r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Morr4Seiya • 8d ago

Hated Tropes An adaptation completely botches the original theme and message

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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/First_Foundationeer 7d ago

They were mad that they made the best animated kung fu movie such that it spurred lots of new developments in their own entertainment industries. I mean, Kung Fu Panda 1-3 were insanely good so it was well deserved praise/envy!

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u/Stormfly 7d ago

Without Kung Fu Panda, we never would have had the masterpiece of Niu Lai...

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u/AGENTDB2 7d ago

Not just mad - they held a full on government inquiry!

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u/First_Foundationeer 7d ago

Well, that's how you knew they truly meant it. I would say that is even more than any of the awards Kung Fu Panda won because they launched a whole campaign to improve for Chinese animation and cinema!