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your-ne1ghbor · 13 days ago

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How To Train Your Dragon "Remake" Review (FW: Long Post/Spoilers)

How To Train Your Dragon is a very personal film to me, as it is to many other people. To say that it was a phase is an understatement. To this day, the franchise has been very much an inspiration for a lot of things I like to do, read, or watch in the media. I still have a lot of the merchandise for when the 3rd movie came out. I remember drawing my "oh so original dragon ocs" that obviously was just Toothless reskinned. I still vividly remember going to the library when I was a kid and picking up cases of the Rise of Berk show, more specifically the episodes with the screaming death and when hookfang almost died back possibly around 2012 to watching Race to the Edge on Netflix either in 2016 or when it was releasing its final episodes in 2018. It got me into a lot of fantasy books like Wings of Fire or the Rainbow Magic series, plus many more, plus made me believe that dragons were real for the longest time…anyways-

And to this day, I love to rewatch both the movies and the show on occasion, either because I’m bored or just for comfort when I’m down. This franchise is very dear to me. The swelling music, the memorable characters, the worldbuilding all touched to my younger self personally. Hell, I even read some of the original books just out of curiosity, and it was because I watched this film that caused me to want to read the original source material.

When I heard about it getting a remake, needless to say was that I was very…very worried. One thing that I was hoping for when it was announced was to reintroduce some characters from the shows, like Heather or Dagur into the movies so we would get a more onscreen appearance from them. Since they were going for a more diverse berk with people from multiple tribes, it wasn’t off the table for me to image Heather being apart of the Hooligian tribe with Dagur being apart of the dragon army that would later in the second film become a good guy. Almost like the same arc in the Race to the Edge show, however would be different enough so it is something new. Which is all I wanted for to remake. To bring something fresh to the table that previously wasn’t in the original film. When the trailer came out, both the teaser and official…it was not what we got. Instead it looked like a copy and pace of the original film, which made me a bit more irritated. I’m not saying that I hate live action versions of animated films, I just want them to do things differently and actually do more with the source material and make it more into an adaptation, instead of a remake. There are good live action remakes out there like the 2015 Cinderella from Disney, or the 2010 Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton to name a few.

Needless to say, I still ended up watching the film. Now I’m not making a review on this film because I liked the original film and wanted to see how horrible it was to prove that the original film was better, since lets be honest, we didn’t need a live action remake on this movie. I did want to see it, more so out of curiosity on how they were going to adapt one of my faviorate childhood movies on screen again, and I got that wish when my aunt decided to take me to go see it as a birthday present. I don’t want this review to have nostalgia glasses on, I want to go over the stuff that I liked with what they added to the stuff that I didn’t like/what they removed and try to be as fair as I can between both films to the best of my abilities as this film stays fresh in my head.

The Movie

The film opens up the same as the original with some key changes. Something that I liked about the opening was not just the music, but also the logo itself. Dreamworks back them before they changed it actually added fun things for the guy on the moon to do. Although he didn’t do anything here, if you squint hard enough, you can see toothless flying in the background. It is a easy to miss part of the beginning of the movie, however it gets you more immersed into the movie before the logo fades into the water. Although I could have missed it, I didn’t see that detail in the film, however they did keep the part of the log fading into water part which I liked a lot. I’m mentioning this little detail because these little details are what makes the original film such a good watch. And you’re going to see why a bit later.

We then are introduced to Hiccup’s voice. No shame to the voice actor, they are trying their best with the huge role they were trying to fill. However, the voice of the original Hiccup is so unique that hearing it being played by someone else was jarring to me. Mason Thames performance of hiccup is okay though.I don’t want to hate him on that, since again, it a huge shoe to fill (heh get it?), and they at least tried. There was some parts where some of his lines were hard to hear, either because he is saying it quietly or that the music is very loud to where I cannot hear him. Overall, he did an alright performance for the role he was given in the film. I would also like to mention that the sarcasm part of his character is somewhat not really there or just doesn’t hit as hard for me as it did in the original, which is a shame because it was the best part of the original's character.

The beginning of the film is the same as the original, with some line changes here and there. Off topic, but they should have gotten someone else to play gobber. He doesn’t have that deep voice in the original, and is often drowned out from the music. I wouldn’t say his performance was bad, I’m just saying they either get someone to do a deeper voice for him, or not have the music to be so fucking loud.

Off topic, again, one thing I do not like about the film is unfortunately the music. At some parts it is super loud to where it is off beat to the scene playing in front of you, and it is very..very noticable. Although it is for adding or removing scenes, it just didn’t work. They should’ve went with a more different yet familiar sound track than obviously copy and pacing the music with a few noticeable key differences, almost like the Lion King Remake…

yeesh-

When we are introduced to Astrid, played by Nico Parker, she is mentioned to be the leader of the fire guard, yk the people who put out the fires in the original film.. Needless to say, for what they were “fixing her” to be a more independent person, which they were wrong for changing the character, I don’t see her as another Astrid, . Although she shares the name, I’d say she gives off more heather vibes than Astrid vibes. This version of her is a bit more intense and aggressive, with a underlining softens to it, almost like Heather in a way, moreso when she was upset, however it is not/doesn’t feel like Astird in my opinion. Astrid did have a sharp personality, and of course wanted to kill the dragon (They gave dragon training a new name, which I did like however names escape me so I don’t remember lol), however she has a understanding for Hiccup and his empathy for dragons after that scene of them flying in the sky and finding the dragon queens nest. I will get to those scenes in a moment, but this Astrid character is not that much samey as the original however there was some new scenes they added which I actually liked, but I’ll get to that in a moment. Although I’m not entirely sure if I like this Astrid, as I said, I liked the new added scenes, and the context that she came from nothing. I don’t hate it, but I don’t like it either if that makes sense. She’s just, alright.

For the rest of the other dragon riders, I’ll go by quickly. Ruff and Tuff aren’t that annoying in the film as they are in the original film/as silly. They didn’t have fun stuff, and they also changed Ruff’s personality to be more chiller than her devious counter part. They aren’t as mischievous as the original counterparts, which is unfortunate since it is a key part of their characters. I know a lot of people within the fandom has spoke of their annoyance of the Twins, but its literally the point of their characters- And frankly, It is quite charming since I dont get annoyed by them, I found a lot of their scenes together both in the movie and show to be funny to me personally, and its kinda disharnenting that they also aren’t as annoying as the originals, and shall I say...

funny?

For Fishlegs, I’m not entirely sure if I liked how the actor, Julian Dennision, played him, however one detail they added which I loved was them giving him the dragon cards which was introduced in the 2nd film. I liked that! It was honestly pretty cute and a good way to connect the 2nd and first film. This is honestly what I wanted the entire movie to be. To make changes that link either the movies or shows together through tiny details that can go overlooked, AND THAT IT MAKES SENSE AND DOESNT TAKE YOU OUT OF THE STORY!

