curl-6 said:
Zekkyou said:
I don't even understand how they could mess it up this much. They have a manga, anime, and Japanese live action film series to take reference from, and clear evidence that the series is already easily digestible by a western audience. It should have been average at worst.
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It should have been easy to get right, I agree, but I never underestimate the ability of Hollywood/Netflix/etc to mangle foreign media adaptions. I think the problem is that they deeply underestimate the ability of Western audiences to enjoy media from other cultures, try to make it more Western, and as a result miss the point of the original.
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I understand what they're thinking. They want another teen horror series, so they make attractive characters a priority. They try to make it "accessible" so they bland it down and take away parts they think teenagers won't get. What they end up with is a vanilla vehicle that only resembles the original on the outside. They're just using the popularity of the original in order to create something else of their own but with a dash of added name recognition. It's devious. That's why I never get hyped about this kind of thing. It's simple exploitation.
Also, have you seen SPEC 2? Watching Erika play a rude, awkward, and unkempt detective-savant was pretty amazing. One of my favorite series ever.