I think the Watchmen movie is the only example I can think of where deviating from the source material was actually a good thing. Even then, it was a tempered change that still captured everything else about the comic, and they didn’t try to “fix” anything else.
You don’t make a successful book-to-movie project that makes millions of dollars by shitting on the source material that already made millions of dollars. Hollywood writers are egotistical assholes that do not make millions of dollars. The book was successful for a reason. Don’t fuck up a good thing.
was still a silly, unnecessary and confusing change. It completely lost the critical “look out, they are coming for you from space” aspect, which is the only way his plan might have worked.
Bond and Dexter improved by straying from the source material (up to a point). Bourne trilogy is better for ignoring the disguise element.
But in general you are correct.
Good point.
I thinknwe could say those creative teams still clearly love their source material, even as they deviated from it.
A great adaptation feels like a valid alternate take on the original story, rather than expressing complete disdain for the original story.
I think to know where to deviate from source requires a thorough understanding of and appreciation for it first.
I think the Watchmen movie is the only example I can think of where deviating from the source material was actually a good thing. Even then, it was a tempered change that still captured everything else about the comic, and they didn’t try to “fix” anything else.
You don’t make a successful book-to-movie project that makes millions of dollars by shitting on the source material that already made millions of dollars. Hollywood writers are egotistical assholes that do not make millions of dollars. The book was successful for a reason. Don’t fuck up a good thing.
I agree with your point, but the lack of
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dead fake space squid
was still a silly, unnecessary and confusing change. It completely lost the critical “look out, they are coming for you from space” aspect, which is the only way his plan might have worked.
Say those words in the spoiler out loud, and you’ll see how silly and ridiculous the concept was, especially to modern audiences.
I agree. But comics are weird. (And comics movies need to risk being equally weird, to be good.)
If they had to replace it, I think they still should have picked a replacement that actually still somehow implied
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an extra terrestrial threat to humanity.
Man I don’t think I could disagree with a comment more. He captured nothing about the comic. He missed the point entirely.
Can you expand? I thought it was pretty much shot for shot, except the exchange of common external enemy and exclusion of pirates.
Agreed.
But how does the TV series fit into that?