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Thrash Til' Death	Nov 7 2008, 08:27 PM
"You will love Avatar! YOU WILL LOVE AVATAR!" Posts: 5,385 Group: Admin Member #3 Joined: April 9, 2006	I have to confess, after reading that I'm actually kinda intrigued. I reckon there's a certain mentality amongst fans of any given established franchise that it's somehow their "property," and are inherently prejudiced against any kind of remake or adaption because they perceive it as some kind of distortion of a sacred canon and a violation of their "rights" as fans. I have to admit, upon reading the phrase "Kaneda and Travis," that was the mentality I was tempted to adopt, 'cause I love Akira to bits, but I'm not going to. The fact is, filmmakers don't owe fans any kind of obligation and are entitled to follow their own vision and interpretation of the universe. Actually, this script sounds like it clears up the biggest complaint I had with Akira to begin with; the omission of the last three volumes of the manga. In a film universally lauded for its visual spectacle, it's always seemed strange to me that it left out the bit that would've been most spectacular. If this two-film strategy actually is going to be done, then it should hopefully redress this issue. Nevertheless, I probably won't like this film, simply because when I watch it, I'll inevitably be comparing it to the original and against a status like that, it has little hope of holding up. But that doesn't mean it'll be a bad film. In either case, it's an interesting one. I'll be keeping watch.
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