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* ''Film/EastOfEden'' does this to Kate, Cal's mother. In the original novel, Kate (or, rather, Cathy) is a vicious, manipulative murderess without a conscience with several bodies on her hands and not an inkling of love for her estranged family. In the film, Kate's still cold, detached, and left her family while leaving them to bear the consequences, but she's no longer a villain or even an antagonist, simply the owner of a brothel who's implied to heavily regret having ever left her sons in the first place.
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** In the source material, Superman goes after Batman on the orders of the President of the United States, who only wants Batman brought in because Batman's effectiveness makes the government look bad. In the movie, Superman is genuinely opposed to Batman's vigilantism and only goes to Gotham because Lex Luthor is holding his mother hostage.
** ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'':
*** While he posed as an anti-hero early on, the comic book Deadshot's mostly motivated by nihilism and money. However, the film Floyd Lawton, while still nihilistic, avoids hurting women and children, even going after other criminals.
*** While he enjoys conflict, Captain Boomerang isn't actively provoking people like he does in the comics. The film also downplays his racism and misogyny, which were frequent sources of tension in the original series.
** ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'':
*** While he posed as an anti-hero early on, the comic book Deadshot's mostly motivated by nihilism and money. However, the film Floyd Lawton, while still nihilistic, avoids hurting women and children, even going after other criminals.
*** While he enjoys conflict, Captain Boomerang isn't actively provoking people like he does in the comics. The film also downplays his racism and misogyny, which were frequent sources of tension in the original series.
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** In ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'', one of the source material, film's influences, Superman goes after Batman on the orders of the President of the United States, who only wants Batman brought in because Batman's effectiveness makes the government look bad. In the movie, Superman is genuinely opposed to Batman's vigilantism and only goes to Gotham because Lex Luthor is holding his mother hostage.
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*** While he posed as an anti-hero early on, the comic book Deadshot's mostly motivated by nihilism and money. However, the film Floyd Lawton, while still nihilistic, avoids hurting women and children, even going after other criminals.
*** While he enjoys conflict, Captain Boomerang isn't actively provoking people like he does in the comics. The film also downplays his racism and misogyny, which were frequent sources of tension in the original series.hostage.
** ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'':
*** While he posed as an anti-hero early on, the comic book Deadshot's mostly motivated by nihilism and money. However, the film Floyd Lawton, while still nihilistic, avoids hurting women and children, even going after other criminals.
*** While he enjoys conflict, Captain Boomerang isn't actively provoking people like he does in the comics. The film also downplays his racism and misogyny, which were frequent sources of tension in the original series.
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* ''Film/AptPupil'': Although obsessed with Nazi crimes in both versions, Todd is a lot less nasty in the film version than he is in the novella. In the book, he is a budding sociopath who fantasizes about raping a captive woman in a concentration camp and, together with Dussander, becomes a serial killer wherein he murders hobos before he kills his guidance counsellor and finally goes on a killing spree [[spoiler:that ends in his death.]] In the film, Todd comes across as more disturbed and immature than unfeeling and homicidal, and doesn't have anything as explicit as a rape fantasy during his dreams about the camps. He and Dussander only kill one homeless person who Dussander found out was a former Nazi, and Todd simply blackmails his guidance counsellor and [[spoiler:goes to college after Dussander dies.]]
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* ''Film/AptPupil'': Although a youth obsessed with Nazi crimes in both versions, Todd is a lot less nasty in the film version than he is in the novella. In the book, he is a budding sociopath who fantasizes about raping a captive woman in a concentration camp and, together with Dussander, becomes a serial killer wherein he murders hobos before he kills his guidance counsellor and finally goes on a killing spree [[spoiler:that ends in his death.]] In the film, Todd comes across as more disturbed and immature than unfeeling and homicidal, and doesn't have anything as explicit as a rape fantasy during his dreams about the camps. He and Dussander only kill one homeless person who Dussander found out was a former Nazi, and Todd simply blackmails his guidance counsellor and [[spoiler:goes to college after Dussander dies.]]
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** In the source material, Superman goes after Batman on the orders of the President of the United States, who only wants Batman brought in because Batman's effectiveness makes the government look bad. In the movie, Superman is genuinely opposed to Batman's vigilantism and only goes to Gotham because Lex Luthor is holding his mother hostage.
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** The films portray [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesProfessorCharlesXavier Professor X]] as being more noble and sympathetic than his comic book counterpart, who personifies GoodIsNotNice and is a ManipulativeBastard--one of Comicbook/KittyPryde's most famous lines is [[https://biffbampop.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/xmen_168_2.jpg "Professor Xavier is a jerk!"]] The movie franchise takes the opposite route because Charles is a GuileHero, one of its [[NiceGuy nicest characters]] (he's TheCutie in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''), and even when he occasionally makes the wrong choice, it's understood that he only had the best of intentions. As a result, the cinematic interpretation is much more likable relative to the comics', and Xavier was purposely adapted in such a way that he became Creator/BryanSinger's favourite X-Men character (who is a big sci-fi fan and isn't a comic book reader).
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** The films portray [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesProfessorCharlesXavier Professor X]] X as being more noble and sympathetic than his comic book counterpart, who personifies GoodIsNotNice and is a ManipulativeBastard--one of Comicbook/KittyPryde's most famous lines is [[https://biffbampop.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/xmen_168_2.jpg "Professor Xavier is a jerk!"]] The movie franchise takes the opposite route because Charles is a GuileHero, one of its [[NiceGuy nicest characters]] (he's TheCutie in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''), and even when he occasionally makes the wrong choice, it's understood that he only had the best of intentions. As a result, the cinematic interpretation is much more likable relative to the comics', and Xavier was purposely adapted in such a way that he became Creator/BryanSinger's favourite X-Men character (who is a big sci-fi fan and isn't a comic book reader).
