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/DrWilli → u/Bro-Im-Done]

Hate me, but I actually like this adaptation. Not as an adaptation, but as a story. As an adaptation I really really really hate it. This Lady/Mary Dante dynamic started of so good and faithful, but then it turned into highschool drama romance. I do like the story and think it's a clever way to use the general idea of the devil may cry uinverse, but as an adaptation it's so bad. I know the point of an adaptation is to adapt and change the source material, a lot of times even for the better, but this just changed it into something so different it made me question "why call it an adaptation in the first place?". It's like: we have this lovely recipe for a yummy roast, but we changed it while cooking so much we now have a cake, that kinda looks like a roast. Still yummy, but I wanted to eat a roast, not this.