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Times there was a bad media adaptation ... but then an even worse one came along that made the first look better than before
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Earthsea was what I thought of.
RE: Star Wars, to me it turns into a Lore vs Actual Storytelling situation. There is only one major thing the prequels do better than the sequels: lore/worldbuilding. And it was other material that mined that lore into legitimately good stories. The sequels, at least two of them, actually had good stories and much better storytelling, especially TLJ. By themselves? The prequels suck, and stop trying to make them better than they are.
RE: Star Wars, to me it turns into a Lore vs Actual Storytelling situation. There is only one major thing the prequels do better than the sequels: lore/worldbuilding. And it was other material that mined that lore into legitimately good stories. The sequels, at least two of them, actually had good stories and much better storytelling, especially TLJ. By themselves? The prequels suck, and stop trying to make them better than they are.
No, it was simply a failed second entry in a trilogy, which is what it's first and primary job was. It absolutely failed at that. Your statement is only true if by people's fan fiction you meant "Expected a decent TFA Followup" and got something that makes Batman V Superman look like a masterpiece/classic by comparison.
Personally I think the sequel trilogy and The Last Jedi would have been fine if the third movie did something with where the second one took things rather than executing a giant UNDO command.
I mean, the prequel may have horribly written dialog and wooden, unbelievable character motivations, but at least they tell a consistent and coherent story with a beginning, a middle, and an end that spans the three movies.
Sequel trilogy plays out like a choose-your-own-adventure where you keep a finger in the page on a choice and flip back when you don't like what happens.
I mean, the prequel may have horribly written dialog and wooden, unbelievable character motivations, but at least they tell a consistent and coherent story with a beginning, a middle, and an end that spans the three movies.
Sequel trilogy plays out like a choose-your-own-adventure where you keep a finger in the page on a choice and flip back when you don't like what happens.
The recent decision to turn it into a dawww thread is one that this admin doesn't condone
Ooh, good pick. I think I'd have to agree.
About Star Wars: I don't think those trilogies count as "media adaptations". So they're not even relevant to the topic.
Negima!
First anime was an alright adaptation of the first few volumes of the manga. But it was low budget and cut a lot of stuff (and entire characters) out. Also had an anime original ending™️.
2nd anime (Negima?!) had better animation but pretty much had its own goofy story that had very little to do with the previous anime or the manga.
First anime was an alright adaptation of the first few volumes of the manga. But it was low budget and cut a lot of stuff (and entire characters) out. Also had an anime original ending™️.
2nd anime (Negima?!) had better animation but pretty much had its own goofy story that had very little to do with the previous anime or the manga.
Why on earth is Star Wars being brought up in a thread about adaptations? Rian Johnson is living rent-free in people's heads, I swear.
No lies detected. Campy and stupid is infinitely preferable to cynical and depressing. Dick Cheney as Batman and and a Randroid as Superman? Bleh.
You all know its true...
The ending of Pokemon XY soured me on the entire arc. I was there with a giant win it for the land sign, but forgot Ash is trash. XYX you obviously don't know the abcs of pokemon battling, you're trash. Go home, you'll always be a best 16 to me.
It made Best Wishes Ash less terrible. At least he lost to a stacked team.
And SunMoon replaced him with a better Ash, thank god
It made Best Wishes Ash less terrible. At least he lost to a stacked team.
And SunMoon replaced him with a better Ash, thank god
The recent adaptations of Stephen King's It and The Stand qualify, I think.
The Stand seems like such a kino layup that I'm amazed they managed to make it so boring.
The Stand seems like such a kino layup that I'm amazed they managed to make it so boring.