But the one that did take the show out of these background characters was surprisingly Snotlout (I was actually really delighted for what they went with)

He is still the snotty guy he is, but what made him stand out in this film was that he interacts more with his dad and asking for more approval from him, as Spitelout just gruffs and ignores him. I liked it personally because they were not only adding new things, but also connecting some parts of the show, like Spitelouts and Snotlouts relationship in the Race to the Edge Series to this movie. And it somewhat reflects Hiccup’s relationship to his father in a way, WHICH I LOVE SO MUCH SINCE THEY POINTED THIS OUT IN THE SERIES!!! And through Hiccup, Snotlout gained approval of his dad with Hookfang, (which he wouldn't have really had gottenw ithout Hiccup) but also somewhat respects Hiccup a bit more.

Its SO good, I love it I love it I LOVE IT!!

(BTW THE ACTOR THAT PLAYED SPITELOUT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE SPITELOUT IN THE FILM ITS SO COOL)

Anyways same shenanigans go down. Hiccup hits the night furry and is rediculed by Stoick, his father. I’m so glad that they got the original voice actor of Stoick to actually voice him. I liked seeing him on screen and the way he talks is just as moving as the original films. Some added/changed things was when they were having the meeting part, he was talking about the legacy of the ribe, how they all came from different regions and came together to fight off the same enemy. I liked it, and his speech is very moving. Its just that I kinda wished they kept the “Those who stays, looks after hiccup” and everyone raises their hands to go with him back for searching the nest because it tells us a lot about how the village see’s hiccup. Although it is somewhat there? It isn’t as noticeable as it was in the original. They also mentioned Hiccups mom, both by mom and by name multiple times throughout the film, and I liked It so much. You have no Idea, and like I said, I like it when they change or add a few things that doesn’t take away from the film, and links the stories more together. I like it too because that moment when hiccup gently puts down his breast hat (which I do like how he does it gently instead of tossing it), holy shit I felt that anger from Stoick as Hicup trys to talk some sense into the tribe, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

One thing they removed, before the meeting was that Hiccup was imitating Stoick on how he was a talking fishbone. I was kinda upset about it because BEING SARCASTIC IS HIS ENTIRE CHARACTER AND THIS IS A GOOD MOMENT TO SHOW IT- I was so sad man…I love that joke so much and they removed it- I mean gobber did say he was skinny in the dragon training section, but man….that joke is a iconic part of his character that it sucks that they removed it (and I'd argue it is a important part of his character because it shows his insecurity).

When we get to hiccup exploring the environment, Something that I nociced was that the CGI for the islands is somewhat inconsistent or doesn’t match up with the environment Hiccup is in? It is more noticeable when he is flying with toothless though, but I guess it is just a nitpick-

The enviroment is better in the original film in my opinion-

Not saying there isn't good enviromental shots in this film, just the island shots aren't as good as the original. That is all. (It seemed they also had scale issues too but I'd have to watch it again to see for mself)

We then meet Toothless. Now, he doesn’t look awful- however he doesn’t match in with the other dragons. As the others look more sharp, toothless looks out of place with the others. In my opinion, they should’ve had the other dragons also somewhat match Toothless so he doesn’t feel out of place or doesn’t look uncanny. I’m not entirely sure about the model for toothless for this version, but I will say that the original design/model for Toothless is peak and cannot be replaced-

They also tried to imitate that cuteness, but it just comes off as a bit weird.

Now the part where Hiccup is talking about carving out his heart and giving it to his father when he found Toothless was entirely removed and replaced with weird hollow shots of him (there is a bit of weird shots that feel empty btw) looking at Toothless, contemplating on killing him, before ultimately not doing it. I wished they kept more of that dialogue in the film because it adds to his character. Hiccup is ridiculed by his father and tribe for being small and weak, (empathized by his sarcastic remarks about himself like that joke that was removed). He believes by doing this viking act will get him the respect that he wants, but then he ultimately doesn't because he saw himself in toothless. Someone just as scared as he was. Its a important moment and shows his pacifism and compassion. Yes, what he said his graphic, but its a key moment. Removing and replacing it with weird shots makes it feel like something is missing. I wouldn’t had minded if they cut it, but replaced it with different dialogue instead of ultimately removing that entire dialogue from that scene. Now I know that some parts of HIccup’s character was changed, to where he does want the approval of his father, but also is ridiculed by Astrid for being his son because of how small and weak he is (Astrid even told him directly that she wants to be chief 💀). Yes he is physically small and weak, but his wit and compassion is what makes him strong and a good part of his character. It is luckily still there, especially with Toothless where we see it the most as in the original film, I just wished they showed that insecure part of his character more from his sarcasm, because not only is it funny, they could've explored it more. I mean they did, but just without the sarcasm (or it was there but it was either very quiet or the music was so loud to where I COULDN'T HEAR THEM-) it just feels off/something is missing. If they were trying to tone down that sarcastic part, I guess it is fine? Though I'd have to rewatch it to see the parts I missed if they didn't remove it.

The dragon book scene is by far one of my fav scenes in the original film. Surprisingly in this film, although didn’t show us a lot of pages or dioluge, did something better: and it is before when Hiccup opens the book.

Before that scene, We find out Fishlegs is making cards from how many times he had read it (AND IT MAKES SENSE, AND I LOVED IT!!) And what was amazing, THAT I ACTUALLY LIKED A LOT- Was that Hiccup and Astrid TALKED before she left. IN the original she said, “Read it.” and left

BUT IN THIS VERSION- Hiccup stops her before she leaves and actually tries to give her a different perspective on the dragons, even going as far as saying that “maybe we’re part of the problem.” (I LOVE THAT LINE SO MUCH-) Astrid’s responds is reasonably like how she said “pick which side you’re on” is somewhat said here, however shows her confusion to Hiccups question. And from her gestures, it seem liked she is somewhat considering it, but because of how stubborn she is, she somewhat dismisses it. Yes this scene is good, yes, I liked the diologue shared between her and hiccup, however, I feel like they didn’t utualize this scene more when she find’s out hiccup is training a dragon. Regardless, this is the best scene of the film. It adds more depth, it adds something new to the table, and I like it. Although we don’t see the dragon book much, I’d say this is better than the original in a way, because it deepens the relationship between Astrid and Hiccup, and places some doubt on Astrid with her perspective of dragons before she meets Toothless that she didn't have in the original film because that scene wasn't there.

Same sequence of events happens as the original with minor changes, including Hiccup training Toothlesss, however something I want to critic about this version of Toothless is that he doesn’t feel as…alive as the original film. As the other dragons feel a lot more alive/animal like, I don’t feel a lot of personality when I see him, nor do I see a good friendship between him and Hiccup and feels rushed. But this is because they removed key elements or rushed them. That flying moment where they rest and brilliantly showed how the queen will be killed through Terrible Terror is cut. Its not there, and when that amazing scene of the queen comes, it makes it seem out of nowhere because this shot was cut. Toothless in the origninal acts like a animal through his movements and facial expressions. Although it is there in this movie, he feels very static-

And it's not a good thing because the movies are about Hiccup's relationship between him and Toothless, and they could've done it a bit better (not like it is bad, its just because they rushed or cut some scenes it just doesn't make it as deep as the original film)

Something I forgot to mention is that some added things was a fight with the dragons when they get to Hellhind’s Gate. IN this film, they show the fight that took place a bit, but I’d argue that they didn’t needed it, and I think it should’ve been the same as the original just so we get more scenes of the other characters and their relationships with each other more, and it unfortunatly does take away from the cilmax.