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** ''Ms. Hannigan'', of all people, gets the other one, on the coattails of her HeelFaceTurn. When it hits her that Rooster is legitimately going to kill Annie, she realizes she can't let him do it and intervenes to stop him. He quickly overpowers her, but the fight delays his pursuit of Annie by a few, ultimately critical, seconds.
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** ''Ms. Hannigan'', of all people, gets the other one, on the coattails of her HeelFaceTurn. When it hits her that Rooster is legitimately going to kill Annie, she realizes she can't let him do it and intervenes to stop him. He quickly overpowers her, but the fight delays his pursuit of few seconds it takes him to do so end up proving critical to Annie by a few, ultimately critical, seconds.surviving the incident.
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* ''Film/Annie1982:'' [[ActionizedAdaptation In the bridge scene]], Annie is able to be rescued due in part to two separate heroic acts not in the original musical.
** The first is by the other orphans. After Molly overhears Rooster talking about his plan, they try to get out and warn Annie, but are locked in a closet. With no other choice, they pull off a daring escape through a roof hatch and walk all the way to Warbucks' house in order to raise the alarm. While they don't manage to arrive in time to prevent Annie being taken, their warning is the reason Punjab is looking for her and therefore able to execute his nick-of-time rescue.
** ''Ms. Hannigan'', of all people, gets the other one, on the coattails of her HeelFaceTurn. When it hits her that Rooster is legitimately going to kill Annie, she realizes she can't let him do it and intervenes to stop him. He quickly overpowers her, but the fight delays his pursuit of Annie by a few, ultimately critical, seconds.
** The first is by the other orphans. After Molly overhears Rooster talking about his plan, they try to get out and warn Annie, but are locked in a closet. With no other choice, they pull off a daring escape through a roof hatch and walk all the way to Warbucks' house in order to raise the alarm. While they don't manage to arrive in time to prevent Annie being taken, their warning is the reason Punjab is looking for her and therefore able to execute his nick-of-time rescue.
** ''Ms. Hannigan'', of all people, gets the other one, on the coattails of her HeelFaceTurn. When it hits her that Rooster is legitimately going to kill Annie, she realizes she can't let him do it and intervenes to stop him. He quickly overpowers her, but the fight delays his pursuit of Annie by a few, ultimately critical, seconds.
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*** While he enjoys conflict, Captain Boomerang isn't actively provoking people like he does in the comics. The film also downplays his racism and misogyny, which were frequent sources of conflict in the original series.
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** Of all people, ''Infinity War'' gives us a [[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Thanos}}] who is considerably more sympathetic than his comic counterpart. In the comics, his motive was that he'd [[spoiler: fallen in love with the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death and kills to try and win her favor, to no avail - yes, going as far as famously [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet killing half the universe with the Infinity Gems]].]] In the film, [[spoiler: he believes the universe doesn't have enough resources to go around, and half must be sacrificed to spare the rest the fate his own planet suffered due to an OverpopulationCrisis. He takes no pleasure in it at all, genuinely cares for his "daughter" Gamora, and one of his {{Badass Boast}}s to the heroes about the failure they will soon taste turns out to have been genuine sympathy and turns out to be referencing how ''he'' felt in failing to save his people!]]
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** Of all people, ''Infinity War'' gives us a [[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Thanos}}] Comicbook/{{Thanos}}]] who is considerably more sympathetic than his comic counterpart. In the comics, his motive was that he'd [[spoiler: fallen in love with the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death and kills to try and win her favor, to no avail - yes, going as far as famously [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet killing half the universe with the Infinity Gems]].]] In the film, [[spoiler: he believes the universe doesn't have enough resources to go around, and half must be sacrificed to spare the rest the fate his own planet suffered due to an OverpopulationCrisis. He takes no pleasure in it at all, genuinely cares for his "daughter" Gamora, and one of his {{Badass Boast}}s to the heroes about the failure they will soon taste turns out to have been genuine sympathy and turns out to be referencing how ''he'' felt in failing to save his people!]]
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** Of all people, ''Infinity War'' gives us a [[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Thanos]}}] who is considerably more sympathetic than his comic counterpart. In the comics, his motive was that he'd [[spoiler: fallen in love with the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death and kills to try and win her favor, to no avail - yes, going as far as famously [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet killing half the universe with the Infinity Gems]].]] In the film, [[spoiler: he believes the universe doesn't have enough resources to go around, and half must be sacrificed to spare the rest the fate his own planet suffered due to an OverpopulationCrisis. He takes no pleasure in it at all, genuinely cares for his "daughter" Gamora, and one of his {{Badass Boast}}s to the heroes about the failure they will soon taste turns out to have been genuine sympathy and turns out to be referencing how ''he'' felt in failing to save his people!]]
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** Of all people, ''Infinity War'' gives us a [[spoiler: Comicbook/{{Thanos]}}] Comicbook/{{Thanos}}] who is considerably more sympathetic than his comic counterpart. In the comics, his motive was that he'd [[spoiler: fallen in love with the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death and kills to try and win her favor, to no avail - yes, going as far as famously [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet killing half the universe with the Infinity Gems]].]] In the film, [[spoiler: he believes the universe doesn't have enough resources to go around, and half must be sacrificed to spare the rest the fate his own planet suffered due to an OverpopulationCrisis. He takes no pleasure in it at all, genuinely cares for his "daughter" Gamora, and one of his {{Badass Boast}}s to the heroes about the failure they will soon taste turns out to have been genuine sympathy and turns out to be referencing how ''he'' felt in failing to save his people!]]
