Comics Rant: And God Has Spoken

Let the fans of comic books, manga books, anime, movies and other popular culture beware lest you face the wrath of "Ranter's God".

It never ceases to amaze me when someone expresses their opinion on a subject how quickly the critics emerge from the woodworks.

They critique with experience you know they don't have as well as blast you for having an opinion in the first place.

"I'm tired of hearing people complain", well here's a suggestion: don't read the article.

But they do. They then proceed to whine and complain over you expressing your opinion all the while expressing their own as if theirs is somehow the superior rant.

Now I don't expect the CEO of 20th Century Fox to journey out to my fansite and read my rant over a poorly made, over budgeted movie that does not resemble the book from which it's name was derived from. If I wanted Fox to read something of mine I would write them a letter.

But ranting is just that, ranting. Letting off some steam on a subject that bothers you. And if you're using english and grammer of anything short of an Oxford scholar then may God himself strike you down.

I will say that someone condemning you for what they themselves are doing is a bit hypocritical I think. You should be free to state what you wish and if someone disagrees then they should freely say "I disagree", not blast you for speaking your mind in itself.

I would not say that I am a Dragonball "fanboy" really, I have read the books and I have watched the anime as well. But it is by no means a favorite of mine at all, in fact it really doesn't rank in my top twenty either.

I do strongly advocate however, if you are a major film studio or a director given the reigns on a film based on popular culture such as a comic book, manga book or video game you should stick to the source material. There is a reason you chose to make a live action movie adaptation of this book or game in the first place, because you like the source material. If you say you're a fan of the book but then make a movie that does not resemble the book in any way, shape or form then you've really slighted this book haven't you?

If you really like the book but want to make your own "artistic changes" then create a new original idea with a different title, different character and call it your own. Don't take something that a writer or artist created, say you like it and then change it.

Follow those guidelines and we'd have better live action movie adaptations of our favorite games and books.

Caboose out!