SORRY I KEEP FORGETTING BUT GOTHI IS HERE BY NAME AND I LOVE HER NEW DESIGN!!!

(only image I found of her unfortunatly- however its really good in my opinion and she stays mute!!! YIPEEEEE!!!)

Back on track, the training ensues, Hiccup wins, and we get to the part with Astrid finding out about Hiccup training a dragon. Its still the same where she wants to know what was going on, and still leaves to snitch on him.

Now on the flying sequence with Hiccup and Astrid, the best I can say was…that they did try. I understand the limitations with real people and CGI, especially recreating a scene like the original. Just the original is better than this one, but I am glad that they tried to make it good. It Just didn’t do it for me (but I want to just acknowledge that they did try at least, and that is better than not trying, even if it isn't that great).

The scene that they changed, which I’m very mixed on, was Astrid’s comment on her admitting that she was wrong. IN the original, she says: “Okay, I Admit it. This is amazing. He is amazing”, and she continues her concern for HIccup after a moment since he is supposed to kill the dragon. However in this film she says: “OKay I admit it. This is amazing, but it doesn’t change the fact that you’d have to kill the dragon.” This feels super off because of that convo with Hiccup and Astrid that placed her doubt on her perspective on dragons should’ve shined here, but it didn’t. She should’ve been somewhat more like the original here. Yes she is a bit of a different character here, but I think she should’ve been more in awe here and acknowledge that hiccup was right. Hell it could’ve been in a more reluctant tone here. Just something that isn’t this line. I guess she shows her concern before the dragon fight and after the dragon hive. But I'm not entirely sure. Im just mixed.

Also there was other scene during the fight that also made me itch in the wrong way was that instead of

We got:

" Don't get involved. "

Not about Toothless, but its more directed towards her. And she ofc does get involved, but this minor change undermines HIccup's and Toothless' relationship. Yes he loves Astrid, but he cares about Toothlesses well being because if you think about it, Toothless is his first real friend that doesn't see him as weak and small, except as someone equal. Here, this change shows that he values his love for Astrid more than Toothless, who Astrid throughout this film, constantly didn't value him and saw him just as the village saw him: small and weak. At least thats what I got from it. Honestly it would've been better to have both of these in!

Like this:

" Astrid, if something goes wrong...just promise me one thing: Don't get involved. No matter what, just don't get involved, and don't get Toothless involved. We both know what they'll do to him. Do it for me...please..Astrid. "

Ik it can be written better, but this example I provided above expresses his concern for both Astrid and Toothless because he cares about both of them deeply. I just...wish it was that instead of what we got. And it effectively makes them have their cake and eat it too!

Now we get to that scene. That scene where he thows the breast hat.

Although the original is better, there is postitives here too. Hiccup in this film takes a more calmer approach, by gently placing it down instead of tossing it. I can see the tossing part (since it was made from part of his mother's breast plate) can be seen as disrespecting his mother in a way. Here, he respects his mom by gently putting it down, but it can still be disrespectful because he is still removing the hat and chose the dragon side. And thats disrespectful enough because this film acknowleges that Valka was eaten by a dragon and is brought up a lot! Both are good in my opinion, and Stoicks crash out is still just as reasonable as it was in the original.

Now when Toothless saves Hiccup and goes after his dad was Astrid telling Stoick that he wasn't going to hurt him. But because of Toothless being aggetated and threated by the others around him, Toothless does attack. It is a minor scene but at least it shows Astrid trying not to get Stoick Involved, even if she herself is.

(Which makes me wish they just had that toothless line in there too but whatever sigh)

Now another best scene in the original film is Hiccup's and Stoick's argument. I'm happy to say that it is just as good as the original. There are some lines that do feel awkward, but the fact that Stoick angirly says "THEY KILLED YOUR MOTHER" sent chills. And Hiccup doesn't even respond to that because right know they think that she is dead. ITS SUCH A GOOD AND VALID WAY TO BRING UP HOW BOTH SIDE SUFFERED BY USING SOMEONE PERSONAL TO BOTH HICCUP AND STOICK!!! Also that scene where he says, your not my son, made me fly into panic mode because after he said that, Stoick REGRETS WHAT HE SAID. And I was worried that they weren't gonna have that in, BUT THEY DID AND I WAS SO RELIEVED.

Imma stop here for now because the climax should be a seprate post of its own and because I reached the 30 image limit on Tumblr lol

Anyways, I hope you liked half of this synopsis and my opinions on this film. I'll give more opinions in my next post about the climax.

Until then, I bid you Aduie ✨

@oh-shtars @watchingthewalls (Idk who else to tag sigh)

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sammydreamer · 1 month ago

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Trust in me…just in me~ 🐍

Ok, ok, wrong Kaa. This Kaa is from the live-action non-Disney movie Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. In this adaptation, she is a good guy, a mentor, and a clairvoyant. Plus, she has an AMAZING voice, courtesy of Cate Blanchett.

I highly recommend you watch the movie on Netflix (or pirate it). It’s a much darker yet more unique take on the Jungle Book imo, and is a damn strong adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s original works.

But anyway, there is absolutely nothing better than tight hugs from a beautiful snake wife. Just hearing her smooth voice as she tells me how much she loves me, ugh my heart is melting already~ 💖

This was a heavily ambitious piece. Experiments with shading, opacity, lighting, and the background are all present here. I even have 2 other versions of the piece with my experiments in filtering, which I will post at the very end. It took a long time (and it was difficult to adapt Kaa from live-action into my own style), but man, it was worth the effort.

I can sleep safe and sound, knowing she is around. 💖🐍💖

Please read my full DNI in pinned before interacting. I SHIP MYSELF WITH FURRIES, ANTHROS, AND TALKING ANIMALS, AND USE A HUMAN S/I. If you’re uncomfortable with this, please block and move on.

ATTENTION: I am starting an official taglist for creative posts such as this! If you would like to be added, please say so in a reblog or in the comments!

#self ship #selfship #self shipping #self shipper #selfshipper #selfshipping #f/o #f/o community #self ship community #selfship community #selfship art #self ship art #my artwork #my art #digital art #f/o art #f/o x self insert #f/o x s/i #f/o x me

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bellmo15-blog · 9 months ago

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Like A Whole New World

Are you all that surprised I eventually got something relating to Aladdin? I mean this is me we are talking about heh. XD And if you are surprised… good lord, have you people even been TRYING to pay attention to some of the stuff I’m interested in?!?!

If you were to ask me what my favourite animated Disney movie was, well that would be a hard question because there’s a lot of great movies they have made when they aren’t pointlessly making live action remakes of those movies for reasons I don’t think I’ll ever understand, but one of them definitely has to be Aladdin… Well, Aladdin and Hercules but seeing as how this is an Aladdin pic of course I’m gonna talk about that here! Aside from just the overall design of the film fitting into my kind of design aesthetic of that old Middle Eastern/Arabian Nights kinda look it’s just a generally great movie held up by it’s amazing characters (ESPECIALLY the Genie) and how there’s never really a dull moment in this whole thing.

