r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Morr4Seiya • 8d ago
Hated Tropes An adaptation completely botches the original theme and message
Mulan(2020)-They give Mulan superpowers which is not only lame it goes against the message of the original about equality and struggle,plus they removes Shang because apparently having Mulan date her superior was "problematic" even though Shang genuienely respected Mulan and their rank was never brought up
I am Legend(2007)-You know why the story is called "I am legend"? SPOILER ALERT the protagonist is the actual monster,humanity is gone and the vampires have a actual society and the protagonist kills and terrorize them
Animal Farm(2026)-On the very slim chance that Andy Serkis ever sees this,here's the thing Andy,Animal Farm was not a children work it was not supposed to have a happy ending,you never heard of cautionary tales before?
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u/invisiblepinktoast 8d ago
The remake of The Stepford Wives.
The original is a chilling thriller about how men treat women. It's also a mystery, as we don't know what is happening to these women and experience it alongside the female protagonist as her friends change personalities and her husband grows more distant. It's a fantastic movie and I would recommend it to anyone.
The remake is a joke. Actually though - they tried to make it into a comedy for some unknown reason?? Every character is super rich and campy, they add in a gay couple which doesn't even make sense because it's about misogyny* (also all these crazy sexists are apparently fine with gay people), and in the end everything is instantly fixed and everyone is now happy since the main husband decides not to turn his wife into a slave so he's a hero, and the main villain isn't a misogynistic society, but one woman who wants everyone to be a tradwife.
I don't understand how you could misinterpret the original so badly.
Not to mention how the remake can't can't even decide if it wants to go with the original cyborg replicates or if the human-women are just being mind controlled. The 'changed' women can do things like be a literal atm or have their rubber hands melt if they leave them on the stove, but once the hero-husband flips a switch it turns out all the women only had chips put in their head and are now back to normal! Even the one who's hand melted??? I hate this movie so much.