’s impact on a culture or society. With that in mind I direct you to one of my favorite sites: The 30-Second Bunnies Theatre.
Yes, it is your favorite films re-enacted by bunnies in 30 seconds, more or less, and it inevitably makes me smile. You will need Flash (get it free from Adobe) and sound.
Take a tour, see an old favorite movie re-interpreted and distilled, buy some Bunnies stuff. Just enjoy on a lazy Monday.