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** M'Baku, in the comics a straight villain, is an honorable WorthyOpponent to T'Challa with a DeadpanSnarker personality who takes him in and cares for him when he's defeated and near-death, and allies with him at the end against the villain in a textbook ChangedMyMindKid moment. He remains heroic in his minor appearance in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
** Nakia is a genuinely kind and empathetic person who wants to use Wakanda's wealth and power to help those in need. This is in contrast to the comics, where Nakia was a [[{{Yandere}} crazed]] and murderous StalkerWithACrush who was mostly defined by her obsession with T'Challa.
** Nakia is a genuinely kind and empathetic person who wants to use Wakanda's wealth and power to help those in need. This is in contrast to the comics, where Nakia was a [[{{Yandere}} crazed]] and murderous StalkerWithACrush who was mostly defined by her obsession with T'Challa.
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** Nakia is a genuinely kind and empathetic person who wants to use Wakanda's wealth and power to help those in need. This is in contrast to the comics, where Nakia was a [[{{Yandere}} crazed}} crazed]] and murderous StalkerWithACrush who was mostly defined by her obsession with T'Challa.
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** ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': M'Baku, in the comics a straight villain, is an honorable WorthyOpponent to T'Challa with a DeadpanSnarker personality who takes him in and cares for him when he's defeated and near-death, and allies with him at the end against the villain in a textbook ChangedMyMindKid moment. He remains heroic in his minor appearance in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
** Of all people, ''Infinity War'' gives us a [[spoiler: Thanos]] who is considerably more sympathetic than his comic counterpart. In the comics, his motive was that he'd [[spoiler: fallen in love with the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death and kills to try and win her favor, to no avail - yes, going as far as famously [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet killing half the universe with the Infinity Gems]].]] In the film, [[spoiler: he believes the universe doesn't have enough resources to go around, and half must be sacrificed to spare the rest the fate his own planet suffered due to an OverpopulationCrisis. He takes no pleasure in it at all, genuinely cares for his "daughter" Gamora, and one of his {{Badass Boast}}s to the heroes about the failure they will soon taste turns out to have been genuine sympathy and turns out to be referencing how ''he'' felt in failing to save his people!]]
** Of all people, ''Infinity War'' gives us a [[spoiler: Thanos]] who is considerably more sympathetic than his comic counterpart. In the comics, his motive was that he'd [[spoiler: fallen in love with the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death and kills to try and win her favor, to no avail - yes, going as far as famously [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet killing half the universe with the Infinity Gems]].]] In the film, [[spoiler: he believes the universe doesn't have enough resources to go around, and half must be sacrificed to spare the rest the fate his own planet suffered due to an OverpopulationCrisis. He takes no pleasure in it at all, genuinely cares for his "daughter" Gamora, and one of his {{Badass Boast}}s to the heroes about the failure they will soon taste turns out to have been genuine sympathy and turns out to be referencing how ''he'' felt in failing to save his people!]]
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** ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': ''Film/BlackPanther2018'':
** M'Baku, in the comics a straight villain, is an honorable WorthyOpponent to T'Challa with a DeadpanSnarker personality who takes him in and cares for him when he's defeated and near-death, and allies with him at the end against the villain in a textbook ChangedMyMindKid moment. He remains heroic in his minor appearance in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
** Nakia is a genuinely kind and empathetic person who wants to use Wakanda's wealth and power to help those in need. This is in contrast to the comics, where Nakia was a [[{{Yandere}} crazed}} and murderous StalkerWithACrush who was mostly defined by her obsession with T'Challa.
** Of all people, ''Infinity War'' gives us a [[spoiler:Thanos]] Comicbook/{{Thanos]}}] who is considerably more sympathetic than his comic counterpart. In the comics, his motive was that he'd [[spoiler: fallen in love with the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death and kills to try and win her favor, to no avail - yes, going as far as famously [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet killing half the universe with the Infinity Gems]].]] In the film, [[spoiler: he believes the universe doesn't have enough resources to go around, and half must be sacrificed to spare the rest the fate his own planet suffered due to an OverpopulationCrisis. He takes no pleasure in it at all, genuinely cares for his "daughter" Gamora, and one of his {{Badass Boast}}s to the heroes about the failure they will soon taste turns out to have been genuine sympathy and turns out to be referencing how ''he'' felt in failing to save his people!]]
** M'Baku, in the comics a straight villain, is an honorable WorthyOpponent to T'Challa with a DeadpanSnarker personality who takes him in and cares for him when he's defeated and near-death, and allies with him at the end against the villain in a textbook ChangedMyMindKid moment. He remains heroic in his minor appearance in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
** Nakia is a genuinely kind and empathetic person who wants to use Wakanda's wealth and power to help those in need. This is in contrast to the comics, where Nakia was a [[{{Yandere}} crazed}} and murderous StalkerWithACrush who was mostly defined by her obsession with T'Challa.
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*** Hope Van Dyne helps the heroes in their plan to save the world. In the [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] comics, Hope is a villainess known as the Red Queen.
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*** Hope Van Dyne helps the heroes in their plan to save the world. In the [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] comics, Hope is a villainess known as the Red Queen. This is because movie Hope is a CompositeCharacter of her comics version and the original comics Wasp, who was her mother Janet Van Dyne.
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** ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': M'Baku, in the comics a straight villain, is an honorable WorthyOpponent to T'Challa with a DeadpanSnarker personality who takes him in and cares for him when he's defeated and near-death, and allies with him at the end against the villain in a textbook ChangedMyMindKid moment.
