ChrisTheDuck :
I agree to an extent. I don’t ascribe to the idea that fans just want reheated nachos because the way I see it, we NEVER get 1:1 adaptations! Itd be one thing if every Batman movie was a shot for shot adaptation of the Long Halloween and then someone comes out and does their own thing with it for once and people complain. OK, yeah! Sure! That’s not wanting innovation! But EVERY time a comic book movie is made, what do you hear? “well this is OUR SPIN on the character”, “ this is our reinvention”, “this is our reimagining”, “this is our interpretation.” MF I don’t WANT or NEED YOUR reinvention of the mythos! If I love chicken parm, and I get just a classic chicken Parm everywhere I go, I won’t be bothered if every once in a while, there’s some avant-garde take on the dish where it’s deconstructed or given a spin or whatever. That’s novel, that’s fun. But if EVERY restaurant I go to gives me a chicken Parm but ‘this one doesn’t have chicken!’, ‘this one doesn’t have sauce!’’this one we put everything in a blender and made it a drink!’ I’m going to be frustrated that I never just get a straight up classic chicken Parm!! you know, the thing that I love!! It always reeks to me of Hollywood arrogance, that you have all these writers who think that they need to ‘elevate’ the source material by removing half the shit that fans have been clamoring to see, because yes, the stories that have been so well written that they’ve created some of the most ravenous fans of ANY medium surely wouldn’t also be excellents stories to see in motion on the screen, no no, we need Joe Whogivesashit to come and save it with their writing that’s surely better than hacks like Grant Morrison, or Alan Moore, or Geoff John’s! Look at the recent Knightfall movie that came out! That’s ripped almost 100% from the comics, and I have heard nothing but praise being thrown its way! Because what a shock! Cool af stories are even more cool af when you add movement and sound to them! It’s a magical experience when people see drawn stories they love come to life with real people! Who would’ve guessed?? It’s not reheated nachos if all we’ve ever had was the picture on the menu.
2026-09-19 00:05:17