There are some promising details that show they are at least trying to hide their contempt, possibly even pander to their audience.
Two problems.
First, we're way past "fool me twice" with Hollywood. I won't believe anything has changed until multiple projects spanning years are made with respect, care, and reverence to the source material.
Which brings me to the second point, why can't they just tell the damned story the damned way it's supposed to go? Why do these asshole screenwriters ALWAYS think they can tell the story better??? You licenced the IP, use the IP. Quit making up bullshit to try and show how clever you are. Millions of people loved the He-Man story just the way it was. If you're not going to bother telling that story, why acquire the IP in the first place?
From what I hear (I don't have Netflix and never watched the series), MotU: Revelation/Revolution included a lot of similar deep cuts, but also a lot of contempt for the old material and audience. I'm going to have to wait and see if this is more of the same, and my opinions on He-Man are so old and set that I'm probably not flexible enough to adapt anyways. :) (Of the new media I have engaged with, I haven't really found anything after the 2002 cartoon more than 'mildly interesting.')
Hard pass. It looks like they threw the MCU wastbasket into an AI and prompted "make it look like he-man". Between that, he/him and Blackman-at-Arms I'm out. This is not rebuilding the bridge to my childhood that Kevin Smith burned.
There are some promising details that show they are at least trying to hide their contempt, possibly even pander to their audience.
Two problems.
First, we're way past "fool me twice" with Hollywood. I won't believe anything has changed until multiple projects spanning years are made with respect, care, and reverence to the source material.
Which brings me to the second point, why can't they just tell the damned story the damned way it's supposed to go? Why do these asshole screenwriters ALWAYS think they can tell the story better??? You licenced the IP, use the IP. Quit making up bullshit to try and show how clever you are. Millions of people loved the He-Man story just the way it was. If you're not going to bother telling that story, why acquire the IP in the first place?
It never ends with these fart sniffing retards.
From what I hear (I don't have Netflix and never watched the series), MotU: Revelation/Revolution included a lot of similar deep cuts, but also a lot of contempt for the old material and audience. I'm going to have to wait and see if this is more of the same, and my opinions on He-Man are so old and set that I'm probably not flexible enough to adapt anyways. :) (Of the new media I have engaged with, I haven't really found anything after the 2002 cartoon more than 'mildly interesting.')
Some stuff I liked, some I didn’t. I’m hoping for fun slop at the bare minimum
This movie just doesn’t feel like a proper adaptation of He-Man. It feels more like a Mel Brooks parody of He-Man.
They just have to race swap. We Wuz Kangz-at-Arms. Tsk tsk.
Hard pass. It looks like they threw the MCU wastbasket into an AI and prompted "make it look like he-man". Between that, he/him and Blackman-at-Arms I'm out. This is not rebuilding the bridge to my childhood that Kevin Smith burned.