I watched the trailer as a cynic who has be burned for DECADES by shitty translations of beloved books into movies/made-for-TV. My favorite adaptations vary so

I watched the trailer as a cynic who has be burned for DECADES by shitty translations of beloved books into movies/made-for-TV. My favorite adaptations vary so significantly that it almost doesn't make sense to compare. (E.g.: Carrie, The Shining, 2001 diverge quite a bit from the books.) That being said, I was excited to see Da Shi looked almost exactly as how I pictured him, maybe a little less grizzled and angular. And I'm embarrassed to admit the cover "everything in its right place" gave me chickenskin. I think the sophon countown looked interesting (scribbling like a fast etch-a-sketch, which is probably what it would look like if it had to travel the planet all day!), and the unfolded sophon looked pretty badass. I was also thrilled about the trial of Ye Zhetai, and the army of logic gates. Hm... i'm getting excited again despite my better judgement. The suicides OTOH looked gratuitous.