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** ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': M'Baku, in the comics a straight villain, is an honorable WorthyOpponent to T'Challa with a DeadpanSnarker personality who takes him in and cares for him when he's defeated and near-death, and allies with him at the end against the villain in a textbook ChangedMyMindKid moment. He remains heroic in his minor appearance in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
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** Baron Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange''. In the comics, he's a CardCarryingVillain with little to no redeeming qualities, while in the movie, he's one of Strange's allies and helps him take on Kaecilius, the [[spoiler:allegedly]] real BigBad of the film. Even his inevitable FaceHeelTurn has more understandable motivations. Kevin Feige said they do intend to have Mordo become an antagonist in future installments, but hope that introducing him as a hero early on will make him a more interesting and morally gray villain.
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** Baron Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange''.''Film/DoctorStrange2016''. In the comics, he's a CardCarryingVillain with little to no redeeming qualities, while in the movie, he's one of Strange's allies and helps him take on Kaecilius, the [[spoiler:allegedly]] real BigBad of the film. Even his inevitable FaceHeelTurn has more understandable motivations. Kevin Feige said they do intend to have Mordo become an antagonist in future installments, but hope that introducing him as a hero early on will make him a more interesting and morally gray villain.
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** ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': M'Baku, in the comics a straight villain, is an honorable WorthyOpponent to T'Challa with a DeadpanSnarker personality, personality who takes him in and cares for him when he's defeated and near-death, and allies with him at the end against the villain in a textbook ChangedMyMindKid moment.
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* ''Film/MaryShelleysFrankenstein'' significantly toned down Frankenstein's worst actions in the novel by having Justine lynched by a mob as soon as she's accused of William's murder, which was actually committed by the Creature. In the novel, Frankenstein stays silent for weeks while she's judicially tried, convicted and executed, while {{Wangst}}-ing about how horrible the situation is for him.
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** Barty Crouch Sr. in the books is a KnightTemplar implied to have a bad case of HeWhoFightsMonsters that developed after his [[BrokenPedestal fall from grace]] about fifteen years prior. He and Harry barely interact, and [[spoiler: his neglect of his son is highly implied to be one of the reasons Barty Jr. joins Voldemort; Barty Sr.'s [[IHaveNoSon cold reaction]] to the news at Barty Jr.'s trial despite his wife's hysterics is noted as the point where the public started to turn on him]]. In the film, he and Harry share a pleasant conversation shortly before [[spoiler:his death]], and in a flashback scene he is visibly distraught about having to [[spoiler:send his son to Azkaban]].
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** Barty Crouch Sr. in the books is a KnightTemplar implied to have a bad case of HeWhoFightsMonsters that developed after his [[BrokenPedestal fall from grace]] about fifteen years prior. He and Harry barely interact, and [[spoiler: his neglect of his son is highly implied to be one of the reasons Barty Jr. joins Voldemort; Barty Sr.'s [[IHaveNoSon cold reaction]] to the news at Barty Jr.'s trial despite his wife's hysterics is noted as the point where the public started to turn on him]]. In the film, he and Harry share a pleasant conversation shortly before [[spoiler:his death]], and in a flashback scene the moment when he says [[spoiler:[[IHaveNoSon "you are no son of mine"]] is visibly distraught about having depicted as a horrified reaction to [[spoiler:send the many atrocities his clearly deranged and monstrous son to Azkaban]].has committed rather than a cruel dismissal]].
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* In the film version of ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', the title character gets a sympathetic backstory for his hatred of Christmas thanks to the feature-length film needing to indulge in a lot of AdaptationExpansion. Interestingly, his sympathetic backstory results in a bit of AdaptationalVillainy on the part of the Whos of Whoville.
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* In the film version of ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', the title character gets a sympathetic backstory for his hatred of Christmas thanks to the feature-length film needing to indulge in a lot of AdaptationExpansion. Interestingly, his sympathetic backstory results in a bit of AdaptationalVillainy AdaptationalJerkass on the part of the Whos of Whoville.
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** The first four films in the franchise applied [[AdaptationalVillainy adaptational villainy]] to many mutant characters (most notably [[FanName Barakapool]] and Psylocke), before retconning them into different characters to make room for more fleshed out, comic-book accurate iterations. The opposite was done for the man identified as "Trask" in the third film. Played by Bill Duke, and as the United States Secretary of Defense, he is a bit-part but has no indication of being anything like the genocidal killer robot creator of his comic book counterpart or the later Peter Dinklage character, and his only role in the film is containing the genuinely dangerous mutants like Mystique, Juggernaut and Multiple Man.
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** The first four films in the franchise applied [[AdaptationalVillainy adaptational villainy]] to many mutant characters (most notably [[FanName [[FanNickname Barakapool]] and Psylocke), before retconning them into different characters to make room for more fleshed out, comic-book accurate iterations. The opposite was done for the man identified as "Trask" in the third film. Played by Bill Duke, and as the United States Secretary of Defense, he is a bit-part but has no indication of being anything like the genocidal killer robot creator of his comic book counterpart or the later Peter Dinklage character, and his only role in the film is containing the genuinely dangerous mutants like Mystique, Juggernaut and Multiple Man.
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** A small case in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. The centaurs have it in for Hagrid after he stops them killing Firenze in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the book]] - and Harry and Hermione suffer from guilt-by-association after they carry off Umbridge. This is left out of the film and the centaurs don't go after Harry and Hermione, merely carrying off Umbridge.
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* In most film adaptations of ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'', [[spoiler:Vera and Lombard]] are both revealed to be completely innocent of the crimes they were accused of (and in the latter's case, it's usually because [[spoiler:he's not the real Lombard but his friend or a detective impersonating him to find out who sent the letter to him]]).
