Adaptations have been a big topic and target this year and thats not new. They haven't
exactly been fan favorites in the past. At their best their received moderately with
an "this ok I guess but I rather watch or play the original" & at their worst they're
abominations that don't even deserve to know the sweet release of death…. Or y'know…
just not being watched or played more than once. So yeah adaptations are dumb and fans
are almost certain to hate them. But, they're not really for the fans. Here's why.
Everybody hates the Netflix Death Note adaptation. Well, that's not necessarily true. There's
a fair amount of people that liked, or at the very least didn't mind it. Those people
aren't giant Death Note fans to begin with and therefore lack major expectations. Ignorance
is bliss as it were. Some people know the name but never watched the original and the
adaptation sparks their interests. Those are the people these sorts of things are made
for and I think it's ok to target those people. That's 1 reason why I think it's
irrational to hate them. Consider a different form of adaptations, reboots. Teen Titans
GO comes to mind and is the most obvious example of what I'm getting at. Fans of the original
Teen Titans HATE that show and talk about how it is dumb and it's missing the point
of the original. They just fill the show with dumb jokes and leave out all of the substance,
action, and stakes from the original. WHERE'S THE RAVEN TRIGON ARC!?? But, it's clear
that was intentional. They didn't aim to translate that show 1 to 1 for a new generation.
They wanted to take bits from that show that would work well for that new generation. The
joke in Teen Titans Go aren't THAT foreign in the context of the original animated show,
that's what they decided to
Or in the video game world, games like Metroid Prime: Federation Force. Any merits that game
has on its own don't matter because it's not Metroid. METROID IS ABOUT SOLITUDE! NOT
TEAMWORK! WE WANT A METROID GAME! OR to point the mirror at myself for a bit Mario + Rabbids
Kingdom Battle. It may have Mario in it. But, it's not a Mario game in more ways than
the gameplay. Like I touched on in my last video (plug plug.) Thing is. none of those
things are aiming to have the same point. There for different audiences. Sure, they
expect existing fans to tune in based on the brand recognition but the main goal of adaptions
is to win over NEW fans. Obviously the franchises as they already existed didn't win EVERYBODY
over so why use the same formula.
Like, Metroid. Those games don't sell. People like things that originate from the series
just fine in the Smash Bros games, but, the Metroid games as they are don't exactly
set the world on fire in regards to sells. Certainly not in the way the love for characters
like Samus and Ridley would lead people to believe. Why not take the part that IS widely
loved, the brand itself, and try to find success for that thing on a different playing field?
& I know the characters in Federation Force aren't the same but the character of Samus
didn't matter a whole lot for her appeal in Smash. Many didn't know she was a woman
until Super Smash Bros Brawl when Zero Suit Samus was introduced. The cool thing about
Metroid was the bad ass armor and weapons. Well, that part is represented in full with
Federation Force. Only difference is you're not Samus and you can play with friends. WHICH
I know is polarizing because like I said jokingly, Metroid really is about solitude, but, not
every game needs to be this super canon you play Samus and you do A B and C until Z. The
Metroid world is big enough to include more bounty hunters than just Samus. After all,
the game isn't called Samus: Path to Loneliness. It's called Metroid. Are Metroids in the
game? K cool. It checks out. & don't get me wrong, it's valid to see themes in a
franchise and begin to love and expect those themes to persist but if the theme isn't
core to the world than there's room to introduce new ones. Meaning, Metroid's lore isn't
that Samus is the last existing bounty hunter so why SHOULDN'T they be allowed to experiment?
Sometimes their aim is to meet somewhere in the middle like the Ghost in the Shell live
action film that released this year. A major point of contention was the casting of Scarlett
Johansson as Ghost in the Shell's protagonist, Major. This is obviously in part because of
a different problem that exists in film being that the big movie studios don't cast very
many actors that are minorities and whatnot which is fair, they don't, but if they wanted
this movie to appease more than fans of the franchise, what other options did they have?
The rationale they have for this particular casting decision makes sense to me in this
regard. Now in a movie based on a giant IP I think it's fair to expect that casting
is more worried about accuracy than it is about the fame of the actors they cast. Ghost
in the Shell doesn't fit the bill, BUT in order to fulfill the vision the creators had
they needed it too do well. How do you do that? Sell the masses on what they know. An
A list actress. Now, the fact that there ARE no A List Asian actresses I 100% agree with
being a problem, but, Ghost in the Shell isn't the movie that would rectify that. Again,
you need a big brand to make big actors. Ghost in the Shell isn't that. That casting isn't
what's wrong with that movie. Nerdwriter1 has a really good video on it's problems
which I'll link in the card on the top right. Check it out after this!
So let's come back to Death Note. Some would argue that it does a poor job at translating
the anime to film and that the themes aren't consistent and characters like Ryuk aren't
in character because seemingly different motives and goals or that Light/Kira isn't a big
enough self aggrandized jerk to make his character interesting or that L is black.
All of those criticisms acknowledge the Netflix Death Note film is inherently different and
in the mind of die hard fans "different" inherently is "bad." Which, given the aim can be true.
But differences alone aren't bad. Even in the realm of adaptations. If the difference
serves as a tool for artistic expression I say go for it. Especially if it's done in
a way that's received well by a fair amount of people that have seen it. The Death Note
anime & manga are about what happens when a frankly crazy man develops a heavy handed
definition of justice and thereby peace and because of those "unique" ideals & the new
found power he wilds, he's the only one worthy self important enough to believe he and only
he can accomplish and how that clashes with L & his idea of justice. The Netflix adaptation
is really in stark contrast with that. It's a new take on that world & Light's view of
the world. This, I think, is a bit more grounded, it's human. He struggles with being Kira he
doesn't magically transform into this unfeeling God-like or whatever. In the movie Light wasn't
necessarily burdened by the state of the world. He kinda just accepts the whole of it minus
things that directly affect him. He doesn't start to be this symbol of "justice" until
he gets the nudge from Misa, who again, I find to be more grounded in some ways at least.
Why would this ditsy model fall in love with someone based on their knack for killing people?
The Netflix Misa is cunning unfeeling and devious. A compliment to Light's conscience.
She pushes the story forward. Giving a role beyond that girl that loves the anti hero.
& beyond this the movie leaves room for more which could further flesh out this version
of the world. That's what a lot of the Netflix film seems to want to do. Re-contextualize
some characters & in some ways ground them in reality & yes Americanize them. Which,
is fine. Anime versions of shows like Powerpuff Girls are fine with fans of Powerpuff Girls,
why can't Death Note fans accept a new take on what they love in the same way?
I do wanna stress that I'm not trying to tell you to love adaptations, because on the
whole, they're usually uninspired and cash grabby. Even some of the examples I talked
about are guilty of that. I think Netflix's Death Note is different. I think that film
was what happens when a fan gets a hold of a franchise they like with the opportunity
to make changes. What would you do in the situation? To be clear I'm not telling you
to love that either. My only point is that differences aren't what make adaptations bad.
They're not always meant for fans & just super good at making that clear.
But those are MY thoughts what do YOU think? Do you like any changes made in an unpopular
adaptation or reboot? Or do you think they're all terrible & should never exist ever? Let
me know in the comments! If you like this video share it with a friend that also has
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