An adaptation completely botches the original theme and message

[u/Morr4Seiya]

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?

[u/Bro-Im-Done]

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Netflix Devil May Cry

There’s a consistent theme throughout the games that while demons are inherently evil, theyre able to grow, change, and develop compassion and emotion through the experience of human compassion, hence the title “DEVIL MAY CRY.”

In Netflix DMC, not only are humans distinctly related to demons, but are called “Makaiins” (which in Japanese is related to the underworld) and used as an allegory for genocide.

[u/Yharnam_Hunter25 → u/Bro-Im-Done]

Man, that whole allegory gets messier the more you look at it. What was Shankar thinking? Was he even thinking when he did the series?

[u/Foostini → u/Yharnam_Hunter25]

If you know anything about the rest of his "work" and or seen an interview then no. He's never thought a day in his life.

[u/Yharnam_Hunter25 → u/Foostini]

I’ve seen a few interviews he’s done for the show, and it’s just—there’s nothing going on up top for him. You can just tell the reason he threw out the original series’s lessons about humanity is solely because he couldn’t comprehend them. He certainly doesn’t understand the characters if he’s writing Vergil the way he did, for example. Really hurt seeing what he did to Vergil after already seeing the disaster of Dante and Lady in the series.