* ''Film/AptPupil'': Although obsessed with Nazi crimes in both versions, Todd is a lot less nasty in the film version than he is in the novella. In the book, he is a budding sociopath who fantasizes about raping a captive woman in a concentration camp and, together with Dussander, becomes a serial killer wherein he murders hobos before he kills his guidance counsellor and finally goes on a killing spree [[spoiler:that ends in his death.]] In the film, Todd comes across as more disturbed and immature than unfeeling and homicidal, and doesn't have anything as explicit as a rape fantasy during his dreams about the camps. He and Dussander only kill one homeless person who Dussander found out was a former Nazi, and Todd simply blackmails his guidance counsellor and [[spoiler:goes to college after Dussander dies.]]
* The sultan in ''Literature/ArabianNights'' goes through over 1000 wives before Scheherezade comes forward to get the story going. The Hallmark adaptation has Scheherezade as the first new wife he takes, thus stopping one of our protagonists from being responsible for over 1000 executions. Additionally in the original story, he had his first wife executed for betraying him. In this adaptation, he killed her accidentally with a blow intended for his evil brother.
* ''Film/BattleRoyale'':
** Kinpatsu Sakamochi was a sadistic rapist who often cracked jokes at the expense of the students that died in the Program. Kitano, his counterpart from the film, while still no saint, is shown to be more sympathetic. He often dealt with students that disrespected him and a daughter that wanted nothing to do with him. He even [[spoiler: tried to make sure Noriko won]] [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe because she was the only student that showed respect for him]].
** Hirono Shimizu, while not evil in the novel, [[JerkAss isn't very nice either]]. In the manga, [[spoiler:she is open to the idea of joining Shuya's rebellion]] and it was taken even further in the film when she [[spoiler:called Mitsuko out for killing Megumi]], the latter of whom she bullied in the novel.
* ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|2017}}'': In the original animated film, [=LeFou=] was a sycophantic PluckyComicRelief sidekick to Gaston who is directly involved in his raid on Beast's castle and comes dangerously close to killing Lumiere with a torch. In this LiveActionAdaptation, he does retain his sidekick role, but he displays a real moral compass and [[spoiler:betrays Gaston after he leaves Maurice for dead]].
* Judah Ben Hur from ''Literature/BenHur''. In the novel, the plot is kicked off when Judah accidentally knocks a roof tile on the head of a Roman centurion and gets arrested. In [[Film/BenHur1959 the 1959 movie]], Judah's sister is the one who dislodges the roof tile, but Judah deliberately takes the blame in an attempt to spare his sister. In the novel, when Judah is on a sinking slave ship, and finds himself unchained, he gets the hell off the ship. In the movie, Judah takes the opportunity to punch out a guard, steal his keys, and free all the other slaves on the ship, before escaping himself.
* ''Film/BrickMansions'': Tremaine is a lot more sympathetic than Taha, the BigBad from the [[Film/Banlieue13 French original]] that he is largely based on. Taha was a [[AxCrazy complete lunatic]] of a drug kingpin who regularly [[BadBoss murdered his own followers]], and threatened to destroy the city with a stolen bomb just to extort a ransom from the government. Tremaine is an ex-soldier who is actually shown to [[AFatherToHisMen sincerely care for his men]], and whose motives for threatening to blow up the city are based on his legitimate grievances with the corrupt government for abandoning the district.
* ''Film/{{Cinderella|2015}}'':
** In contrast to his [[TheCaligula portrayal]] in [[Disney/{{Cinderella}} the animated film]], the King is much more friendly to his subjects.
** Anastasia and Drisella are also far less heinous than in the animated Disney movie. They make mean remarks to Cinderella at times but otherwise, leave her alone and sometimes, they are even civil and semi-friendly to her when they are in a good mood. [[WickedStepmother Lady Tremaine]] is Cinderella's primary bully. However, this is actually closer to the depiction of the step-sisters in the classic Charles Perrault version of the tale, complete with them apologizing to and being forgiven by Cinderella in the end.
* ''Film/CloudAtlas'':
** [[spoiler:The Union]] is portrayed as an actual rebellion. Contrast to the book in which it's just staged by [[spoiler:Unanimity]] so that they can distract the people from the actual problems going on in the government.
** Timothy Cavendish is given this too, seeing how his more racist and misogynistic aspects of his personality aren't even brought up in the film.
* In the novel ''Literature/{{Congo}}'', Karen Ross is a JerkAss CorruptCorporateExecutive who only wants to get to Zinj to get ahold of its diamond mines and causes the destruction of the site when she makes a controlled detonation during a geological survey that triggers a volcanic eruption. In [[Film/{{Congo}} the movie]], she travels to Zinj in search of her CanonForeigner boyfriend who works for the same company and disappeared during a previous expedition there, and the volcanic eruption is a coincidence.
* The 1990 film version of ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' made Christian, the UnknownRival to the titular character in love, more heroic and sympathetic than in the original play (though he was already an alright guy) by having him rescue his love Roxane when her attempt to charm her way through enemy lines doesn't work, unlike the play.
* ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'':
** Elektra wants to avenge her father's death by killing Daredevil, whom she falsely believes to be his killer, and the worst thing she does is to attack Daredevil under false pretenses. In the comics, she's a contract assassin who killed people [[JustForFun for kicks]] while in college, and once belonged to an evil cult of ninjas known as the Hand.
** Elektra's father was an abusive husband and implied to have molested his daughter. While not much is shown, it's clear he's just an overprotective father who still has security following Elektra despite the fact that she's an adult capable of protecting herself.
** In Elektra's [[Film/{{Elektra}} spin-off film]], Stick is a nicer, more caring person than the cynical hustler who put Matt through Hell while training him.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
** In ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', Commissioner Loeb was a CorruptCop and part of the BigBadDuumvirate. ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' paints him as an honest cop, perhaps incompetent but not openly villainous.
