My friend Anne Kalgesch recently uploaded a film essay on V for Vendetta, specifically on the portrayal of women in the film. It’s a really good analysis, and she would welcome more feedback, she’s only had 165 views in 2 days.
Or they make it like Nicholas Cage’s character in the Willy’s Wonderland, who’s essentially just an invincible player character other characters react to
Uhhh… I’m not so certain that this is something that will go over well as a live action movie. ESPECIALLY if they plan on having Link appear in it. Link is a silent protagonist primarily because it allows the player to easily project themselves into the position of the character. Meaning that every individual fan has their own specific idea of how link “should be.” Any deviation from that and… Well we know how gamers can be. If you don’t put Link in it and focus on side characters in a plot that happens in the Legend of Zelda setting, you have a chance for something more successful as a spin-off. You’ll still have people on the side shouting “Why didn’t they put link in it?” But if the movie is written and produced well, then isn’t much of an issue.
But the Mario movie was a success so I’m not overly worried about it and I’m hopeful.
Only way I can see it working is in the princess bride style. That way we understand it’s the narrator telling the story and so the tone/voice not matching makes sense
lol could they really get away with making a Zelda movie without Link??
I guess I could see it. Like maybe it’s literally a “legend” of Zelda, where the hero is a figure of myth and the story actually centers around other characters many years later. Sorta like Wind Waker, I’m realizing as I’m writing this. Actually, using the Wind Waker trope of making the main character a reincarnation of Link might give them the wiggle room to create a Link with some unique personality.
I had a hard enough time just clicking this link and remaining optimistic that this project wouldn’t be embarrassing and uh, this just killed that feeling. Toss it in the video game movie pile along with Prince of Persia and Assassin’s Creed…
I mentioned this in another thread about this: How Nintendo has characters in game refer to Link and how Link is portrayed in media outside the games, it seems very much like the personality of that cartoon version is the canon personality of Link.
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