I don't use this word very often, but you have LITERALLY no idea how hard it is to make a movie, let alone a good movie, let alone a good movie adaptation, let alone a good movie adaptation that pleases fans of the original property.
To say "it's not that hard really when stuff is laid out" is not only insulting to the people who bust their ***es working for years on a project that doesn't measure up to expectations in the end, it's even insulting to people who actually made successful, good adaptations. You're saying that the people who pulled it off didn't work hard either, when they put in TREMENDOUS work to achieve what they did. "The Godfather" is a book adaptation where "stuff was laid out." You are saying it's "not that hard" to make a movie like that? You think Coppola didn't work hard?
Heck, every one of Stanley Kubrick's films was an adaptation of another pre-existing story or property that had "stuff laid out" for him. Does that mean it's "not that hard" to achieve what he did? When every filmmaker after him has been chasing what he was able to accomplish? The man's work ethic and dedication to detail are the stuff of cultural legend.
"it's not that hard really."
The things you interact with are made by real people who have struggled just as hard as you and worked tirelessly to achieve any measure of success they have. This is why people hate "whiny" fanboy attitudes. Because it comes off like you think you are better simply because you consume things. Everybody consumes things. Far fewer create. Fewer still create things that are decent. Very very few create things that are good. Those who can make things that are great and enrich the lives of others did not have it easy doing what they do.
Wow. First of all I just thought were having a friendly discussion, and this is a forum that I thought people felt welcomed to, but I apparently struck a chord with you. I dont know what you have done, so how the HELL do you have an idea of what I have done based on a few lines of what I said? I never said making movie isnt hard, I said making a good movie isnt that hard, considering the source material. The film makers on ASM 2, aside from the production, didnt create anything. The universe, the characters, the canon. Nothing. Thats why its an adapted screenplay. The thing that irks me and put me on the defence about YOUR post, is that you are berating me personally, acting like you think I dont know anything about movie making as a process, and the sad part is people agreed with you. Im assuming they were fans of that movie, I am not however, so, thats my reasoining behind my statement. When you have a character as deep and prolific as spiderman, no, I dont think its hard to make a good movie. I think they are going about this production all wrong, considering they did an origin story, they are introducing Green Goblin etc. I find it funny how quickly up in arms the 3 of you took, bitching about fan boys, when you are obviously fan boys considering how much of film is an art form maybe? Im not even sure, I find it odd how far you read into my statement. I dont think insulting people, judging, or assuming is the right way to get your point across. I never read the book, but was The Godfather close to the book, or did it stray so far away from the original characters, story, etc. To me, that doesnt really apply because we are talking about a superhero movie with specific characters, I think the Godfather has more creative liberty because its a mobster movie with gangster themes etc. Its funny you mention Kubrick, and Ill get flamed for this because people got snarky with one sentence, but I think Kubrick is one of the most overrated film makers ever. Keep in mind, this is all a matter of opinion, neither what you say, or what I say, our opinions are not fact. Im not even coming to the defense of "whiny fanboys", but when Im passionate about it, and they change the dynamic, story, or the character that makes em great, when you change so much, its not the same character. Would Superman still be Superman if someone writer changed the canon to say he wasnt from Krypton? Give me a break. Like I said, you dont know what I have done so dont pretend like you know me to make a statement like you did. Your last paragraph is a joke, honestly, you read from that one sentence that Im better than someone else because I consume things? The people that "create" things, in the sense of movies, are meant to create entertainment. Thats the sole purpose of a story. Of a movie. Of what we, or so I thought, we were talking about. I never said it was easy "enriching the lives of others", but if you walked away feeling that way from The Amazing Spider Man, directed by Marc Webb, then I explained myself to someone that obviously has things that need to be dealt with that are far more important than discussing **** on an internet forum.
