Is Black a(nother) Miracle Worker?

Within a couple of days of watching BLACK, a whole new issue has arisen. Though people have appreciated the movie, the fact that it is a re-make of the Academy Award Winner "The Miracle Worker" has raised more than a few eyebrows. Does Black really deserve all the accolades that it has received? Should Black never have been made? Well there's been enough discussion going on this thread among my friends' circles, and people have opinions on all sides of the circle. I for myself, would hate to be confrontational, and controversial, and prescribe anybody to love or hate the movie (or am I already prescribing people to love the movie...? Well, that's why I've itin my personal page than in any forum).
I for one, loved the movie. I was moved by the movie. It touched my heartstrings, and played it's own melody within me. It has raised some questions within me, and am still suffering from the answers that I 've got and the answers that I've not. The movie may not be a hit, it might not even be an average, it spite of the stunning visual and emotional depth. But beyond doubt, it'll serve as a wake up call for everyone to notice good (world class???) Indian cinema. No wonder if Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerjee, Ayesha Kapur will walk away with all the awards in India. No wonder if SLB will be hailed as the messiah of the mainstream Bollywood. But wait a minute, Black does deserve all it's credit, but does SLB?
The day after we were touched profoundly by Black and were more than feeling confident for the first Oscar award for an Indian movie, Kesava broke the news that the story behind Black has already been Academy awarded in 1961. The movie was based on Anne Sullivan's attempts with Helen Keller, which is also the basis for SLB's movie. It was called The Miracle Worker then, and after going through the trailers, Srinivas pointed out that some of the most touching scenes were sadly, a direct rip off of TMW.
The effect that these two facts had on the reactions of people would have been a great thesis for an aspiring behavioral scientist. For there were people who had been outraged at this deception of novelty from an otherwise acclaimed director. There were people who were prepared to overlook this "adaptation" and inspiration and bestow accolades just for the idea behind and on the celluloid for Black. And there were people who vacillated between these emotions, knowing not what the right thing was between principles of heart and mind. As Kesav put it (with a satirical undertone), "Feel Good about it, for it's all about feeling Good".
And so here I'm. Should I feel good, and hail Black and SLB as path breaking movie-director duo. Or Should I denounce and renounce Black and SLB and feel pained at not acknowkedging one of the most touching movies I had seen?
The bottomline for me is that I was touched by Black. Black is a brilliant movie. And even after I watch "The Miracle Worker", Black will remain brilliant. I can only expect The Miracle Worker will be better than Black. I had watched HDDCS, and Devdas, but Black is way ahead of it. But I think I'll reserve my judgement on SLB till I watch The Miracle Worker. May be he is not as great a director as Black showed him to be. Gotto watch The Miracle Worker to judge that.