Follow TV Tropes

Following

History LighterAndSofter / LiveActionFilms

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Trope was cut/disambiguated due to cleanup


* ''Film/JurassicPark'' is much, much tamer than the novel it's based on; for one, the book starts off with a man who was the victim of a ''Velociraptor'' mauling so brutal, his bones and arteries could be seen through his wounds, and he vomited blood from his mouth like a fire hose as he died. The movie also starts off with a fatal ''Velociraptor'' attack, but it cuts away before the actual death. [[spoiler:Nedry's]] death is also much more descriptive and explicit, as he is disembowelled by the ''Dilophosaurus'' and later, the other characters come across his partly-eaten remains.

to:

* ''Film/JurassicPark'' ''Film/JurassicPark1993'' is much, much tamer than the novel it's based on; for one, the book starts off with a man who was the victim of a ''Velociraptor'' mauling so brutal, his bones and arteries could be seen through his wounds, and he vomited blood from his mouth like a fire hose as he died. The movie also starts off with a fatal ''Velociraptor'' attack, but it cuts away before the actual death. [[spoiler:Nedry's]] death is also much more descriptive and explicit, as he is disembowelled by the ''Dilophosaurus'' and later, the other characters come across his partly-eaten remains.

Added: 1080

Removed: 703

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Creator/JohnWoo
** ''Film/OnceAThief'' is one of the many HeroicBloodshed collaborative efforts between director John Woo and actor Creator/ChowYunFat and is notably one of their most light-hearted outputs. Instead of a violent gangster drama, it's a heist movie with plenty of comedy in-between, runs on BloodlessCarnage, contains loads of slapstick violence (a mook gets comically ShotInTheAss at one point), and ends on a highly optimistic note where ''none'' of the main characters bites it (whereas their other movies would, at the very least, have a BittersweetEnding). They went back to the dark, serious formula in their next and final director-actor collaboration, the action classic ''Film/HardBoiled''.
** Woo is also the producer of both ''Film/BulletInTheHead'' and ''Film/BloodBrothers2007'', having directed the former while the latter is a SpiritualAdaptation sharing the same theme, character arcs and plots. That said, ''Bullet'' is one of Woo's darkest movies, compared to ''Brothers'' which is far more light-hearted and optimistic, and nowhere as depressing.



* ''Film/OnceAThief'' is one of the many HeroicBloodshed collaborative efforts between director Creator/JohnWoo and actor Creator/ChowYunFat and is notably one of their most light-hearted outputs. Instead of a violent gangster drama, it's a heist movie with plenty of comedy in-between, runs on BloodlessCarnage, contains loads of slapstick violence (a mook gets comically ShotInTheAss at one point), and ends on a highly optimistic note where ''none'' of the main characters bites it (whereas their other movies would, at the very least, have a BittersweetEnding). They went back to the dark, serious formula in their next and final director-actor collaboration, the action classic ''Film/HardBoiled''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'', although still incredibly dark for a Nickelodeon movie is nevertheless considerably more lighthearted than [[Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents the book series]] which is an unabashed DarkComedy through and through. Notably Creator/JimCarrey makes Olaf LaughablyEvil in the film, whereas in the book Olaf is much more spine chilling particularly concerning his behaviour towards the underage Violet. The film also has more heartwarming moments with the Baudelaire children in spite of the bleakness, and the ending in particular closes out on a bittersweet -- but ultimately satisfying note with the trio having a SleepCute in back of Mr. Poe's car after reading their parents letter. Whereas the book series only ups the TraumaCongaLine for the trio, before having an AmbiguousEnding where they're lost at sea.

to:

* ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'', although still incredibly dark for a Nickelodeon movie is nevertheless considerably more lighthearted than [[Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents the book series]] which is an unabashed DarkComedy through and through. Notably Creator/JimCarrey makes Olaf LaughablyEvil in the film, whereas in the book Olaf is much more spine chilling particularly concerning his behaviour towards the underage Violet. The film also has more heartwarming moments with the Baudelaire children in spite of the bleakness, and the ending in particular closes out on a bittersweet -- but ultimately satisfying note with the trio having a SleepCute in back of Mr. Poe's car after reading their parents parents' letter. Whereas the book series only ups the TraumaCongaLine for the trio, before having an AmbiguousEnding where they're lost at sea.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* The original ''Film/BlackCat'' is a gritty, dramatic thriller where the teen protagonist, Catherine, is forced into becoming a killing machine for an underground organization after commiting AccidentalMurder, with a semi-depressing BittersweetEnding. The sequel on the other hand is a BuddyPicture with quite some slapstick comedy, Catherine getting a BumblingSidekick, and doesn't take itself as seriously as the original film.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Split trope


* ''Film/TheCrow'' is this compared to [[Comicbook/TheCrow the comic book]]. Of course, the film is still very dark, but the violence was toned down, and the main character is less of a sociopath.

to:

* ''Film/TheCrow'' ''Film/TheCrow1994'' is this compared to [[Comicbook/TheCrow the comic book]]. Of course, the film is still very dark, but the violence was toned down, and the main character is less of a sociopath.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'', although still incredibly dark for a Nickelodeon movie is nevertheless considerably more lighthearted than [[Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents the book series]] which is an unabashed DarkComedy through and through. Notably Creator/JimCarrey makes Olaf LaughableEvil in the film, whereas in the book Olaf is much more spine chilling particularly concerning his behaviour towards the underage Violet. The film also has more heartwarming moments with the Baudelaire children in spite of the bleakness, and the ending in particular closes out on a bittersweet -- but ultimately satisfying note with the trio having a SleepCute in back of Mr. Poe's car after reading their parents letter. Whereas the book series only ups the TraumaCongaLine for the trio, before having an AmbiguousEnding where they're lost at sea.

to:

* ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'', although still incredibly dark for a Nickelodeon movie is nevertheless considerably more lighthearted than [[Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents the book series]] which is an unabashed DarkComedy through and through. Notably Creator/JimCarrey makes Olaf LaughableEvil LaughablyEvil in the film, whereas in the book Olaf is much more spine chilling particularly concerning his behaviour towards the underage Violet. The film also has more heartwarming moments with the Baudelaire children in spite of the bleakness, and the ending in particular closes out on a bittersweet -- but ultimately satisfying note with the trio having a SleepCute in back of Mr. Poe's car after reading their parents letter. Whereas the book series only ups the TraumaCongaLine for the trio, before having an AmbiguousEnding where they're lost at sea.

Top