It actually kinda pisses me off that every time there’s an adaptation of some classic work coming out, there are takes like “maybe we should not judge the adaptation compared to the original”… I think if the creator doesn’t want their work to be compared and judged on comparison, they can make literally any other type of piece. I’m not arguing for a word for word adaptation - I think those are impossible, first of all, and just not fun to strive for. But slapping a recognisable title, names and plots into your work, and then turning around and asking people not to compare your work to the original is simply absurd lol
Nono, they are correct. Let them cook. This is a reoccurring issue and it's really pissing me off???
Obviously this has been a problem since forever but I feel like now it's only getting worse?? Like, don't let me start on Wuthering Heights or -Lord help me- the ORV adaptation. Movie directors and writers do not seem to care about the public anymore even thought we are the consumers, the ones who make the money. They only care about profit, and they know that people who like the classics, new novels etc... are dying for some content of their favourite media. Like, YES I want an ORV adaptation, I want an anime, a tv series, merch. Anything really. But they don't wanna put the effort in making high-quality media anymore. They just want the profit that the name brings. It's difficult to bring attention to something new these days and movie directors aren't willing to take a risk. I am tired. Either adapt something correctly or don't at all. Don't turn my favourite characters and storylines into something unrecognisable PLEASE 😭 (not saying adaptations have to be a carbon copy of the original content, but like, don't change these characters from their key characteristics??)
