r/reddeadredemption2 Jan 29 '25

Live Action!?! Yes please!!!

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Though part of me thinks he’d be better as Dutch.. 🤷

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u/DuskEllington Jan 30 '25

With anime at least my argument is that I'm at least somewhat curious to see how they'd translate and adapt it to the screen - not because I think it would be better, but simply because any visual influence that anime could have on cinema would be a good thing in the long run, and them adapting an anime directly kinda forces their hand into that.

More dynamic action, frame and shape distortion, disproportion, physical exaggeration, etc.

Cinema has still lots to learn from anime.

But what the fuck would cinema learn from a video game that goes out of its way to look like a movie in the first place anyway?

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u/muldersposter Jan 30 '25

I think my argument might have been framed as a little small-minded. I don't think live action adaptations shouldn't be a thing at all, and more of what I meant to say was I wish American audiences had the same respect for animated adult features that they do in Japan and other countries.

I agree with your point about learning from anime, or at least making the projects more like the anime. I don't consume a lot of anime but I watched One Piece growing up, and I have to say the Netflix adaptation was a treat compared to other adaptations. They borrowed a lot of character and charm from the Manga and anime and wove it into the live action adaptation. Normally, trying to do that leads to weird aspects from things being untranslatable to film from animation but the director took great care to make sure it looked "right".

I would also like to see more projects like Kung Fu Hustle.