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In looking over the various tropes that have been added here and on the YMMV page for the past few months, I\'ve noted that many tropers are either unaware of or not heavily factoring in that this movie is an adaptation of Creator/GeoffJohns\' New 52 \
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In looking over the various tropes that have been added here and on the YMMV page for the past few months, I\\\'ve noted that many tropers are either unaware of or not heavily factoring in that this movie is an adaptation of Creator/GeoffJohns\\\' New 52 \\\"Shazam\\\" reboot in 2012 that was a backup feature in the \\\'\\\'Justice League\\\'\\\' comic.
To any who have read that New 52 series, you can see the elements that have transferred almost directly to the movie like Billy as a jerk, being fostered by the Vasquez family, Shazam the wizard being the last surviving member of the council, rushing to find a champion before the 7 deadly sins are released, Billy bonding with Freddy as he discovers his powers, Billy\\\'s Vasquez family becoming the new Marvel Family, etc... heck even the reveal of Mr. Mind in the movie\\\'s stinger comes from the comic.
I feel this is important because many tropes that talk about \\\"adaptation\\\" seem to ignore this New 52 series and instead compares the movie to the OG Shazam/Captain Marvel comics. Which creates a bit of an issue.
Take, for example, the AdaptationalAttractiveness trope example that focuses on how Dr. Sivana is Gollum with glasses in comics but a robust, attractive man in the movie. This is true if you mean the OG comics but Sivana\\\'s appearance in the New 52 series is that of a robust, attractive man and the trope isn\\\'t valid if you focus on the comic that\\\'s the foundation for the movie.
I\\\'m putting this out there as a discussion point. If there\\\'s a consensus on this issue, I\\\'d like to do some cleanup of a few tropes and reference this discussion as the reason for their modification or removal.
To any who have read that New 52 series, you can see the elements that have transferred almost directly to the movie like Billy as a jerk, being fostered by the Vasquez family, Shazam the wizard being the last surviving member of the council, rushing to find a champion before the 7 deadly sins are released, Billy bonding with Freddy as he discovers his powers, Billy\\\'s Vasquez family becoming the new Marvel Family, etc... heck even the reveal of Mr. Mind in the movie\\\'s stinger comes from the comic.
I feel this is important because many tropes that talk about \\\"adaptation\\\" seem to ignore this New 52 series and instead compares the movie to the OG Shazam/Captain Marvel comics. Which creates a bit of an issue.
Take, for example, the AdaptationalAttractiveness trope example that focuses on how Dr. Sivana is Gollum with glasses in comics but a robust, attractive man in the movie. This is true if you mean the OG comics but Sivana\\\'s appearance in the New 52 series is that of a robust, attractive man and the trope isn\\\'t valid if you focus on the comic that\\\'s the foundation for the movie.
I\\\'m putting this out there as a discussion point. If there\\\'s a consensus on this issue, I\\\'d like to do some cleanup of a few tropes and reference this discussion as the reason for their modification or removal.