** James Gordon Jr., who displays no signs of being the AxCrazy bastard that he was in the comics.
* Film/DCExtendedUniverse:
** Dr. Emil Hamilton has a history of going through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor in the comics, but ''Film/ManOfSteel'' sees him [[spoiler: die a hero and never become a supervillain]].
** ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'':
*** While he posed as an anti-hero early on, the comic book Deadshot's mostly motivated by nihilism and money. However, the film Floyd Lawton, while still nihilistic, avoids hurting women and children, even going after other criminals.
*** While he enjoys conflict, Captain Boomerang isn't actively provoking people like he does in the comics.
* In the film version of ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'', Miranda Priestly is portrayed more sympathetically than in the book. In the original novel, she is a horrible person and Andy deeply dislikes her. In the film, Miranda has a more sympathetic portrayal and Andy, at times, comes to respect her. Interestingly, the sequel novel makes it clear that Miranda is just an absolutely horrible human being altogether and anyone who allows themselves to be fooled into thinking otherwise is delusional.
* In ''Film/{{Divergent}}'',
** In ''Divergent'', Molly is much less antagonistic in the film than she is in the novel. She's still portrayed as a tough fighter, but otherwise lacks the openly sadistic and cruel streak of her book counterpart, and even compliments Tris for standing up to Eric during the knife-throwing.
** [[spoiler:Nita]] in '' The Divergent Series: Allegiant'' [[spoiler:does not try to rebel against the Bureau for mistreating the genetically-damaged like she does]] in ''Allegiant''. [[spoiler:While she does assist Tris and co. against the Bureau's orders, it's because she (and everybody else in the Bureau) knows that David is up to no good, not because of a personal vendetta that Tris is sympathetic with.]]
* Christie is far less cruel and murderous in ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'' than she is in [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive the games]], and is generally much friendlier and more approachable. The movie also downplays her backstory as an assassin, instead depicting her as a ClassyCatBurglar.
* In [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Bram Stoker's novel]], {{Dracula}} is the BigBad through and through and lacking in absolutely any sympathetic traits. In ''Film/DraculaUntold'', he remains TheHero driven to protect his family and his homeland, despite implications this movie would have been his StartOfDarkness.
* In the 1982 film of ''Evil Under the Sun'', Mrs Castle, originally nothing more than the rather strict hotel owner, is given the name Daphne and combined with the character of Rosamund, becoming Kenneth's love interest and Literature/HerculePoirot's main assistant during the investigation. [[spoiler:She also helps him trap the killer at the end by taking his signature.]]
* ''Film/FutureCops'' is basically a comedic parody film of the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' where they got the alignment of some characters reversed. One of the heroes, Ti Man, played by Creator/AndyLau, is based on Vega, who in the game proper is actually a sadistic, dangerous TheFightingNarcissist and one of the game's villains.
* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'':
** ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'', unlike most versions of Godzilla who are usually antagonistic (and a huge case with his [[Film/{{Gojira}} original incarnation]], a TragicMonster), but not as much as his Showa incarnation from ''Film/GodzillaRaidsAgain'' through ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'' who had a hefty dose of CharacterizationMarchesOn. Despite his actions in Hawaii (where he swamps Waikiki beach, the most densely populated area that time of night), he avoids attacking humans as he can and most of his rampages is due to the Mutos posing a threat while maintaining his DestructiveHero status per his previous incarnations.
** ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack''. King Ghidorah is known throughout the films as Godzilla's archenemy. The Showa Era depicted him a complete villain who gleefully destroyed planets while the Heisei Era was a living weapon of conquerors from the future. However, the version seen in this Millenium Era film is an ancient dragon who served as one of the guardian monsters of Japan, awakening to fight Godzilla to save the world, not to destroy it.
* In the ''Literature/{{Fingersmith}}'' novel, Sue Trinder's family and criminal cohorts are aware of—and the true masterminds behind—the plan to [[spoiler:switch Sue and Maud at the insane asylum, since Maud is actually their biological daughter]]. In the film adaptation ''Film/TheHandmaiden'' they are completely unaware of the plan, and assist Sook-hee (Sue Trinder) when she lets them know what has occurred.
* The ''Film/HarryPotter'' film adaptations:
** Happens inadvertently to Narcissa Malfoy. In both the books and films, she is very concerned for her son's life and [[spoiler: betrays Voldemort]] in the end, but the film leaves out scenes showing her haughty racism and general RichBitch attitude before her HeelFaceTurn.
** Although Rufus Scrimgeour was never a villain, in books [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince six]] and [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows seven]] he's treated as something of an opportunistic antagonist who really only wants to work with Harry to make himself look good. In the film series, he's introduced briefly in the seventh movie, [[OneSceneWonder where he cryptically tells Harry and the gang]] that he doesn't know what they're up to, but that they can't fight Voldemort alone. And then he [[spoiler: dies off-screen]].
** In the books, Severus Snape is a {{Jerkass}} whose true loyalties and motives remain ambiguous until the final novel reveals [[spoiler:he has been protecting Harry all along.]] In the movies, he's still unpleasant and occasionally mean, but many of his nastier moments are toned down or removed, and he has a few PetTheDog moments, such as [[spoiler: risking his own life to shield Harry, Ron and Hermione, the three students he most ''despises,'' from werewolf!Lupin]]. The films also only imply (rather than outright state) that Snape [[spoiler:unwittingly set the Potters up to die by telling Voldemort about the prophecy, which did not specify the child it was referring to. Once Snape realizes Lily could be endangered by this because her son Harry ''could'' be the child the prophecy was referring to and learned Voldemort was going after the Potter family, he immediately regrets his actions and goes to Dumbledore to protect her and, later, protect her son from Voldemort]].
