Generally speaking I find “modern adaptations” to mess up what worked so well in the non-modern originals. There’s a reason the classics are classics, because they appeal to the time and place they are set and/or written. By taking them away from that, you destroy a great deal of the appeal that in inherent in the original work.

That’s not to say they can’t pull it off, of course. Such adaptations happen everyday. I just think it might be missing some of the reason that book existed in the first place if you bring it into a modern place. Looking at the previews for the new modern Annie, it looks like it will be a fun time, but so far it seems to be trying a bit too hard. Annie is brilliant because of what it is, not just pieces of what it is.

Look forward to seeing how it comes along!