• Carl [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    44·
    2 days ago

    For a long time now, the phrase “live action adaptation” for any video game has felt gross and exploitative to me. It’s like announcing that there’s a porn parody of your game.

      • Kras Mazov@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        10·
        2 days ago

        That’s completely fair. I just want to point out that SA is often treated as a life destroying event in the story. Both Guts and Casca suffer heavily because of that, and when they enter Casca’s mind it is shown through representations as the mind destroying thing that it is. Still, the amount of SA depicted in the story is completely unnecessary.

        The loli bait thing I legit don’t remember, and that was not my impression reading the story. I can comment on Schierke which is a kid and as far as I remember is never, ever, sexualized. At most she develops some kind of crush on Guts that she thinks about sometimes, but that’s it.

        • Belly_Beanis [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
          8·
          2 days ago

          My criticism of Casca’s sexual assault is it was still very male gaze-y. I love Berserk and it has amazing artwork, but I didn’t like how stylized the sexual violence towards Casca was.

          spoiler

          I do think Miura had long-term plans for her character, though. The brain wipe was only going to be a small portion of the story, but he died prematurely just as Casca got her mind back. Right before he died, Miura said the series would end around volume 100. Volume 42 was released posthumously. Casca lost her mind in Volume 14, so it would have been less than 28 volumes where she was mentally incapacitated out of 100.

          We’ll never get to see the story of Guts and Casca deciding how they want to deal with Griffith or if Griffith will go after them.

          • Kras Mazov@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
            6·
            2 days ago

            Oh I agree 100%. There was always something that felt off on how it was done, but I could never figure out what it was, I think you’re spot on. I can’t say if that was Miura’s intention, but given how he treats the whole thing later in the story, I can give him the benefit of the doubt.

            I haven’t read the most recent chapter or chapters, but from my understanding, even if the story is now being done by someone else, at least it is Miura’s best friend, the only person he confided the story to. If you haven’t yet, I recommend to read the short oneshot Kentaro Miura Memorial Manga, where Kouji Mori talks about his life and friendship with Miura, it’s absolutely beautiful and gave me confidence he will do his best to honor his wishes and story.

      • Sinisterium [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        I love the golden age arc, but even I was glad they cut the whole wy*ad thing from the 1997 anime. Good god can you ruin the story elements with fetishes displayed clear as day.

      • ZeroHora@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        If I remember correctly in the arc with the fairy apostle she is drawn completely naked

  • mrfugu [he/him, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    15·
    2 days ago

    Probably will be hot garbage but I really hope it’s not a Videogame Movie™️. Like don’t show me Timmothy Chevrolet going “wuh oh guys! I’m out of flasks!” I would also love if the movie had nothing to do with Miquella or the shattering but instead of being a potentially interesting spin off or side story it will almost certainly be a clumsy retelling of the most important historical bits in the game. Or… oh god it could be a story of the player playing the game

    • mendiCAN [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      Or… oh god it could be a story of the player playing the game

      actually would be excited to see this film ONLY if they copy-pasted the plot from Minecraft movie. and if they cast Jack Black n mamoa attempting co-op i’d buy the directors cut dvd or whatever lol

      • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        To each their own, but I’m always amazed when people like these big star, big IP, big budget meta movies. It’s an immediate turn off for me when a movie is drenched with the feeling of some executive going “KIDS LIKE THIS, RIGHT? AND THIS TOO, RIGHT??? SMASH THEM TOGETHER AND MAKE IT IMAX!”

        • mendiCAN [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          well im mostly tongue-in-cheek saying “ill never watch this in a million years” lol.

          buuuuut if in an alternate universe it was written as a silly, fun movie (like the recent D&D perhaps) or one that took time to make fun of its grimdark nature and ribbed the souls’ fanbase that takes itself far, far too seriously? i would pay good money to watch it.

  • Nacarbac [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    14·
    2 days ago

    If it’s just a remake of Civil War, but everyone is dipped in gold leaf, half the soldiers are Really Very Big, the white house is like the Mines of Moria after a jetwash, the president is the size of an oil tanker, and the photographers are actually making magic paintings, it’ll be a masterpiece.

    Edit: and to step closer to the lathe, the story is told by the descriptions on each Elden Ring themed snack you can get from the concessions. Radahn Rum Punch, Malenia Mint (and blue cheese) popcorn, blah blah blah.