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Captain Marvel (2019)
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You know that adaptation means, in this field, a change of medium, not a change in content, although the content is changed to make the content plausible in a new medium, since movie watchers have a more grounded muted belief of the fantastic than comic book readers.
The way I would put it is that an adaptation shouldn't be measured *solely* by it's fidelity to the source material. I'd also further clarify that "fidelity to the source material" isn't about narrative plot beats, the minutia of continuity or what outfit a character happens to be wearing. It's about being faithful to the *intent* of the source material. What themes were being invoked, what kind of tone was being set, what the emotional core of a character is.
Sure, it's fun when they can seemingly pluck things right off the page, but that is not the point of the exercise.
Sure, it's fun when they can seemingly pluck things right off the page, but that is not the point of the exercise.
Well put.
All very well-thought out and sensible, but of course, that won't mean squat to those who complain.
It almost always means a change in content.
I'm curious about the soundtrack. They've even kept a lock on that as far as know. They used Elastica in one of the trailers, she's wearing a Nine Inch Nails shirt. And one of the reviews mentions Nirvana. What bands circa 1995 would you like to hear? Smashing Pumpkins? Jane's Addiction?
Faith No More, Mr Bungle, Alice In Chains, Bjork, Soundgarden, and Girls Against Boys.
Rush
Personally, I'll definitely prefer Marvel's "Captain Marvel" film. I'm more invested in the Original (aka the one and only) Captain Marvel, so "Shazam" is guaranteed to piss me off a lot more since I care more about the character that it is very loosely based on.
Marvel's Captain Marvel is probably going to be my most hated MCU film ever, but that is still a step above Shazam, which is looking to potentially be my most hated movie ever, of any genre.
Seriously? You don't have anything better to do than to prepare yourself to hate multiple movies at a time?
Mar-Vell has been a barely relevant footnote for over 30 years.
You do realize that Mar-Vel is not either of these movies. I'm especially confused as to why you would think he would be in a movie called Shazam.
I think he's referring to DC's Captain Marvel when he says "original", but I it's the post Crisis Ordway version he actually likes, not the Fawcett one.
I'm definitely not talking about Mar-Vell.
Well, I call the character who originated the name decades before Mar-Vell existed the original, because he is. Marvel basically stealing the name doesn't change history. Billy Batson is Captain Marvel, period.
I was definitely talking about the Big Red Cheese. Also, I enjoy the Fawcett version just fine (minus the Golden age stuff that sometimes gets in the way, like occasional racism), and DC's 70s era Captain Marvel is very fun (and even had CC Beck, the original Fawcett artist, draw it for 10 issues). Ordway's Post Crisis Captain Marvel is the definitive version in my opinion, and my favorite, but its far from the only version that I like.
Marvel didn't steal anything. Blame DC for losing control of the name. That has been explained to you multiple times. Your repeating this wrong statement does not make it true.
No, not anymore.