And nothing says “I like this film” more than getting not only my own sona dressed as the main character but also my waifu and there girlfriend Shantae dressed as Jasmine. Fitting two considering Shantae herself is Half Genie and a genie plays a massive role in the story of Aladdin. Or I guess she’s dressed as Princess Buddir al Buddoor if we’re going by what the Princess was actually called the original story of Aladdin from the 1001 Nights. And also technically Aladdin lived with his parents in the original story compared to the Disney version where he’s a street rat. And also there’s actually two genies instead of one. Also Jafar isn’t defeated by his own hubris but rather… Oh, what’s that? You didn’t know that Disney’s Aladdin was an adaptation of an already existing story? It’s okay, lots of people still don’t realise pretty much all of Disney’s Animated Library is lifted from already existing sources lol. And so is some of Dreamwork’s two. No seriously, look it up!

Yeah the whole concept behind this pic more or less writes itself. Me with my wired little interest in this sort of aesthetic and liking this movie a lot and Shantae with her heritage as being half genie and a belly dancer. Plus, apparently at least according to one friend, Aladdin and Jasmine are a pretty popular cosplay couple anyway. Plus, it’s nice to get something involving my sona and Shantae together on the more wholesome side again. And I’m sure the place that holds those Magic Carpet races in Half Genie Hero won’t mind us borrowing one of their carpets for this. Or maybe the carpets a present from Sharah from Sonic and the Secret Rings after Shantae finally met her. *Or, since I am brining up Sonic and the Secret Rings, maybe this is just our equivalents in the world of Arabian Nights. Hey, who said that whole thing was limited to JUST Sonic characters lol?*

Artist is AmeerAshourDraws.

#Aladdin #Shantae #Crossover

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casp1an-sea · 9 months ago

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I cannot stop Disney from pulling things from Star Wars legends and sometimes when they do it correctly, I do enjoy it. However, that doesn’t change the fact that I have a huge issue with it, when they decide to take the direct name of a book or book series from Star Wars legends, and use it as the name for a movie that is not an adaptation of that book

New Jedi order is a 19 book legends series that I am currently reading. It follows, Han, Leia, Mara, the Solo children, and Coran Horn (plus a few others) fighting a war against the YuZahn Vong.

now, Disney is planning on naming their new Rey standalone movie (which I already have issues with that I won’t get into) you guessed it, new Jedi order. The exact name of the series no changes. Even if they bring the Yuzahn Vong into the movie, which mind you is not even confirmed. It is not meant to be an adaptation of the books. It was never advertised that way so now it just feels like they’re stealing from Legends and it makes it feel like even more of a ret con. I like things from both canon and legends. I like when they can work cohesively together. Obviously that’s not always possible and some of the things I enjoy. I have to keep separately. But when you just blatantly steal from Legends, it just feels backhanded and disrespectful.

it would not change much to just change things around a bit. I’m sure there is a way where you could have the movie title with the same meaning but not the exact phrasing. Also, I am in fandom spaces where we discuss legends and we talk about new Jedi order the series. It just adds unnecessary confusion if both have the same name that could be avoided.

And it just further worries me that Star Wars canon is going to get closer and closer to taking major plot lines from legends books, and turning them into shows and movies, but just replacing the characters. Well, I would love to see these plot lines. I just always feel a little bitter when the characters I love just get written out of the story. I know it’s difficult when the majority of the post return of the Jedi legends books follow the main trio from the original trilogy, and that wouldn’t really be logistically possible for a live action, Disney show or movie, so I’m not going to say it’s terrible that they’re continually leaning towards this, but I’m also not going to say that it doesn’t leave a bad taste in my mouth.

I’m sure not everyone agrees with all this but this is how I feel and I needed to get it off my chest

(there was also a rumor that Dave Feloni was planning a movie called Heir to the Empire, which would’ve been even worse because it’s named after a specific book and not a series and arguably the most famous legends book. I don’t know what happened with that or even if the rumor had any merit.)

#star wars #Star Wars legends #re rambles 🦈

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ilovescaredysquirrel2 · 4 months ago

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Which Pinocchio movie is better? I vote Buratino's return

My friend @tadc-fangirlandofothers and I watched two Russian Pinnochio/Buratino movies, and one of them was the 2022 English dub of Pinocchio, a True Story with Pauly Shore and Tom Kenny. You know, that "fruity" Pinocchio. The one who says "Father, when can I leave to be on my own, I've got the whole world to see" in that zesty voice. He's not gay in the movie, though. He has a crush on a girl named Bella, who by the way, has BLUE HAIR as she should! In the original Pinocchio story, the blue haired fairy is called the blue fairy because she has BLUE HAIR! In the Russian story Buratino, Malvina is the name of the blue haired girl. I don't care if she's the fairy or not, give her freaking blue hair! I'm angry at both of the Disney versions for not giving her blue hair. I'm gonna speak my part on what I think of both the good movies, and how much I hate the two Disney versions. I'll finish this off with saying how stupid I think it was that they gave her blonde hair in the old 1940s version, and then Disney had the audacity to think that changing her skin color was going to be more "woke" when it's still making me angry. I don't care if she's black or white, give her BLUE HAIR!

So anyway, about the blue hair thing, I'll say what I think of the 2013 Russian movie that unfortunately was never dubbed in English, Buratino's Return, also called Возвращение Буратино and translates to Pinocchio's Return. It's based off The Adventures of Buratino, which I never read or watched the old live action movie, but I heard it's good. It might be old but it can't be as outdated as Disney's version from 1940. So I'll just start with talking about what i love in the 2013 movie. Malvina's design was adorable, and so was Pierro's design. I liked Buratino/Pinocchio's design too, but the best thing is that they made him sound older, like a teenager or young adult. I don't like the Disney one where he sounds like a little kid! I also like how Malvina and Pierro look young but Malvina doesn't sound that young. I totally ship Malvina X Pierro, I'll post screenshots later too. I also wanna talk about this character Svetlana, who's an abandoned doll that lost her hair. She's bald but also portrayed as a sweet and cute and also loves Pierro and is charmed by him, but still reminded him of Malvina when asking him for his autograph. Like, she wasn't about to steal another girl's man and I love her for that! Buratino's Return also made fun of Disney, which is a plus!

You know what else made fun of Disney? The 2022 dubbed movie called "Pinocchio a True Story". They said something about people making up stories with nose growing, and they also through shade on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I think the humor was good even though the dubbing was... alright. I think the voice of Bella did an amazing job. The story wasn't as good as Buratino's Return but please don't hate on the movie without watching it for yourself. I know you might me nostalgic about the creepy old Disney version, but I'm not and I hate everything about the old Disney one. Everyone makes fun of Pauly Shore's voice for Pinocchio but no one is saying anything when Pinocchio sounds like a little kid, which I'm very suspicious of. Like, there's no way that they would have been treating the kid well back then. They don't even treat child actors well nowadays.... imagine back in the 1940s, yikes! Sorry, the Disney one just gives me weird vibes, along with that creepy donkey scene, the creepy old animation, and the fact that everyone looks cartoony except for the fairy. I hate everything about the old Disney one!

