[ SECRET POST #2875 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2875 ⌋

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Comments

Re: what is the point of adaptations that don't change up the source material a lot

[(Anonymous)]

Eh, way I see it, there's a difference between something like Wicked and then something like Frozen: both are spins on classic source material (Wizard of Oz and the Snow Queen, respectively), but while Wicked largely does its own thing, it still draws from familiar elements of the source material. That, I think, is probably a fairly ideal way to go about retelling a story from the public domain (or a myth/religious tale).

Whereas Frozen is so far removed from the source material in just about every single way (save for 'There's a queen who has ice powers and a girl has to stop her', to put it in basic terms), it gets to a point where it's pointless to even say it's a retelling of the Snow Queen story and just say it's loosely inspired by. Because if you say it's a retelling of the Snow Queen story, people will wonder where certain elements (i.e. Kai, the other female characters, et al) are and it just becomes a huge mess. If that makes any sense.

Re: what is the point of adaptations that don't change up the source material a lot

[ketita]

I think that it boils down to 'saying something new' about the source material, like OP said. Going off in a random direction isn't really saying anything new, because it's disconnected from the source material. A good adaptation should give you a new perspective on the source material, and ideally make you think about it more. Those are the most difficult adaptations to do (and btw, I think Wicked fails at that too).

Re: what is the point of adaptations that don't change up the source material a lot

[philstar22]

I disagree completely. I think both are in the same boat. Wicked may have some familiar bits of the source material, but both versions of it completely miss the point of the original books.