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What's wild is that the Japanese source is more related to Western cinema of the late 60s and 70s (French New Wave, New Hollywood) than the American adaptation.
by imbnwa 4y ago
What's wild is that the Japanese source is more related to Western cinema of the late 60s and 70s (French New Wave, New Hollywood) than the American adaptation. The showrunners completely missed the existential and noir motifs the show sourced from that era.
- kitsunesoba 4y agoYes, this really surprised me. I would’ve figured that Bebop would be uniquely suited for a stellar western adaptation because of how western it is, but somehow the western studio skipped or greatly minimized many of the original’s western cultural influences! The live action version also doesn’t have the sense of ennui and has fewer quiet moments to just let things exist and breathe.
- nerdponx 4y agoI thought the characters lacked the complexity of the anime. They were all Flanderized.