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@godsandmortaIs I agree it’s not a big deal, but I do think it’s an improvement, especially in the context of streamlining a dense 8-issue series into a 1:45 movie

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@godsandmortaIs Obviously I’m in the minority, but I thought it was an improvement for Krem to be the leader of the brigands

It never made sense to me that these incredibly powerful space pirates would join up with someone from such a primitive planet, regardless of his depravity

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@hernandy_s No, because Kryptonians can observe Earth in real time

He knew for sure Kal had ignored Jor’s message and possibly even that Kal hadn’t heard the message

The movie should’ve made that point (or some other explanation), but it’s not the crazy plot hole seem to think

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@Nic0Skywalker It is an adaptation. The basic plot is identical: Krem kills Ruthye’s father & wounds Krypto. Then, Kara & Ruthye go from planet to planet looking for him

A lot gets cut out. Lobo is the deus ex machina instead of Comet. There’s no Krypto twist

But it’s clearly an adaptation

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@AHeartbreakSky I’m genuinely shocked that so many people are saying this kind of thing

It’s very clearly an adaptation. It made some major changes and ruins the visuals, but it’s the same basic plot

There’s never been a DC live action movie that hewed so closely to one story. Maybe Shazam

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@Nic0Skywalker What on earth are you talking about? Did you read WoT and watch the movie?

It’s instantly recognizable as the same basic story

The mere appearance of Ruthye & Krem make it instantly recognizable, let alone the plot

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@Nic0Skywalker I don’t understand why people say it “took nothing from” or “ignored” WoT. It’s obviously the same basic plot

Why not just say it “made major changes” or “looks nothing like” or “misses the point of” WoT? To say it took nothing but the name is just false

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@roxannesdiamond I’m pretty sure the line is just “little girl,” not “family.” The emphasis is Ruthye & her lost innocence

The line is not about why he deserved to die. It’s about his personal affronts to Kara & how her motivation shifted from solely saving Krypto to saving Ruthye from herself

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@SMatthewStolte This just felt more like Kal to me and it illustrates my biggest problem with WoT: Kara’s characterization. She’s too stoic and too perfect. So much of WoT was rehashing Up in the Sky (albeit with better art)

The movie’s Kara feels much more like her own character

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@PaulEWedding It did not feel like a Gunn project at all (thankfully)

I only know Gunn’s DC stuff, but it has always been overstuffed ensemble casts

It was so refreshing to just focus on Kara and Ruthye with a little bit of Lobo sprinkled in

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@SMatthewStolte I thought the movie was better. Visually, the comic is definitely superior, but the movie’s streamlined story worked quite well and it certainly didn’t miss King’s overwrought narration

I never liked Comet as Deus Ex Machina either

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@ShmakeupMake @tkyles39 It doesn’t really ignore the source material

It does make some major changes and it’s much less colorful, but it’s the same basic story and it hits a lot of the same themes

Is it different? Of course, adaptations always are. But it doesn’t “ignore” the mini-series by any means

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@gaythejae The idea that she’s technically older than Kal would be unnecessarily confusing for general audiences

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@Pierre_Chanliau In the comics, Kryptonians can observe Earth in real time

If Zor saw Kal’s behavior on Earth, he would know that he not only didn’t follow Jor’s orders, but hadn’t even heard the full message

If that’s the case, it would have been actively harmful to tell Kara about Jor’s plans

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@BurgessBoston There are many problems with Jor-El’s characterization. This is not one of them.

With a planet as technologically advanced as Krypton, Kal could revive Krypton with faux-science through sunstones or crystals or whatever. Or maybe Jor already knew about Kandor and that’s the plan

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@CopiusH Yep, I’ve convinced myself to not be afraid of the soccer moms and hipsters strolling around that Kroger

I know they’re scary! But one day you’ll get over your fear of strollers and golden doodles too