When is okay to infantilize the source material?
wtf are you talking about
>>152114638the original the little mermaid tale is much darker than the disney film.
>>152114610When there's a lot of money to be made from doing so.
>>152114774but making the product for children doesn't men a success
What does the source material have to do with it? You can do anything you want.
>>152114610When doing so makes lots of money.
>>152114774>>152115091So is okay to make a The Punisher for children movie?
>>152114610whenever it bothers spergs like you
>>152116506Worked for the Turtles.
>>152114610Any time it produces a stellar product.An adaptation doesn't have to be anything like its source material to be good because the reality is some stories would translate horribly to film if it was adapted word for word.
>>152114736In the case of Fairy Tales, you also have the fact that literally anyone can make a more accurate version as has been done with basically every Disney movie because it's public domain.Hell, the most accurate adaptation of Frankenstein was a made for tv.
>>152114610If you're trying to make something commercially successful, then yes.
>>152114736The original was just Hans Christian Andersen coping over his homolust.>Maybe in an other life I will get my prince.
>>152114610Lots of cases.But maybe not the way the new Animal Farm is doing it. That looks like it’s gonna be shit. Honestly a bizarre looking idea for a movie.
>>152114610Fairy tales have been reworked through centuries considering they started as pagan myths but it must keep the essence of the story. Disney's Little Mermaid miss the point
>>152114736The disney version just letting the mermaid have the win at the end is honestly an improvement. Andersen’s takes that weird turn right at the end where, for no real reason, she becomes a guardian angel or whatever and then gets a punishment of an additional seven years of servitude every time a child cries or some shit. That’s weirder and sort of more of a downer than the versions where she just dissolves into foam.Also, people overlook that Andersen’s story was ALREADY likely a dumbed down and kiddified retelling of an older medieval romance called Undine. Which iirc, was about a knight that fucked a water spirit, cheated on her, and then was drowned. People who talk about “dark originals of fairy tales” don’t even know the rabbit hole can go so much deeper. These stories are constantly evolving. Go far enough back and sometimes you eventually find an “original” version that’s even more simplistic and tame than the disney movie you grew up on.
>>152118275>Also, people overlook that Andersen’s story was ALREADY likely a dumbed down and kiddified retelling of an older medieval romance called Undine. Which iirc, was about a knight that fucked a water spirit, cheated on her, and then was drowned. People who talk about “dark originals of fairy tales” don’t even know the rabbit hole can go so much deeper.That sounds like a greek myth with sirens
>>152114736Because Disney is not about to have the main hero die in despair at the end. Why would you think anyone wants to see that?
>>152114610...when the source fairy tale would make a shit movie that no one would want to see or pay money for. Should be kind of obvious really. Do you want to make money? If yes then make some changes to that the story works as a film and have the heroes have a happily ever after so kids will by some Happy Meals and theme park tickets.
>>152118719Yeah, it was probably further inspired by that.
>>152118162What was the point?
>>152114610We tried making Disney movies that match the tone of the source material. Everyone hated them.
>>152119197I never pictured the source material with such shitty drab muted colors.
>adds actual character arcs>infantilizedwhy do people equate darkness with depth?
>>152114610>>152118134I hate what people call "hope".
>>152119315We don't have sincere enough well crafted stuff to teach people that cynicism isn't the same thing as maturity anymore.
>>152119334Speaking of hope. I’d sorta been hoping that the kiddy upbeat attitude was gonna wind up more like a front for this movie, and that it would at some point take a darker turn. That would sort of excuse it if they could pull it off. The trailer ending with a warning that the movie is not suggested for children under 11 supported that idea a little. But this article certainly does not bode well for that hope.
>>152114610When you are aiming it at children and the normie audience. I mean, who in the fuck wants to read the real stories behind Disney's bread and butter stories? And look at wicked. Think anyone wants a 1:1 of the sincerely fucked up book. Or for the wizard of OZ to really go into the stories in Oz? Hell no.
>>152119543I wish we had more baum/neill-esque Oz adaptations. I know im a minority here, but I’d fucking love that.
>>152114610When it's good.
