Kimetsu no Yaibe/Demon Slayer is the most obvious recent example. It completely transcends the manga.
Game of Thrones S7-8 is better than the books because something is better than nothing
Goes for all of JoJo animated, tbh. I've read all of them and watched the anime tons of times. The anime is way better paced and smoother than the manga. Part 4 for example -- the switch of Cinderalla and Sheer Heart Attack is WAY better for the pacing and tension of the storyline than in the manga. Also a shout out to them combining 3 fights in like a single day thing. That was awesome.I think the JoJo part 1 & 2's animated adaptions are leagues better than the books.
Fuck that. Just that like the Star Wars PT and TROS, I'd rather have nothing which my imagination can fill instead of dog shit.
Steins;Gate 0 anime
It kept everything I liked about the VN while removing the downright idiotic part
Like Kagari getting plastic surgery to look like Amane Yuki in one route
Yeah...unfortunately "Japan/alternative foreign nation will economically conquer the US" is a pretty common trope in a lot of cyberpunk.
Same here. Re-reading parts of the comics cemented that for me, I much preferred how the movie handled the idea of CW than how the comics did.Civil War, while not my favorite Cap movie, was infinitely better than the comic series.
I think a lot of the mentions in this thread follow a similar pattern, where a film takes something written as a serial or in fairly long form, and boils it down to its most interesting core concepts/conflicts while cutting out a lot of stuff that's either unnecessary or is tying in other stuff.Civil War, while not my favorite Cap movie, was infinitely better than the comic series.
And the movie absolutely executed with precision. This shit blew my mind that it even appeared in a major production in 2010 because it felt so obviously knowing of the life I was living at that point. I still have a huge huge huge soft spot for the house party/local legend/hangout vibe undertones of the movie.
Are you me because I had the exact same reaction having read JP (at 10 years old what was my dad thinking?) and The Shining before seeing the movies. I can better appreciate the movies in retrospect but it was certainly a strange feeling seeing them so soon after reading the books.I remember being reading Jurassic Park and being excited to see the film adaptation...only to be sorely disappointed. It felt too sanitized, I would guess. Same thing with The Shining, except it felt lesser, just an awful, awful adaptation of the story and the characters. But those two are not bad movies at all, they are exquisitely crafted and are their own thing and do their own thing, they immerse you in the atmosphere of their fictional worlds.
I think a lot of the mentions in this thread follow a similar pattern, where a film takes something written as a serial or in fairly long form, and boils it down to its most interesting core concepts/conflicts while cutting out a lot of stuff that's either unnecessary or is tying in other stuff.
Civil War in the comics suffered, like many big crossovers, in that it had to weave together several dozen characters and provide character moments for them all, hooks to take forward, consideration for how it affects a line of dozens of books etc. Civil War as a film though, has kinda two lead characters, a main cast of a dozen or so. Really it's more about a schism within one group of heroes (and two in particular) in reaction to something rather than the effect of an enforced nationwide policy on a community of dozens of meta humans spread across all manner of groups and individuals.
And so the film works better as a standalone work, because Rogers and Stark both exemplify one side (although the pushes to bring them to blows can feel a little quick, but hey, it's what the audience is there for). Whereas the comics have to take into account superhero minutae like 'this affects street-level heroes with secret identities and vulnerable dependents way more than openly famous heroes like the Avengers and the FF'. Which is great for those following the comics universe as a whole, that's part of the appeal of the setting, but does mean just reading the crossover is harder to follow for someone who isn't buried in current comics lore and doesn't know who half the characters are.
Man, that opening narration done by Harlan Ellison as AM really sticks with you.
I have to disagree with this because the movie avoids nearly all of Scott's inner struggles and realizations of self which to me is the crux of the story.Scott Pilgrim.
The movie took the indie rock/hipster scene vibe from the first volume and ran with it, rather than getting weighed down by poorly executed drama like comic book volume 3+.
And the movie absolutely executed with precision. This shit blew my mind that it even appeared in a major production in 2010 because it felt so obviously knowing of the life I was living at that point. I still have a huge huge huge soft spot for the house party/local legend/hangout vibe undertones of the movie.
Also the early embrace of nerd chic, which was in 100% full-force in my local community.
I just finished the show on HBO and it was surprisingly moving. I understood it was a post apocalyptic story in the wake of a pandemic but even with the grim framing, it was so hopeful and generous to its characters. They make so many obviously bad decisions but the show wants you to see their humanity and understand why. There's so much unlikely camaraderie and being able to connect to people you instinctively distrust.Also recently Station Eleven, the show does more interesting things with its characters than the book.
Agree but I do think Dhal's songs are better.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory is better than Dhal's book, if only by being less racist. Also Charlie has a much better arch through the story by tempting him with slugworth.
The film adaptation of The Prestige is way better than the original book.
Entirely possible. There's one or two songs from the film I like more, but I don't want to undersell what Dhal created as it was enjoyed enough to be made into a very good movie. I enjoyed their renditions in the burton film, especially Mike Teevees.
Only problem with Mike Teevees song in Burton is they leave out a LOT of the lyrics.Entirely possible. There's one or two songs from the film I like more, but I don't want to undersell what Dhal created as it was enjoyed enough to be made into a very good movie. I enjoyed their renditions in the burton film, especially Mike Teevees.
Ya, they kinda of do that for a lot of the songs. I mostly blame that one for being near the end. Shame too, it's got a good sound to it.Only problem with Mike Teevees song in Burton is they leave out a LOT of the lyrics.