Easy to see how this one is going. Another Live-action with requisite race-swap, another sh*t-storm
Fan-baiting is a form of marketing used by producers and film studios with the intent of creating fake controversy garnering publicity and explaining the negative reviews of a new movie or tv show.
Why don't they just try making a good film without getting bogged down in, and we all know this is going to be the case, inserting left wing ideology in to it.
They're gonna make the dragon black or something?
shareThe main dragon was already black in the animated movie. π₯ ββ» πβ
Here's some info about the live-action remake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6T_ilUfXBA
I think it looks promising.
Astrid was not in the books, so how is this a race swap?
What left wing ideology is being put into the book? Is it that Hiccup does not want to kill dragons? It is the idea that a small boy can be a successful warrior?
So the only "fake controversy" is the crap I'm reading from you.
This is about vikings, and I only guessed when I made my post. This role has now been cast and I was right.
shareWhich role from the book has been changed?
shareNever read the books but happy to look it up for you.
Yes, Astrid is a character in Cressida Cowell's "How to Train Your Dragon" book series. She is a prominent character and plays a significant role in the adventures alongside the main character, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Astrid is portrayed as a fierce and skilled Viking warrior who is one of Hiccup's closest friends and allies throughout the series. Her character is also featured in the film adaptations by DreamWorks Animation.
Astrid is described as having blonde hair, which is often braided or tied back in the books.
The setting is characterized by a Viking society in a mythical Viking era where dragons play a significant role in the lives of the characters.
"Viking society in a mythical Viking era"
Though many call it "Viking" it's pure fantasy.
Doesn't have much to do with "mythical".
True, Astrid becomes a friend of Hiccup.
At first she's jealous of him, rather hostile.
Astrid is not in the book. That character was an invention by the film script writer. There is a female character in the books called Camicazi though. Both are blond females, but that is the limit on how identical they are.
Which change from the book is upsetting you?
I am guessing Nico Parker playing her is not exactly white: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9135274/?ref_=tt_cst_t_2
She is the daughter of Thandiwe Newton, who is half black, which makes her quarter black, but she does look more black than white.
And that is probably not white enough to be Viking or Scandinavian, I am guessing.
Parker is cast as Astrid in the film. This is not appearing to bait the racists as much as the casting choice of the live action Ariel though. I hope you enjoy the film. :)
shareI enjoyed the animation, but this is almost a scene by scene re-make, does it really add anything?
shareWhich film? The live action version of How to Train Your Dragon does not come out until summer 2025.
The live action version of The Little Mermaid had a few significant changes to the story line as well as different ending. I would say that the change in Ariel's skin color was the least of the changes.
http://www.thatwasnotinthebook.com/diff/the-little-mermaid-(1989)-vs-the-little-mermaid-(2023)
I was talking about this film of course.
I watched the trailer, the scenes are identical to the original 3D animation.
Yes, they do look similar. I'm sure there will be changes though. Different people are involved and they will want to make their mark.
The 1989 little Mermaid was 83 minutes, the live action version was 135 minutes. Much was added to the live action version.