** Barty Crouch Sr. in the books is a KnightTemplar implied to have a bad case of HeWhoFightsMonsters that developed after his [[BrokenPedestal fall from grace]] about fifteen years prior. He and Harry barely interact, and [[spoiler: his neglect of his son is highly implied to be one of the reasons Barty Jr. joins Voldemort; Barty Sr.'s [[IHaveNoSon cold reaction]] to the news at Barty Jr.'s trial despite his wife's hysterics is noted as the point where the public started to turn on him]]. In the film, he and Harry share a pleasant conversation shortly before [[spoiler:his death]], and in a flashback scene he is visibly distraught about having to [[spoiler:send his son to Azkaban]].
* In the novel version of the ''Film/TheHelp'', Skeeter Phelan is a segregationist who finds the thought of an interracial romance to be "horrific, disastrous." She's still a sympathetic protagonist, but she's nevertheless a somewhat ambiguous character. In the movie, by contrast, there is much less moral complexity, and Skeeter is never portrayed as a segregationist.
* In the film version of ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', the title character gets a sympathetic backstory for his hatred of Christmas thanks to the feature-length film needing to indulge in a lot of AdaptationExpansion. Interestingly, his sympathetic backstory results in a bit of AdaptationalVillainy on the part of the Whos of Whoville.
* Several film adaptions of ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', most blatantly the [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Disney movie]], apply this trope to the principal characters (Quasimodo, Esmerelda, and sometimes Phoebus) and [[AdaptationalVillainy invert]] it with Claude Frollo (omitting his capacity for compassion and creating selfish motives for his initial actions). In the 1923 version, however, this trope is played straight with Claude, whose evil side is given instead to his brother Jehan.
* In almost every version of ''Literature/TheIliad'' ever put to film, the Greeks (the heroes of the poem) become the villains, and the Trojans (the villains of the poem) become the heroes. This is particularly galling in the case of Paris, who in the epic, was a sniveling, backstabbing coward, who hid inside the city and let his brother do all the fighting. But Hollywood [[TokenRomance wants a love story]], and Paris' promotion to romantic lead inevitably includes a batch of good qualities that weren't present in the epic poem, and the quiet ignoring of the fact that his "love interest" was essentially [[LovePotion roofied by a goddess]]. To a lesser degree it also applies to his brother Hector, who, while more conventionally heroic in the poem, was still a) willing to dismember a man's body and hang it from the walls, and b) too afraid to face Achilles in direct combat. The 2004 version, ''Film/{{Troy}}'', also gives Achilles something of a hero upgrade, turning him from a nihilistic narcissist into a troubled, but genuine, hero.
* ''Film/IntoTheWoods'':
** Rapunzel's Prince, contrasting his brother's AdaptationalVillainy. It's clear that he truly loves Rapunzel, and he stays faithful to her for the entire film (unlike his [[Theatre/IntoTheWoods stage show]] counterpart, who tosses her aside during their marriage to pursue Snow White). He's even willing to go out and search for Rapunzel while ''[[{{Determinator}} blind]]''.
** A small case for the steward. In the stage show, he kills [[spoiler: Jack's mother]] by clubbing her over the head. In this, he only pushes her to the ground and she [[DeathByFallingOver hits her head off a log]]. He's shown to instantly regret it as well.
** One moment for the Witch. In most productions when Rapunzel chooses to stay with her prince, the Witch tries to attack both of them. In the film, she only goes for the prince and even pulls Rapunzel back.
* In the 1982 film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'', Sir Brian [[spoiler: died heroically. Though he could easily have defeated Ivanhoe, who was fighting as Rebecca's champion, he let himself be struck down [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy for Rebecca's sake]]]].
* ''Film/JasonAndTheArgonauts'' has Jason as a DesignatedHero who travels all the way to Colchis to rob Aeetes's Golden Fleece because he wants his kingdom back. The Hallmark version of the film changes this as Jason must get the Fleece or else [[EvilUncle Pelias]] will kill his mother. Medea gets this as well in both film versions. In the original she was a {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch who made Jason promise to marry her in exchange for her help and she killed Pelias herself when Jason decided not to accept the kingdom. In the Hallmark film she is shown to genuinely love Jason and grieve for the deaths of her brother and father.
* Most of the human characters in ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. The humans in [[Literature/{{Jaws}} the novel]] are unlikable. Martin and Ellen Brody have an unhappy marriage and Ellen is cheating on Martin with Matt Hooper, Hooper is a snobby Ivy League alumnus, and the mayor actually has ties with the Mafia. The movie changes this by making Martin and Ellen Brody HappilyMarried and Ellen's affair with Matt Hooper is omitted, while Hooper is portrayed as a charming, rugged, good-humored character.
* In the 2016 LiveActionAdaptation [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 version]] of ''Disney/TheJungleBook'', [[KidHero Mowgli]] is made less of a BrattyHalfPint his '67 version was. In his selfish [[IChooseToStay desire to remain in the jungle]], the '67 version foolishly ignores the threat of [[TheDreaded Shere Khan]] upon him after he's taken away from the wolf pack he grew up in to the safety of the Man-Village. The '16 version makes by himself the decision to leave the pack and go to live somewhere else in the jungle in order to spare his adoptive family from Shere Khan's wrath. While the '67 version ends up confronting Shere Khan (partly) by chance, the '16 version eventually rushes to confront the tiger in order to [[YouKilledMyFather avenge]] [[spoiler:Akela's murder]] and end Khan's tyranny over the jungle.
