I've pretty much sworn off film adaptations now. I'm not going to touch a single one until I've perused the source material first. Not only because we keep getting shit adaptations made by people filled with nothing but contempt for the original works, their creators, and those who liked them, but because there seems to be this all-encompassing view in society that film (and animation to a lesser degree) is the ultimate form of storytelling. That no story is worth actually perusing until it gets a movie, show, or cartoon based on it, and that every book, comic, video game, and even cartoons must aspire to have a live-action adaptation.
Which is why I now seethe whenever I see anyone bring up one of those topics "Who should star in a movie based on X." Seriously, STOP DEMANDING MOVIE ADAPTATIONS!
I've pretty much sworn off film adaptations now. I'm not going to touch a single one until I've perused the source material first. Not only because we keep getting shit adaptations made by people filled with nothing but contempt for the original works, their creators, and those who liked them, but because there seems to be this all-encompassing view in society that film (and animation to a lesser degree) is the ultimate form of storytelling. That no story is worth actually perusing until it gets a movie, show, or cartoon based on it, and that every book, comic, video game, and even cartoons must aspire to have a live-action adaptation.
Which is why I now seethe whenever I see anyone bring up one of those topics "Who should star in a movie based on X." Seriously, STOP DEMANDING MOVIE ADAPTATIONS!