I'm a big Spider-Man fan, but you won't find me getting angry at Sam Raimi for having the Green Goblin drop Mary Jane off the bridge in the first movie instead of Gwen. Why? Because I'm a rational, logical, level-headed human being. I realize that there are usually reasons behind changes like this, and as long as the material is still handled as faithfully as reasonably possible, then I'm perfectly fine with it, and I try my best to enjoy the result, rather than complain about any changes.
Spider-Man follows the #1 way with a bit of #2 mixed in.
Note the #1 does not equal "literal adaption" but rather "close" which is what Spidey, LOTR, Harry Potter, etc, while almost all the #2 examples out there are things that have failed (Final Fantasy, Mario, etc)
I can guess pretty well, though.
I seriously doubt it, because if you could then you'd know how EVERY adaption would turn out, thus it's not something you can even guess at given all the variables involved with all the bad adaptions that have been made.
Like your only looking at it through the eyes of the good adaptions, ie you don't even think of all the terrible adaptions out there at that there's even the slightest chance that it could be adapted terribly, while infact there are still terrible adaptions being made today, like Aliens Vs Predator, Bloodrayne, Dead or Alive, etc.
Not to mention what happens if Uwe Boll gets to direct it?
So again it's not the type of thing you can predict or even have a good idea about with all the ups and downs there have been with adaptions.
You've only furthered my point.
No I haven't.
Look more closely at Spider-Man and Superman's outfits in their movies. The design and overall appearance of the costumes is the same as in their comic books, but aside from the old Superman movies, they're not wearing brightly-colored spandex on the big screen. The colors of both characters' outfits are toned down a bit. The costumes are built realistically. The webbing pattern on Spidey's outfit, for example, is 3-dimensionally raised, and his eyepieces are actually believable-looking glass pieces instead of of just patches of white on his mask.
It doesn't matter if their costumes have slight diffriences, they're still bright costumes that nobody would realisticly wear, while being very close to their comic counterparts, thus they fall under the #1 method, not #2.
The #2 method would them be them NOT wearing any sort of costumes AT ALL.
For instance the Superman Lives script that Kevin Smith wrote where Superman doesn't wear a costume or fly, is a perfect example of the #2 method of doing things.
I'm just saying that costumes would probably be adapted to look more realistic and less ridiculous in live-action. They'd need to be.
It doesn't even matter, because it's not going to make the movie good, or do well.
Because nobody in their right mind would have the actor go on the set with bright, bleached-blonde hair gelled and spiked 3 feet above his heads. Again, I don't "know," but I'm perfectly capable of using my brain and making a good guess.
Have you never seen any bad adaptions?
Like I don't know how you could say/think that with all the bad adaptions that exist out there.
Just because we started to SOME good adaptions of things (most notably from X-Men onwards) does NOT mean that all adaptions are going to be handled the same way, as AvP, Bloodrayne, DOA, etc, show that.
You're kinda pessimistic about this, aren't'cha? -_- ;
I'm pessimistic about most things, keeps me from being dissapointed more. Not to mention I'm more of a realist, looking at what all there is, what can be done, weighing the pros and cons, etc, and I hate being completely biased in one complete direction or the other.
Maybe the only reason a DBZ movie the possibility of being good to you is because you look at it too optamisticly.
Why are you being so pessimistic and closed-minded here?
I'm not being close-minded, as I said above I try and look and everything.
I'm only saying that I believe an American-made DragonBall Z movie would only be even the slightest bit successful if it were adapted in such a way. I don't have the silightest clue as to how a Japanese-made movie would, since I don't know much about Japanese movie audiences.
But you're not even thinking of the American audience, or thinking of all the factors as I told you before, like....
- Who is the target demographic for this movie?
- If kids are the target demographic, then most of them are already familiar with the show in a certain form, and may not understand it being almost completely diffrient.
- It be kinda hard to target it to adults since they for the most part see DBZ as a kids show.
- Are you targeting fans, cause they most likely aren't going to like it no matter how it's done.
So who the hell is it supposed to appeal to as their is a major con going against every demographic it can be targeted at.
Why are you acting childish like this? Why are you being so antagonistic and demeaning to someone who's trying to do no more than present a few ideas?
Because you're acting like...
1) What you're talking about has never been brought up before.
2) There's no chance in hell it couldn't work well.
3) All the bad adaptions out there don't exist.
Should I keep going? You're basicly acting arogant and ignorant to a lot of what there is.
Also go check out the history, concept art, fan reaction, etc, of the live action Evangelion movie, which got a whole lot closer to production then the DBZ movie ever did, and it seems to be handled almost exactly the way most adaptions are now, but just go check it out.
For pete's sake, did I ever claim to be psychic or anything? Did I ever claim to be an experienced movie director, writer, producer or whatever with a professional view on how to approach a live-action DragonBall Z movie?
Nope, just acted like it.
I'm only trying to present some points as to why I think a live-action DragonBall Z movie could not only work, but be good,
Yet you acted like those ideas were the first of their kind, and end all be all answer to all the problems.
...and yes, I'm still going to continue advocating my ideas, so sorry if you were trying to kill them. Expect some sketches soon, too.
Okay, I just hope they're better then all the other concepts, including the ones I did years ago.
It seems like everyone is overly concerned with how the movie would look instead of it would feel. If while I'm watching it I be able to "recognize" character from their personalities. If the story moves me the same way the anime does, Vegeta could walk around with a mohawk and parachute pants for all I care. All any real fan should care about is if the essence of Dragonball stays very much in tact.
But how are they going to keep it true, or the character personalities intact when they can't even get Goku right in the English dub? I mean Goku in the English dub is completely diffrient then he is in Japanese, so I don't really expect them to ever be able to pull him off properly in a live action version if they can't even do it in audio form.
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Only 2 letters can make this movie work.
CG.
Are you saying it should use a lot of CG effects (LOTR, Harry Potter, Star Wars) or should be entirely CG like Final Fantasy, Shrek, Toy Story, etc?