In conclusion, Buratino's Return (2013) wins for best Pinocchio adaptation!

#Возвращение Буратино #buratino's return #the adventures of buratino #pinnochio's return #fruity pinocchio #pinocchio #Pinocchio's return #pinocchio a true story

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arrimusings · 10 days ago

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Hi all! The pop culture interaction I’ve had that I want to talk about this week is the new live action How to Train Your Dragon (2025). I just watched it yesterday, and, in my opinion, it’s the best live action adaptation of an animated film I’ve ever seen. I believe it fits the “pop culture” criteria because it was widely anticipated by our society and is influencing our society through getting hundreds of people to buy tickets to sit and watch this movie, through trends, reviews, and marketing (which, in turn, is influencing more social media influencers to make videos). Now, obviously, I can’t speak to the widespread effect this movie will end up having in a week or so, because it hasn’t even been out for that long at the time of this post. However, I think it will end up having a largely positive impact, so that’s what I’ll be attempting to discuss here.

Something that was discussed during our professor’s lecture this week was “cultural identity theory,” which discusses how we define our identities and understand ourselves within a cultural space. There are two main components to this: “Avowal,” which refers to the identities we avow ourselves, and “ascription” which refers to the identities other people ascribe to you. For example, I would avow myself a Toby Fox fan, because I follow all of his work very closely and have for many years. My boyfriend wouldn’t, but he would avow himself a Star Wars fan, because he loves all Star Wars media, movies, video games, or otherwise. My mom would probably ascribe the identity of… “sword lover,” or something, because she always notes how I prefer to use swords in games where guns are an option, and they’re one of my favorite things to buy and gift to people. It’s not an identity I would avow myself to (though I wouldn’t argue), but one that someone else ascribed to me. Also discussed was “identification” as a persuasive tactic– if the speaker identifies with the audience, the audience is more likely to identify with the speaker and be persuaded. Additionally, there’s the concept of “social construction–” I can’t remember if I wrote down my professor’s words word-for-word or if I summarized it in my lecture notes (but I’m giving them credit anyway because it was explained really well and sounded cool)-- which discusses how we socially construct ourselves and we are socially consumed. Meaning, we get feedback on how we’re performing our identities based on what we hear from other people and what we see in the media.

The reason I bring this up is because I first want to start by talking about why I think live action adaptations aren’t often received well. The example I’ll use here will be the first Percy Jackson live adaptation (NOT to be confused with the series on Disney+). Imagine you’ve grown up reading the Percy Jackson series. You’ve avowed yourself this identity of being a Percy Jackson fan. You’ve read all the books, bought merch, read all the fanfiction, and maybe you identify with Percy as being a child of a single mother who struggles to fit in and make lasting relationships. You love everything about the original series… which is why you aren’t entirely thrilled when Hades shows up as the main villain within the first 10 minutes of the film– something that doesn’t happen in the original novel, because Hades was never the villain. Plus, the movie doesn’t portray Percy like you remember, and it goes against the identity you’ve avowed yourself and what you’ve come to know. This is the case for a lot of live action adaptations– oftentimes, their deviation from the source material changes a lot of the values fans identified with in the first place. Then there’s the controversy over casting choices, especially when the actor chosen is a person of color (see: Twitter during The Little Mermaid (2023) ). While I’m firmly on the stance that diverse casting in media is necessary (and also of the opinion that casting does not matter if the spirit of the character is retained), understanding it through the lens of identification and cultural identity theory makes sense why some might not be as happy with it. Some, not all, because it’s still not an excuse for some people’s behavior, and it also isn’t the reason for every person’s qualms with casting.

Now that I’ve discussed the reasons why I personally believe live action adaptations aren’t received well (personally, because I don’t watch a lot of movies, I just observe a lot of online discourse, AND I could be using these terms wrong and I’ll have to reevaluate this for another week…), I want to talk about why I don’t think How to Train Your Dragon (2025) will have these issues.

The script and scenes in the live action adaptation are essentially one-to-one with the original animated movie. While there are different casting choices for the vikings of Berk (both in the main cast and other characters in the world) and conversations that don’t happen in the original, it still retains the original plot and spirit of the movie. I would actually argue that the live action version enhances the original story! Relating back to some of the concepts I learned in class, I didn’t feel like this movie changed what I liked about the original. In the original movie, I really identified with Hiccup in feeling like I was trying hard to be something that I wasn’t (to be honest, I STILL relate to him sometimes). Plus, I really liked how they portrayed female characters in the movies– they were strong female characters, extending past physical strength and going into their character. I also liked that Astrid felt normal, like someone I might meet in the real world and not some powerful viking that could only exist in a fantasy world. The only concerns I had going into this movie was that they would change Astrid to being more headstrong– and ONLY headstrong, with no depth, or that they’d change Hiccup from being a lanky, awkward teenager to someone more confident (which, Hiccup gets his confidence eventually in the original, but that comes after a lot of development). But, the adaptation kept everything almost entirely the same. It didn’t change what I identified with in the first movie, and I think that people who avow themselves under the “How to Train Your Dragon fan” identity won’t be faced with something that contradicts that. Additionally, in the live action, there was a lot more diversity among the cast, which not only makes more sense in-universe, as Berk is a community of vikings from all over the world that have come together to hunt dragons (and so an all-white cast wouldn’t make sense), but it also positively affects “social construction” moving forward– especially for the youth that will be watching this movie. I hope that children of all racial and ethnic backgrounds will be able to see themselves represented in this movie, and that it will affect them positively. All in all, there will also be negative criticism-- not everyone will like this adaptation. However, I do think the widespread effect will be positive BECAUSE it doesn't challenge deeply-rooted identities, but instead portrays the original story respectfully, and offers more diverse representation in its casting for children and adults alike to view and identify with.

That concludes my rambling for now– I think I covered all of the main points I wanted to talk about. And if you’re thinking, “what about the part where you’re discussing YOUR relationship with pop culture media…” this is it. These were my initial thoughts after watching the movie, and I talked about them for probably an hour to my boyfriend and best friend on the car ride home from the movies. Happy Sunday!

#school assignment #httyd live action #httyd

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pinktwingirl · 2 years ago

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Have you watched the one piece live action? There the show runners were brave enough to show the 1-2 episodes to the fans first and the whole season to the critics. Although the marketing tactics of Netflix is questionable, the show was made with love and care.

I felt gaslight with all this raving for Loki here and there especially on tumblr and Reddit. The reviews are making it like a masterpiece, raving Tom’s performance like it deserves an Emmy. The fact they only showed 1-4 episodes and that too critics speaks volumes.

I’m worried for the awards, Loki will steal one piece’s thunder. The cast deserves the love since they were HUMBLE ENOUGH TO THANK THE FANS IN ADVANCE . Plus they are relatively unknown too.

God only if the Loki’s finale is more than atrocious the secret invasion.

