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A troubling pattern is Hollywood’s claim that they are "updating" stories for modern audiences or sensitivities. Martin warns this is often a pretext for superficial changes that strip the storytelling of its original soul. Worse, the drive to "update" stories appears to erase or de-emphasize the originals altogether, leading to a future where classics like Mel Brooks’ films or early Star Wars could be marginalized or forgotten in favor of sanitized, Hollywood-approved versions.