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I'm glad to see that Samurai Jack had gotten such good ratings; it completely deserves it and I'm glad that word is spreading about it. Given that they're doing it for the big screen, I'm glad that they're letting Genndy Tartakovsky do the script(s). It's the dual aspect of it that bothers me. They're claiming two movies, one animated and one live-action. The animated one could be very good, especially if they're released from the "no blood" stricture they're following because of prime-time broadcast. Right now they're in the top control-bracket that Cartoon Network will allow (TVY7-FV), which ain't much. So when he wants to use blood to make a dramatic statement, he's been using machine oil instead. If they let him have PG for the theaters, he can do much more. And if they let him direct, and give him a bigger budget and more time, then he can do much more with the animation than he's been permitted to do on the small screen, where budgets are tight and time is always short. But I simply can't see a live-action adaptation. It just wouldn't translate. Part of what makes the series work is the highly stylized art and animation they're using; it's part of the piece. By necessity a live action film would be much more realistic, and I think it may suffer because of that. The history of live action adaptations of cartoons and comics is not particularly encouraging. For evern TMNT or Superman there's been a Tank Girl. I don't think there's any chance that a lousy movie will harm the TV show, which would be my main concern, but it just seems as if it's a disaster waiting to happen. I hope I'm wrong, though, and Tartakovsky may pull another miracle with his script(s). (discuss) |
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