I have not watched the live action One Piece yet but I’ve heard mostly good things about it. It just goes to show the lesson that Disney/Marvel consistently fails to learn: good adaptations are born out of love and respect for the original source material. Contrast that with the Loki series, in which the writers literally said they wanted to “strip Loki of everything that makes him Loki.” Like… wtf is wrong with you??? People loved this character for a reason; why would you think we wanted to see him turned into a hollow, boring shell of himself? Also, as much as it pains me to say this because I genuinely think Tom Hiddleston is a great actor and I know he’s capable of better work, his performance in the Loki series is most definitely NOT award-worthy imo. It’s a jumbled mess of cartoonish over-acting that’s honestly painful to sit through. Like I remember watching the scene where Alligator Loki bites President Loki’s hand off and just feeling embarrassed for Tom at how cringe the whole thing was. (I haven’t seen S2 nor do I have any plans to but I’d imagine his performance is more or less the same as S1.) To be fair, though, the dialogue is so poorly written that I think anyone would have a hard time making it sound natural. Also, we’ve seen him give truly great performances as Loki in his past movies so I don’t blame him for it; I blame the direction.

#loki #loki series #loki series negativity #marvel #mcu #disney plus #mcu criticism #tom hiddleston #loki season 2 #one piece #one piece live action #one piece netflix #netflix

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disneytva · 4 months ago

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Gargoyles Live Action Reboot Still Alive At Disney According To DisInsider, Scripts Reported To Be Written

The upcoming "GARGOYLES" live action show by Atomic Monster and Blumhouse for Disney+ is still in the works via The DisInsider.

Originally announced in October 2023, the live action series hasn't given any updates on it's status after the The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Deadline report was released, similar to Point Grey Pictures with it's Darkwing Duck reboot which the latter is still alive according to The Art of DuckTales author Ken Plume last month.

According to The DisInsider who a week ago mentioned that Disney is looking ways to bring back Kim Possible for a new generation of fans was asked about the upcoming Gargoyles reboot and it's status

Any updates on the live-action Gargoyles show? Unlike the Stepsister movie from the previous question, Gargoyles is still in the works and scripts have been written. We should see some updates before the end of the year. Disney and James Wan really want to get this done.

One of Disney's goals is re-introducing the beloved The Disney Afternoon block with its shows and characters from the late 80s and 90s to a new generation of kids and fans. Since the release of DuckTales (2017) on Disney XD and the launch of Disney+, the attempts include Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as a live-action/animated metafictional follow-up film of the same name released in 2022, Darkwing Duck and TaleSpin as animated reboots by Seth Rogen's company Point Grey Pictures after Disney saw the sucess of The Boys and Invincible at Prime Video and this Gargoyles live action series all set for Disney+.

One RUMORED project includes a potential The Disney Afternoon crossover show for Disney Channel on the same vein as Warner Bros Animation "Jellystone!" at MAX with Big City Greens, StuGo, Harvey Beaks and Jellystone! alumnis potentially being eyed to helm the project, REMEMBER these are just RUMORS that have to be taken with a grain of salt don't have to be taken as veridict.

Dauberman will write, executive produce and showrun the series with Atomic Monster, the company run by Wan and Michael Clear and Blumhouse Television, joining the executive producing ranks alongside Jason Blum. The project was described as being in early development at Disney Television Studios in October 2023.

#Gargoyles #Gargoyles Live Action #Gargoyles Reboot #Gary Dauberman #James Wan #Jason Blum #Greg Weisman #Atomic Monster #Blumhouse #Blumhouse Television #Disney+#Disney Plus #Disney+ Originals #Disney Plus Originals #Disney+ Original Series #Disney TVA Live Action Adaptations #Disney Television Animation Live Action Adaptations

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tophthedaydreamer · 2 years ago

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aside from my usual disgust with yet another disney live action remake, I feel genuine sorrow over the snow white remake.

this is gonna be long so I'll put it under a cut:

just a quick disclaimer: I don't mind that the dwarves (or dwarf stand-ins) are of different races. adoptive siblings dwarves is actually a part of my personal adaptation of the fairytale (which I want to make someday when I have the resources)! I also don't mind that snow white is being portrayed by a latina actress bc she still at least looks like snow white y'know? plus she can sing really really well (never again will we suffer emma watson autotune). race is definitely not one of my complaints 👍 we good

I guess I'm sad because, well, snow white just means so much to me. I've rambled in the past about the cultural significance of the film, and how valuable snow white is as a protagonist. she may not be today's "ideal strong woman", but that doesn't mean she isn't a strong woman at all. she's a Great Depression era strong woman (the woman who holds her head high in the face of poverty and hardship, who rolls up her sleeves and gets to work).

I'm sad because the people who are making the remake seem to hate the original. It feels like they sat down and took the movie at face value, only looking at the surface level stuff. to them, snow white is an old relic from the 1930s, totally uncool compared to the "hip" new stuff made today. when it's really a movie about an abused young woman who when met with horrific circumstances, keeps going despite her fear, and ultimately finds a loving family and her soulmate. it's a story about how love triumphs over evil, even in death! and I hate that they don't see that! I hate that they only see a silly little princess who just sings "someday my prince will come", so they feel the need to change her into a shallow girlboss!

it makes me sad that no one appreciates the classics anymore. doesn't anyone care that this movie basically put disney on the map? doesn't disney care that they owe a huge part of their existence to snow white? the movie is not bad because it's an old "cartoon", it's not bad at all!

and about the dwarves. I do wish they stuck with seven little men, but I do understand where the criticism comes from. however, snow white is a fantasy. A fairytale. It does not reflect real life, and it doesn't need to. I don't see anyone complaining about dwarves or hobbits in the Lord of the Rings! they could have easily gone down the fantasy dwarf route, and I think that would've been just fine. Make them look more like magical creatures if you want. But in the set photo, they just look like a group of humans. Where is the whimsy? Where is the fantasy? Where's the fun? In their attempt to appeal to today's unappealable audience (Twitter), they remove all the specialness from the original. but it's not like they cared about the original anyway.

#toph musings #snow white #snow white remake #sorry about the mega long ramble. i am just very deranged about snow white ✌️

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endiness · 1 year ago

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the impossible standards that adaptions are held to nowadays is so frustrating to me. like, lotr and hp are two of the most beloved and well-known film franchises for adaptions. (well, ymmv on hp now, obvs.) but did they completely and perfectly follow the source material? lmao no. no adaption ever does anyway. but people could look past that to appreciate them not only as adaptions but as films in their own right.

nowadays if something is not a shot-for-shot 1:1 remake, people will act like it's an abomination. and not only that but they will completely trash the creators and accuse them of not knowing the source material at all and just wanting to do their own thing. and nevermind that the adaption has the same storylines, plot points, beats, themes, and details. if all of that is not arranged in the exact same order as the source material was, well, then the adaption must not be following the source material at all and if it's not following the source material then that must mean the creators didn't understand it and not only that but they hated it121!!! 🙄

plus so many criticisms are unwilling to look at things in context of how media is made in general and the state of the entertainment industry nowadays. like, is the reason why an adaption is focusing more on tell than show and simplifying storylines and streamlining them because they hate the source material and never understood it and think the audience are idiots and they're bad writers? or could it possibly be that tv shows are getting fewer and fewer episodes per season so they have less time to go as in depth and explore things as they would probably like to — all of which is largely happening because executives are trying to prevent their writing staff from being able to progress in the field and thus be paid the higher wages they deserve? 🤔

like, it's wild that fandom is able to understand the broad concept of this — that the executives are the ones at fault for a lot of the bad creative decisions because they are the ones that ultimately have the final say and those people are largely uncreative in the first place, actively disdain and have contempt for creative people at worst, and all of their decisions are being made based solely off of profitability which includes trying to pay their creative teams less and less money — and is against it. but then when it comes to the reality of that situation and that shows are having to do more tell than show and streamline things because they simply do not have the time to go as in depth as the source material does (and nevermind that the source material for these things was made 10+ years ago WHEN THEY HAD THE TIME) suddenly it's only ever the creative team behind the adaption at fault and they're solely to blame because thEy DiDn'T UnDerStAnD tHe SoUrcE MaTeRiAL AnD HaTe iT.

