I still love the idea of a main character dying and then having the same actor return as a different character with different personality and abilities but still very clearly the same actor and nobody says a word.
Well on that point the pull back to a table could definitely work from the OP would be something they'd do, but not as a regular scene it's be a mid or end credits scene because of how often those are used now
So the characters being replaced won't happen I could 100% see the showing the real life part being in the movie with the director as the DM in a post credit scene
Yeah, I feel Stranger Things introduced enough people to players around a table that it wouldn't be a difficult concept.
Also, why is it such a common thing that people schedule other shit at the same time they have prior engagements in? At least let your buddies know ahead of time. Some people just can't commit to anything.
Sure, but it isn't specifically limited to table games. How often do we schedule outings only for people to flake last second? It's just, a lot of the times it's the usual suspects that cancel group events. Some people are just flaky.
Yeah, table games aren't priority, but maybe the relationships we wear away at by canceling often should at least be important. People need friends outside their immediate family.
Sure. It's just a well known thing at this point, hence the relatable groaning of the group at the table. I know it isn't a real scenario, but it's relatable enough to be a meme at this point.
Some people do cancel too often, and I mean in any group event.
Everything everywhere all at once, RRR, and nope all came out this year, but people really get a hard on to go on the internet and pretend nothing new or interesting gets made anymore.
None of these movies are made of a franchise owned by a company like Hasbro with a pure emphasis on profits.
Nope didnât even get any Oscar nominations, if Iâm not mistaken.
Everything Everywhere was also produced by an independent company as well.
Iâm not familiar with RRR so I wonât speak on it.
Anyway, itâs not a hard on at all. Iâm sure the movie is going to be good. I also donât think itâll be anything special outside of being a big name D&D movie that has the rights to use all the monsters. My guess is itâll be more like a fantasy version of Guardians of the Galaxy. Again, not necessarily a bad thing but nothing new.
Gotta little aggressive my phrasing so I do apologize for being rude. But you literally said âpeople donât have the courage to try new things anymoreâ expecting those new things to come from a toy company and lamenting about culture in general when it doesnât seems fairly dramatic. Also you should check out RRR, itâs really good.
I definitely understand what you mean, and maybe my phrasing was off as well. I mainly meant these large corporations who care 100% about profits and only respect the viewers experience as it relates to that.
Everything Everywhere and Nope are much smaller and made because the writers and directors love what they do. Thatâs why they are innovative, you know what I mean?
My issue is less about movies being the same and more about profits being put first
Thanks for the responses! I get your point better now. It would be cool if big studios took a few more chances. I tend to bristle when people say things along the lines of nothing new or interesting gets made anymore, because I just donât think that is true. But understand your point.
I've seen about ten minutes of the film and there are very clearly people into D&D influencing creative decisions, I think it's gonna be surprisingly decent
Itâs not courage, itâs just people outside of DnD would have zero idea what is going on and youâd end up muddling the movie by trying to inject meme humor into it.
âIs the new guy secretly his twin?â
âItâs the same guy? But not? Iâm confused.â
âWhy did they reuse the same actor in the same movie? Laaaaazy!â
There are people who have jobs to know what does and what doesnât confuse audience members, leave it to them.
Like seriously, a Reddit version of the movie would probably do the following:
Try to be a legit serious adventure that isnât just a silly game, and is actually a real living breathing universe.
Also want it to just be a game with lots of funny references to the fact that itâs just a game.
The two different goals crate massive tonal dissonance and most audience members donât know if they should be invested in the characters or laughing at them.
Inject a bunch of inside jokes only DnD players would know, like the peasant rail gun, and weâd probably make the jokes way too important to the plot instead of being a passing gag.
Have a bunch of whiplash as the movie swaps between a table of players and characters in the fantasy world.
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u/Lampmonster Dec 18 '22
I still love the idea of a main character dying and then having the same actor return as a different character with different personality and abilities but still very clearly the same actor and nobody says a word.