I have simply stopped acknowledging that there is any link between adaptations and their “source” materials. It has made things so much easier to enjoy. Netflix Cowboy Bebop has no connection to the original inside my head; they just happen to have the same name. Now, I can simply enjoy (or not) the adaptation for it’s sake. It doesn’t have to conform to whatever my preconceived notions are.
Sometimes it works well. I really enjoyed the movie ‘Nimona’ and found it fascinating as an adaptation because it feels like it captures the “spirit” of the original comic, despite making significant changes to the actual text (which I think were necessary to make the story work in this format)
Borderlands is about to get a movie. The trailer looks awesome, the cast is made of respectable actors, the characters seem to be as diverse and chaotic as in the source, and everything just seems sooo good.
Except, while we see many previous characters, there only appear to be one (two?) characters that actually resemble their source counterpart in both look and feel, and they don’t even appear to be in the main cast.
Still gonna watch the movie in theaters though. I’m sure it’s gonna be a blast, especially for those who don’t know the games. And who knows, perhaps they manage to fix some characters, or they might not be as bad as in the trailers and hype material make them appear.
The fact they cast Kevin Hart for Roland, who was the straight-man in the games, is what really seems off. It should have been The Rock or Idris Elba.
Jack Black as Claptrap makes sense, but it’s one of the ones I’ve heard more people say doesn’t. He’s perfect in every way except the sound of his voice. 🤷🏻♂️
Jack Black’s personality and mannerisms are perfect for Claptrap, that voice is near impossible for humans to do unassisted and they can definitely due some doctoring to his voice to make it more robotic without ruining things
I have simply stopped acknowledging that there is any link between adaptations and their “source” materials. It has made things so much easier to enjoy. Netflix Cowboy Bebop has no connection to the original inside my head; they just happen to have the same name. Now, I can simply enjoy (or not) the adaptation for it’s sake. It doesn’t have to conform to whatever my preconceived notions are.
Also one of the reasons I’m one of the 14 people that really like the 1984 Dune :)
There are
dozens14 of us!The Duke will die before these eyes. And he’ll know - he’ll know - that it is I, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen who encompasses his doom!
I heard that quote.
Sometimes it works well. I really enjoyed the movie ‘Nimona’ and found it fascinating as an adaptation because it feels like it captures the “spirit” of the original comic, despite making significant changes to the actual text (which I think were necessary to make the story work in this format)
I guess I’m in the same boat.
Borderlands is about to get a movie. The trailer looks awesome, the cast is made of respectable actors, the characters seem to be as diverse and chaotic as in the source, and everything just seems sooo good.
Except, while we see many previous characters, there only appear to be one (two?) characters that actually resemble their source counterpart in both look and feel, and they don’t even appear to be in the main cast.
Still gonna watch the movie in theaters though. I’m sure it’s gonna be a blast, especially for those who don’t know the games. And who knows, perhaps they manage to fix some characters, or they might not be as bad as in the trailers and hype material make them appear.
The fact they cast Kevin Hart for Roland, who was the straight-man in the games, is what really seems off. It should have been The Rock or Idris Elba.
Jack Black as Claptrap makes sense, but it’s one of the ones I’ve heard more people say doesn’t. He’s perfect in every way except the sound of his voice. 🤷🏻♂️
Jack Black’s personality and mannerisms are perfect for Claptrap, that voice is near impossible for humans to do unassisted and they can definitely due some doctoring to his voice to make it more robotic without ruining things