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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' is based off ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''... except the eponymous queen is a protagonist, isn't AmbiguouslyEvil or AmbiguouslyHuman, doesn't kidnap children, and "Kai and Gerda" are [[MythologyGag the names of two adult servants]] instead of the main characters. So really, [[{{Dissimile}} not that much]] like ''The Snow Queen''.

* All Creator/TimBurton films have a distinct style of [[PerkyGoth dark quirkiness]], making movies like ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' or ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' far less colorful than other adaptations, while things like ''Film/{{Batman| 1989}}'' (''[[Film/BatmanReturns Returns]]''), ''Film/SleepyHollow'', and ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' become weirder.

* ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' is based off ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''... except the eponymous queen is a protagonist, isn't AmbiguouslyEvil or AmbiguouslyHuman, doesn't kidnap children, and "Kai and Gerda" are [[MythologyGag the names of two adult servants]] instead of the main characters. So really, [[{{Dissimile}} not that much]] like ''The Snow Queen''.

SuperTrope to DarkerAndEdgier and LighterAndSofter. SisterTrope to ToneShift.

* All Creator/TimBurton films have a distinct style of [[PerkyGoth dark quirkiness]], making movies like ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' or ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' far less colorful than other adaptations, while things like ''Film/{{Batman}}'' (''[[Film/BatmanReturns Returns]]''), ''Film/SleepyHollow'', and ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' become weirder.

* ''Series/GetShort'' is based on the [[Literature/GetShort book of the same name]], but unlike the film adaptation, it takes only loose inspiration from the source material and tells an original story with entirely new characters.

* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is Literature/SherlockHolmes, in the present day, with [[SpyFiction Stale Beer Spy Fiction]] elements. Or, taken another way, as a [[{{Demythification}} mundane]] {{Superhero}} series, with [[Franchise/{{Batman}} a Batman, a Catwoman, a Joker]], and special guest appearance by ComicBook/LexLuthor.

* ''Film/SpeedRacer'' felt more like a live action anime movie.

* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is Literature/SherlockHolmes, in the present day, with [[SpyFiction Stale Beer Spy Fiction]] elements. Or, taken another way, as a [[{{Demythification}} mundane]] {{Superhero}} series, with [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} a Batman, a Catwoman, a Joker]], and special guest appearance by ComicBook/LexLuthor.

* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is Literature/SherlockHolmes, in the present day, with [[SpyFiction Stale Beer Spy Fiction]] elements. Or, taken another way, as a [[{{Demythification}} mundane]] {{Superhero}} series, with [[ComicBook/Batman a Batman, a Catwoman, a Joker]], and special guest appearance by ComicBook/LexLuthor.

* ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' is based off ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''... except the eponymous queen is a protagonist, isn't AmbiguouslyEvil or AmbiguouslyHuman, doesn't kidnap children, and Kai and Gerda appear as adults and aren't the main characters. So really, [[{{Dissimile}} not that much]] like ''The Snow Queen''.

** ''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}'' was, in theory, an American adaptation of the famous Japanese film series, but in reality it bears only a very slight resemblance to its namesake. Both versions feature a reptile that grows to enormous size because of atomic testing, but the similarities end there. Where the Japanese Godzilla is an ancient dinosaur that mutates into a slow, NighInvulnerable behemoth that is hostile towards humanity ([[HeelFaceTurn at first]]), capable of releasing a deadly atomic beam from his mouth, and decidedly male, the American Godzilla is an iguana mutated into a hermaprhoditic FragileSpeedster that wants no conflict with humanity, only came ashore to lay eggs, and has no flashy abilities. Additionally, the original Godzilla was a metaphor for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as he was specifically mutated by American nuclear testing, while the American version pushes the blame to the French and lacks any kind of symbolic depth. The [[WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries animated series]] which followed was ''much'' closer to the original Japanese monster.

* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is Literature/SherlockHolmes, in the present day, with [[SpyFiction Stale Beer Spy Fiction]] elements. Or, taken another way, as a [[{{Demythification}} mundane]] {{Superhero}} series, with [[Creator/DetectiveComics a Batman, a Catwoman, a Joker]], and special guest appearance by ComicBook/LexLuthor.

** Kurosawa also did ''Film/ThroneOfBlood'', which is ''Theatre/Macbeth'' [[InSpace in Japan]].

* The LowlandsOfScotlandSeries is based on the [[Literature/TheBible biblical story]] of Jacob, but it is very much a modern novel series, with all the setting details and character development and intricacies of plot that that implies.

** Kurosawa also did ThroneOfBlood, which is MacBeth [[InSpace in Japan]].
** Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet is ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' [[InSpace in California.]]

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* It is well-known that Creator/HayaoMiyazaki does ''not'' do adaptations, he simply uses the source material as a convenient jumping off point to tell his own story.

