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<blockquote data-quote="Randolpho" data-source="post: 3570001" data-attributes="member: 3016"><p>Then you missed my point entirely. </p><p></p><p>Forget about the origin of the plot. Forget all about the "SS & FF brands." Forget it all. Go enjoy the movie <em>as a movie</em>. Look for plot, character development, interesting dialog, exciting special effects. Don't stay away from a movie just because it does things different than the comics or "changes the brand". </p><p></p><p>Don't be that guy.</p><p></p><p>If it helps, I'll give you an example of my own where I disagree with a change that was made in a movie from its source material. Specifically, I refer to Aragorn and his whole "reluctant hero/reluctant boyfriend" bit in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the movies, Aragorn has no desire to be king and, although he loves Arwen, he has no desire to see her "wither and die". Contrast that to the books (plus appendix): Aragorn <strong>wants</strong> to be king, nay <strong><em>needs</em></strong> to be king. Why? So he can marry Arwen, the woman he loves; Elrond has forbidden their union to any save the king of both the north and south. Which is the more satisfying romance? I claim that it's the version presented in the books. Why? Because Aragorn respects and loves Arwen more fully in the books than in the movie. In the movie, Arwen claims that she would rather live a short life with Aragorn than a lifetime of emptiness and regret without him, yet Aragorn <strong>rejects that</strong> and tells her to piss off to "protect her", because she's too besotted with him to look to herself. He breaks her heart, doing her more harm than he would have by allowing her to chose mortality. It's <strong>unnecessarily</strong> tragic. </p><p></p><p>Oy. I look back and realize I've written a novel in and of itself. Clearly it's a touchy subject with me. Despite that, I still went to and *loved* the movies. Sure, they're not the source, but who cares? They're still damn good movies, even with the unnecessarily tragic yet ultimately fulfilled romance. </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying Fantastic Four will win Best Picture, in fact I quite doubt it. But to simply discount the entire movie just because it clashes with the Fantastic Four/Silver Surfer "brand" is an injustice not only to the movie, but to yourself. You are denying yourself the chance to see what may turn out to be a fairly decent movie. </p><p></p><p>That's a real shame, IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randolpho, post: 3570001, member: 3016"] Then you missed my point entirely. Forget about the origin of the plot. Forget all about the "SS & FF brands." Forget it all. Go enjoy the movie [I]as a movie[/I]. Look for plot, character development, interesting dialog, exciting special effects. Don't stay away from a movie just because it does things different than the comics or "changes the brand". Don't be that guy. If it helps, I'll give you an example of my own where I disagree with a change that was made in a movie from its source material. Specifically, I refer to Aragorn and his whole "reluctant hero/reluctant boyfriend" bit in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the movies, Aragorn has no desire to be king and, although he loves Arwen, he has no desire to see her "wither and die". Contrast that to the books (plus appendix): Aragorn [B]wants[/B] to be king, nay [B][I]needs[/I][/B] to be king. Why? So he can marry Arwen, the woman he loves; Elrond has forbidden their union to any save the king of both the north and south. Which is the more satisfying romance? I claim that it's the version presented in the books. Why? Because Aragorn respects and loves Arwen more fully in the books than in the movie. In the movie, Arwen claims that she would rather live a short life with Aragorn than a lifetime of emptiness and regret without him, yet Aragorn [b]rejects that[/b] and tells her to piss off to "protect her", because she's too besotted with him to look to herself. He breaks her heart, doing her more harm than he would have by allowing her to chose mortality. It's [b]unnecessarily[/b] tragic. Oy. I look back and realize I've written a novel in and of itself. Clearly it's a touchy subject with me. Despite that, I still went to and *loved* the movies. Sure, they're not the source, but who cares? They're still damn good movies, even with the unnecessarily tragic yet ultimately fulfilled romance. I'm not saying Fantastic Four will win Best Picture, in fact I quite doubt it. But to simply discount the entire movie just because it clashes with the Fantastic Four/Silver Surfer "brand" is an injustice not only to the movie, but to yourself. You are denying yourself the chance to see what may turn out to be a fairly decent movie. That's a real shame, IMO. [/QUOTE]
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