the last point in particular drives me nuts because it's like, hey. you wanna know what it looks like when the creative teams behind an adaption genuinely don't care for the source material and didn't understand it at all? look at what d&d had to say about asoiaf. look at what anyone involved with a live action disney princess movie has to say about the original movies and their opinions on the princesses. when the creative forces behind a project DO NOT LIKE the source material they will OUTRIGHT say as much. meanwhile the adaptions i've seen being slammed the most have creative teams that are clearly, vocally passionate fans of the source material. but because omg it's not literally the source material — which no adaption ever is anyway, and all adaptions to at least some degree have their own original content — that therefore means they must hate it. like, give me a break.

(and this isn't even getting into how the adaptions i've seen get the most criticisms are ones that heavily feature women, poc, and lgbtqia people in the cast and crew. as if somehow that's a huge coincidence or something? or how even if the criticisms aren't being made by bigots, they are absolutely being manipulated and used by people who are but are unable to recognize that. case in point: the last time i checked, the first post to show up in the top posts on #the witcher tag is a misleading clickbait article to make the showrunner, a woman, look bad. that post absolutely exists for the sole purpose of inflaming and inciting the fandom against her, the show itself, and everyone else involved with the show — again, largely a cast and crew of women, poc, and lgbtqia people. and you can tell that's why the post exists not only because it was made by an alt-right account in the first place but because it's fucking tagged with #politics. literally why would the post be tagged with that unless it has an agenda. and yet, last i checked, ~20k people are completely mindless sheep liking and reblogging that post and regurgitating the lie in the post because they never bothered to check the source of the article and what it actually says let alone the blog for why exactly they might've made a post like that and they don't see how what was posted was a blatant, manipulative lie to serve a very obvious, nefarious purpose.)

#!txt: misc #!txt: the witcher #!txt: atla #!txt: wot #the witcher #atla #wheel of time

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kylesvariouslistsandstuff · 1 year ago

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I just noticed...

Warner Bros. has recently dated their all-animated adaptation of THE CAT IN THE HAT... March 6, 2026...

This is the first of their new "Warner Bros. Pictures Animation" initiative, the plan being to have two animated films out every calendar year.

All jokes about this movie possibly being shelved and turned into a tax write-off aside (I don't think any animated movie is safe under the Zas), that's the same day as...

An untitled Pixar movie...

Pixar currently has two animated movies set for 2026, one on this date, and in June. June presumably goes to TOY STORY 5, which is - at this point, per Disney CEO Bob Iger - eyeballing 2026. It being the summer release is a given, I feel. TOY STORY 3 and 4 were June releases in their respective release years, 1 & 2 were Thanksgiving frame releases... Walt Disney Pictures claimed 3/6/2026 first.

Games of chicken in animated movie scheduling are nothing new, in fact... Some high profile animated movies used to open head to head. THE LITTLE MERMAID vs. ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN in 1989, OLIVER & COMPANY vs. THE LAND BEFORE TIME in 1988, A BUG'S LIFE just a few days within release of THE RUGRATS MOVIE in 1998, you get the idea. They don't do that kind of thing now, though... Unless the demographics are wildly different.

But I wonder who blinks. The Pixar movie set for this date is most likely an original movie (it's not "Ducks", that appears to be a hoax), which are playing a different game at the box office these days. Open low (like, say, ELEMENTAL last year w/ $29m) and then leg it out to a solid gross... THE CAT IN THE HAT, on the other hand, is based on a beloved Dr. Seuss book... Which happened to have a live-action version preceding it, which itself was preceded by a half-hour animated TV special...

Just like...

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS and THE LORAX.

Those movies opened with $67m and $70m respectively. So, I think CAT IN THE HAT is primed to have a pretty good opening weekend come 2026. That is, if it makes it to the finish line and avoids the dreaded beast at the end of the castle, and makes it out alive.

As for the Pixar original, that's a little trickier to predict. ELEMENTAL was the first original Pixar in theaters following shut-downs in 2020. Its $29m opening is on the higher end of non-sequel animated movies released over the past couple of years, though it was foolishly written off. Legs, of course, came to the rescue. ELIO is the next original, which I think could gross around there. Maybe less, because it's an animated sci-fi story. Could be another case of STRANGE WORLD, TREASURE PLANET, etc. Whatever the 2026 original is, the box office prospects are up in the air...

It all boils down to who blinks.

One of them will have to try out February, maybe around Valentine's Day. Probably the Warner movie. Easter's locked up by the MARIO sequel. Not like February can't work for a family-friendly animated movie, look at THE LEGO MOVIE.

Interestingly, Pixar's been trying to do this 2-a-year every other year thing. 2020 had ONWARD open in March, and if plans worked out, SOUL in June. ONWARD got cut right off by COVID's outbreak, SOUL went straight to Disney+. In 2022, TURNING RED went straight to D+ in March, LIGHTYEAR went to theaters in June. This year was supposed to be that situation, too, with ELIO being out this month being followed by INSIDE OUT 2 in June... But ELIO was delayed all the way back to June 2025.

So maybe 2026 is another one of those situations, where Pixar wants to have two movies out, but ends up rescheduling one of them. I have a feeling TOY STORY 5 stays right in its place, but it's possible that could get delayed to 2027. TOY STORY 3 was once thought to be a 2009 release, and it ended up coming out in 2010. TOY STORY 4? Two delays: From its original summer 2017 slot to summer 2018, to summer 2019.

Plus, this could aaaaall be moot within a few months. Animated movies are always moving forward and backwards.

Worth noting, this wasn't the first time Warner Bros. tried stepping on Disney's toes in one of their major corners. Right now it's with animation, last time... It was with superheroes...

That was when - in mid-2014 - an untitled CAPTAIN AMERICA movie was on the boards for May 6, 2016. A follow-up to the very well-liked CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER... (Side note: I refuse to believe that that was a decade ago. A DECADE.) Continuing on, Warner shockingly moved their BATMAN V. SUPERMAN to that same date. Later in 2014, Marvel revealed that the 2016 CAPTAIN AMERICA threequel was subtitled CIVIL WAR... Eventually, Warner conceded, and moved BATMAN V. SUPERMAN up a few paces, to March 25, 2016.

So, we'll see how this one goes... Or if both of them vacate the premises...

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cheezybiscuits · 9 days ago

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Presenting my genius live action Bluey Movie idea Disney if you're seeing this feel free to steal from me

For starters everyone is a CGI anthro dog but with that "photorealistic" look so we can get away with calling it live action and put it with those categories for the awards shows.

