| Darwinianevolution said: I'm not sure why people think Metroid would translate well as an anime or a movie. Considering most of its games Samus is alone in a planet during the entire run, without noone to talk to, it would take serious retooling of the material for that to work. And that could leave to an Other M situation all over again. There are comics and mangas about Metroid, but for a movie or a series, I don't think it would translate well. |
I could easily see a Metroid movie working as a Sci-Fi thriller where Samus along with some federation soldiers have to come to an unknown planet to investigate a disturbance or help rescue some federation forces that they lost contact with. The movie wouldn't even have to necessarily have to be carried by Samus entirely; it could be a scenario where the entire investigative team is wiped out save for one character and Samus with the majority of the movie spent with them trying to get the hell out of there. Samus could spend the movie being a larger than life, poker-faced conundrum going through these events as if it's just another day for her while the other character could work as the one that's more relatable to audiences and grounds the film emotionally. This way, Nintendo doesn't have to commit to any back-story or character development with Samus and you get a viable Metroid movie.