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* The ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies had different inspirations in visual tone and what the directors emphasized. ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' had several boarding school comedy pieces, some of which weren't in the book at all. Creator/AlfonsoCuaron gave a candy shop Day of the Dead touches and food, such as candy skulls.
** The first two movies (directed by Creator/ChrisColumbus) feel very much like Creator/StevenSpielberg films, while the third one (directed by Creator/AlfonsoCuaron) feels more like a Creator/TimBurton film.

* ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' is based off ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''... except the eponymous queen is a protagonist, isn't AmbiguouslyEvil or AmbiguouslyHuman, doesn't kidnap children, and Kai and Gerda appear as adults and aren't the main characters. So really, [[{{Dissimile}} not that much]] like ''The Snow Queen''.
* ''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}'' was, in theory, an American adaptation of the famous Japanese film series, but in reality it bears only a very slight resemblance to its namesake. Both versions feature a reptile that grows to enormous size because of atomic testing, but the similarities end there. Where the Japanese Godzilla is an ancient dinosaur that mutates into a slow, NighInvulnerable behemoth that is hostile towards humanity ([[HeelFaceTurn at first]]), capable of releasing a deadly atomic beam from his mouth, and decidedly male, the American Godzilla is an iguana mutated into a hermaprhoditic FragileSpeedster that wants no conflict with humanity, only came ashore to lay eggs, and has no flashy abilities. Additionally, the original Godzilla was a metaphor for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as he was specifically mutated by American nuclear testing, while the American version pushes the blame to the French and lacks any kind of symbolic depth. The [[WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries animated series]] which followed was ''much'' closer to the original Japanese monster.
** The [[{{Film/Godzilla2014}} modern American remake]] tells a markedly different story; by having the titular beast be an ancient creature, older than the earliest dinosaurs, the theme shifts from a direct allegory of nuclear destruction to primal, unstoppable forces of nature keeping the world in check, with the MUTO being the threat to humanity and Godzilla himself the inevitable response. The bombing of Hiroshima is mentioned, and gives context to Dr. Serizawa's concern over a nuclear strike (his father was killed in the blast), but the continuous American atomic testing in the Pacific, then current in 1954, is also quantified in-story -- it was a cover for the Navy's repeated efforts to kill it. The plot and ending, in turn, reflect the modern conception of Godzilla and his CharacterDevelopment into a heroic figure; rather than being killed and crumbling into dust before he can destroy again, he defeats his ancient enemies and walks triumphantly back into the ocean, with press outlets heralding him as the savior of the city.

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* ''Series/{{The 100}}'' TV series keeps the basic premise and a few of the characters from the book, but takes them in its own direction, focusing less on the ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies''-esque situation and more on conflict between different civilizations on the Ground.

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** AkiraKurosawa made ''Film/{{Ran}}'', a ''Theatre/KingLear'' [[InSpace In Japan]].
** Kurosawa also did ThroneOfBlood, which is MacBeth [[InSpace In Japan]].
** Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet is ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' [[InSpace In California.]]

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* Anything Creator/TimBurton touches turns quirky. This doesn't really apply to movies like ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' or ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'', on account of the source material's pre-existing quirkiness, but definitely applies to ''Film/{{Batman}}'' (''[[Film/BatmanReturns Returns]]''), ''Film/SleepyHollow'', and ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes''.

* ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' is based off ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''... except the eponymous queen is a protagonist, isn't evil, doesn't kidnap children, and Kai and Gerda appear as adults and aren't the main characters. So really, [[{{Dissimile}} not that much]] like ''The Snow Queen''.

** ''Film/{{Ran}}'' is ''Theatre/KingLear'' [[InSpace In Japan]].

* Anything Creator/TimBurton touches turns quirky. This doesn't really apply to movies like ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' or ''Film/AliceInWonderland'', on account of the source material's pre-existing quirkiness, but definitely applies to ''Film/{{Batman}}'' (''[[Film/BatmanReturns Returns]]''), ''Film/SleepyHollow'', and ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes''.

* ''Film/SpeedRacer'' had BulletTime aesthetics.

* ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is Literature/SherlockHolmes, in the present day, with [[SpyFiction Stale Beer Spy Fiction]] elements. Or, taken another way, as a [[{{Demythification}} mundane]] {{Superhero}} series, with [[DetectiveComics a Batman, a Catwoman, a Joker]], and special guest appearance by ComicBook/LexLuthor.

* [[WesternAnimation/{{Dinotrux}}]] takes the general idea of Dinosaurs and Construction Vehicles merged together from the Chris Gall book series, but goes in an entirely different direction with it, featuring more mechanical robotic character designs versus the organic ones seen in the illustrations of the books.

** ''ForbiddenPlanet'' is ''Theatre/TheTempest'' InSpace.

* ''Series/{{The 100}}'' TV series takes the basic premise and a few of the characters from the book, but takes them in its own direction, focusing less on the ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies''-esque situation and more on conflict between different civilizations on the Ground.