It will adapt The Sign but improve it with minor changes that makes the episode feature length and more realistic with less cartoonish stuff that turns off the parents.

For starters the teacher shows the class the book of Job from The Bible instead of the chinese story because the disney company is losing favor with christian parents and kids need to know that just because god loves you doesn't mean he won't fuck over your life with turmoil and misery for no reason.

Second Bluey says she doesn't wanna move but at the end of the day her life is just a burden. The thing is these fun neighbors her family connected with, big ass house with "for child development" written all over it, her "alternative eductation" are objectively an awesome environment for a kid to grow up in and that's a problem when we're trying to make this realistic. It's not a cartoon so we can't have happy endings here where everything works out and joy finds a way!

So in this adaptation all of Bluey's friends and neighbors are gonna be way less likeable and low-key treat her like a nuisance, so the audience can root for the Heeler's moving. Which is going to be how this movie ends, the family moves to a remote area with a fresh start just like countless kids go through!

And while we're at it let's pull Bluey out of this woke "alternative education" stuff and put her in a public school. Now I'm already getting complaints from turbo-nerds about how that "misses the point" and that "She's neurodivergent and it's implied she and especially jack can't function in those schools" but here's the thing. American parents don't like the idea of kids being happy or learning valuable skills that aren't reading and math and shit when they're in the 1st grade. And this woke "neurodivergent" and "play-focused development as themes" thing doesn't have widespread appeal that could get this movie to the biggest audience possible. Plus, modern christian american parents who are the world's general demographic don't like it when parenting methods that aren't their's are presented as effective, so we're trying to avoid a controversy here.

In fact, while we're at it, let's have Bandit and Chili go through a divorce as a B-plot, it'll compliment the original marriage B-plot right? It'll also compliment how Bingo immediately gets over the fact that she's never going to see Lila again.

And at the end of the movie where we completely change the themes and story progression to "life actually sucks most of the time wouldn't you rather watch a movie about that", everyone is happy for some reason in the end.

And once the movie is out, I will publicly defend myself as a good storyteller who understands the narrative formula, and the art of adapting and improving an old gem for a newer generation.

#this post is about the lilo and stitch remake #Bluey

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masterskywalkers · 1 year ago

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I understand where OP is coming from but the movies named are not the appropriate examples to use for this argument.

Dune parts one and two look incredible mainly because of two things: practical effects and shooting on location. Add these two golden gems of any filmmaking along with Villeneuve's own unique style and the care and respect he has for the medium, you're more or less guaranteed gold. Dune has the potential right now to stand alongside other movie standouts like the original Star Wars trilogy and Lord of the Rings for being timeless works of art and instant classics (which is long deserved for Dune because my god, it has deserved an onscreen adaption like this for decades). There are aspects of Dune that remind me of shots in Lawrence of Arabia in that of their grandeur and I am so thankful and glad we're seeing examples of passionate cinema again (Dune and Godzilla Minus One: I love you both dearly).

While Disney has fallen off track (especially with some of their live-action adaptions - like I do not want to even think about the up-and-coming Snow White adaption and neither does Bob Iger, apparently. Pushed back for 2025 and apparently it might not even make cinemas now - what even is the point?) - it is unfair to talk about the effects used in films like Marvel when it has already been made painfully clear that the visual effects team are pressured and forced to crunch their work. The way these movies work is not down to these effects artists but to the management demands. Plus using special effects for a whole movie like Antman: Quantamania is expensive. I want to say 80% of them are effects and eh, you can tell the focus was more on that than the story. The real debate here - and what movies like Dune prove - is how much of a balance should there be in a movie of practical vs. special effects (personally, I've always thought practical looks better and has more longevity).

Now Mission Impossible is another bad example because a) Dead Reckoning was a good movie that was released at a bad time (literally right before Barbenheimer - Tom Cruise literally argued about this with cinemas as so many IMAX ones were showing Barbie or Oppenheimer on multiple screens but MI could barely get one screen in some cinemas) and b) Mission Impossible had to jump through so many hurdles as it began filming pre-pandemic, halted filming for lockdown, then continued filming as soon as they received the green light to do so under covid regulations (we all remember the Tom Cruise clip that went viral of him arguing with some of his team about them not taking the covid precautions seriously and how it would negatively affect all of them when they should be taking care whilst working hard to finish their product so it can go into cinemas once they were open and profitable again).

I actually weirdly know someone who worked on Mission Impossible - there is a period where I remember seeing the work that had been done on the train crash scene while they were working on it and damn, was it impressive the work the team put into it! - so yeah, I can understand where the budget went for them considering their filming went on for so much longer than they intended or expected.

A lot of the time a film looks fantastic not because of the budget but because of the artistic style of the director. There are so many movies that are released on a low budget that are visually stunning - money isn't everything in this industry - as much as these studios would have you believe - and you can create beautiful works of art with minimal cost. But cinema isn't cheap: practical effects aren't cheap, and special effects aren't cheap. Shooting on location isn't cheap (and can cost more depending on the location, which is why now they've developed screen technology to mimic some locations for cheaper and easier use). Paying your workforce and actors isn't cheap - especially not when they're then told not to work due to a global pandemic, but you're still paying them. Yeah, some films are ridiculously expensive for, seemingly, no good reason. But I would say there are more examples in Hollywood of questionable spending than these two movie examples OP has presented.

But yeah, everyone go watch Dune because those movies are made for the cinema experience and look incredible. There is no doubt that these movies will likely be a blueprint in design for other future movies inspired by these works, and I damn hope it inspires more people to go into the movie industry and make art they're passionate about. Dune is made with a real love for the story by all of the crew - especially Villeneuve and Zimmer - and it shows.

Its wild that Dune part 2 was like $190 million or something and looks phenomenal, and while thats still a lot of money, these marvel/sony/ Disney flops cost $350+millions?!??! It has to be money laundering like it HAS to be. Where is that money going?? Mission impossible cost $567million. Antman cost $450 and looks as drab and washed out and forgettable as every other marvel movie. Like?!??

#i had so many links embedded into this post but tumblr fucking deleted them #it's also important to note that dune is a passion project in much the same way that LOTR was Peter Jackson's passion project #Villeneuve is pouring *everything* into this because this is the story he's wanted to adapt for years.#Zimmer *asked* to do the score for Dune.#Zimmer turned down Tenet for Dune and Villeneuve turned down James Bonds' No Time to Die to work on it.#these are both films that other directors and composors would jump at but Villeneuve and Zimmer were determined to work on Dune instead.#Dune was considered a movie that was impossible to adapt correctly before and the fact that it's been done so well (even with book changes)#goes to show that it just needed the right time the right technology and people who cared for it.#no hate to the 80's movie because it was the best it could have been at the time - but technology wasn't at the right stage for it then #and we will never know what Jodrowsky's Dune would have been like other than a) insane and clocking 14 hours + b) so expensive for its time #i mean heck: Salvador Dali was up for the role of the Emperor at $100000 per *hour*#misc: fandom critical #((goes back into hiding in her media cave))

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