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* ''Film/HeartOfDragon'' is a [[MartialArtsMovie martial arts action flick]] starring Creator/JackieChan and Creator/SammoHung ''and'' a heartfelt drama about a police officer trying to protect and care for his mentally-impaired brother ''and'' is also a comedy with heavy emphasis on {{slapstick}}. A combination of just two of those concepts could be feasibly workable, but the film tries to juggle all three equally, with the incredibly jarring tone being the dominant criticism fueling its critical and financial underperformance.
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** This dichotomy was very evident in the prequel trilogy, which were simultaneously intended to be DarkerAndEdgier and more MerchandiseDriven. ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', for instance, has some of the most blatant KidAppealCharacter candidates in the series and tons of silly, pulpy action setpieces that would probably get an eyeroll from older or more serious fans, but its central plot is introduced with a trade dispute over new tax policies and features scenes dealing with political minutia and speeches in the Senate that would likely leave kiddies bored or confused.
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** This dichotomy was very evident in the prequel trilogy, which were simultaneously intended to be DarkerAndEdgier and more MerchandiseDriven. ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', for instance, has some of the most blatant KidAppealCharacter candidates in the series in Jar Jar Binks and tons of silly, pulpy action setpieces that would probably get an eyeroll from older or more serious fans, but its central plot is introduced with a trade dispute over new tax policies and features scenes dealing with political minutia and speeches in the Senate that would likely leave kiddies bored or confused.
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* ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'' tried to both appeal to old fans by bringing back Linda Hamilton and Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, but at the same time tried to be a clean slate for the franchise by killing off John Connor and [[ReplacementGoldfish replacing him with a different destined savior]]. Old fans were furious that once again, a ''Terminator'' sequel performed a HappyEndingOverride on ''Terminator 2'' and were ''not'' happy about the series' focal character John Connor not only being usurped but actually killed off unceremoniously in the ColdOpen, while non-fans were either intimidated by the references to the previous film or simply didn't care about the new characters. Unsurprisingly it was a massive BoxOfficeBomb, costing the studio between an estimated 110 and 130 million dollars once everything was said and done.
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* ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'' tried to both appeal to old fans by bringing back Linda Hamilton Creator/LindaHamilton and Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, but at the same time tried to be a clean slate for the franchise by killing off John Connor and [[ReplacementGoldfish replacing him with a different destined savior]].savior. Old fans were furious that once again, a ''Terminator'' sequel performed a HappyEndingOverride on ''Terminator 2'' and were ''not'' happy about the series' focal character John Connor not only being usurped but actually killed off unceremoniously in the ColdOpen, while non-fans were either intimidated by the references to the previous film or simply didn't care about the new characters. Unsurprisingly it was a massive BoxOfficeBomb, costing the studio between an estimated 110 and 130 million dollars once everything was said and done.
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** WB's reactionary approach lead to radical changes being made in post-production of ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' and ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'' to lighten the tone. ''Suicide Squad'' was intended to be a darker criminal underworld drama but a different cut of the film was made that emphasized the comic book camp, and they ended up blended together for the final product. ''Justice League'' was completely revamped with reshoots, making the film more of a standard pulp adventure instead of a more apocalyptic encounter. However, the recuts ended up dragging the quality of both movies down anyway, with ''Suicide Squad'' having a similar reception among critics as ''Batman v Superman''. ''Justice League'' ended up receiving the worst of this, as it became clear that Creator/ZackSnyder and Creator/JossWhedon had [[DarkerAndEdgier different]] [[LighterAndSofter ideas]] on how to approach the same movie, and the MoodWhiplash between the pre-existing footage and reshoots was so jarring that although the final film had a marginally better reception critically than ''Batman v Superman'' and ''Suicide Squad'', it still ended up a commercial failure and failed to win over any audiences. It was only through a [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague director's cut]] that solely used Zack Snyder's ideas that the movie would achieve much more notable acclaim due to targeting hardcore fans more extensively with its darker themes while also trying to find a more natural balance between those and the lighter elements that ''did'' make it into the cut.
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** WB's reactionary approach lead to radical changes being made in post-production of ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' and ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'' to lighten the tone. ''Suicide Squad'' was intended to be a darker criminal underworld drama but a different cut of the film was made that emphasized the comic book camp, and they ended up blended together for the final product. ''Justice League'' was completely revamped with reshoots, making the film more of a standard pulp adventure instead of a more apocalyptic encounter. However, the recuts ended up dragging the quality of both movies down anyway, with ''Suicide Squad'' having a similar reception among critics as ''Batman v Superman''. ''Justice League'' ended up receiving the worst of this, as it became clear that Creator/ZackSnyder and Creator/JossWhedon had [[DarkerAndEdgier different]] [[LighterAndSofter ideas]] on how to approach the same movie, and the MoodWhiplash between the pre-existing footage and reshoots was so jarring that although the final film had a marginally better reception critically than ''Batman v Superman'' and ''Suicide Squad'', it still ended up a commercial failure and failed to win over any audiences. It was only through a [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague director's cut]] that solely used Zack Snyder's ideas that the movie would achieve much more notable acclaim due to targeting hardcore fans more extensively with its darker themes while also trying to find finding a more natural balance between those the darker and the lighter elements that ''did'' make it into the cut.elements.