* John Hammond of ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' is an interesting case in that both versions of him, the [[Literature/JurassicPark original novel version]] and the much more well known [[Film/JurassicPark film adaptation]], are [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed thinly-veiled versions]] of [[MrAltDisney Walt Disney]]. In the original novel, Hammond is compared to Disney in-text very early on when an EPA agent approaches John Grant about him and Grant blows off his warnings, remarking that "John Hammond is about as sinister as Walt Disney." The gag is that Hammond really ''is'' that, as the book goes on to reveal Hammond as an ItsAllAboutMe {{Jerkass}} who dismisses all his mistakes and lapses of judgment with NeverMyFault, much as the actual Disney was said to be. That said, the popular perception of Disney was that he was a CoolOldGuy EccentricMillionaire, and when Creator/StevenSpielberg adapted the novel into the film he deliberately based Hammond off the kinder, more sanitized interpretation of Disney, due to feeling a personal kinship with him. So not only was Hammond SparedByTheAdaptation, he even got to appear in sequels as a BigGood.
* ''Film/KickAss'':
** The film version makes both Big Daddy and Red Mist much more sympathetic than in the original comic. Film Big Daddy is profoundly messed up but very much a TragicHero, whereas in the source material his apparent backstory was just a lie and he's actually a vigilante in it [[JustforPun for kicks]]. The film version of Red Mist strips him of his DirtyCoward personality from the comic and plays up [[LonelyRichKid his loneliness]].
** Kick-Ass' {{Love Interest|s}} Katie is a kind, compassionate young woman, whereas her comic counterpart is an absolute bitch. At least in the first film. When [[Film/KickAss2 the sequel]] rolled, she TookALevelInJerkass, closely matching her comic counterpart's personality. She jumps to conclusions over a misunderstanding and dumps him, after revealing she had been cheating on him from the start.
* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'':
** In ''ComicBook/TheSecretService'', Professor James Arnold was the BigBad. Here, he was kidnapped by the villains, although he does agree to join them afterwards, seeing as how [[spoiler:he had a chip in his head]].
** Merlin remains loyal to the Kingsman, [[spoiler: unlike Rupert Greaves, his equivalent character in the comics, who joins forces with the villain and attempts to poison the protagonist]]. This element of his character is given to Arthur in the film.
* ''Film/TheLandThatTimeForgot'':
** Captain von Schoenvorts is a thoughtful U-Boat officer who treats his men fairly, forbids the killing of survivors after sinking the British ship, and works loyally and faithfully alongside Tyler and Bradley in Caprona, and who ultimately dies tragically thanks to the betrayal of his [[TheStarscream treacherous second in command]] Dietz. This is in direct contrast to [[Literature/TheLandThatTimeForgot the novel]] where ''[[AristocratsAreEvil Baron]]'' von Schoenvorts whips his own men for minor offenses, intentionally has the U-Boat fire on survivors of the ship they sank, betrays the British crew in Caprona and uses them as slave labor, and dies as a result of some ''severe'' LaserGuidedKarma.
** A more minor example is Benson. In the film, he's just one of the British crew and a definite good guy who gets killed in a fight with some Sto-Lu warriors. In the novel, he is a traitor helping the Germans, and dies aboard the U-Boat long before the characters even ''get'' to Caprona.
* ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'':
** Cleverly subverted in with Griffin the Invisible Man. In both the comic and [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan source material]] he was a sociopathic rapist and murderer. Since the movie was going for a LighterAndSofter approach, they made this into a twist; the Invisible Man in the film is revealed to actually be Skinner, a thief who stole some of Griffin's invisibility serum and was turned transparent like him. Thus the original character is left intact while the audience doesn't have to stomach having a rapist on the same team as the heroes.
** Played straight with Captain Nemo, Mr. Hyde, and the British Intelligence in general. In the comics they were morally ambiguous at best, but the film presents them as more conventional heroes since, again, they were going for a more light-hearted style.
* ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'': While Seymour Krelbourn isn't exactly a villain in [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors the play]], he's still portrayed as an extremely selfish person who [[MurderByInaction willingly allows two people to die]] to feed an [[ObviouslyEvil obviously untrustworthy]] ManEatingPlant and in doing so impress a girl. It's thus portrayed as LaserGuidedKarma when his trusting the plant costs the girl's life and his own. To fit the film's LighterAndSofter FocusGroupEnding, Seymour's more negative traits are downplayed, and his responsibility for the deaths is decreased - the first is due to being frozen with shock, and the second is a straight-up accident.
* In ''Film/TheLongGoodbye'', [[spoiler:Eileen Wade]] isn't the murderer, unlike in the book.
* In the book of ''Literature/TheLovelyBones'' Abigail has an affair with the detective investigating her daughter's murder. She additionally doesn't return home until Buckley is all grown up. The film leaves the affair out and Abigail returns while Buckley is still a child.
* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' provides [[PerspectiveFlip a previously unseen tragic origin]] for the title character, causing her to come off as much more sympathetic than she did in the original ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' film. Same goes for her [[TheDragon Dragon]], Diaval, who in the original was petty and cruel. Here, his loyalty to Maleficent is highlighted and he's given [[AscendedExtra more character traits and screen-time]], causing him to come across as a far better person.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** While the MCU version of ComicBook/NickFury is no stranger to keeping secrets and manipulating events to fit a desired outcome, he doesn't go nearly as far with it as the character he's based on ([[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimate Nick Fury]]), who's a borderline VillainProtagonist at times.
** The same goes for Maria Hill, who is more overtly heroic and lacks most of her comic counterpart's more morally dubious qualities.
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': In one scene of Steve trying to join the army, Steve claimed his parents both served until they died. In the comics, Steve's Dad was an unemployed drunkard. Then again, [[UnreliableNarrator Steve was already lying about his home town to have another chance to join the army]]. In the sequel ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' there's a flashback to pre-serum Steve after his mother's funeral where Bucky tries to console him and Steve says it's alright since she's "now with dad".
** ''Film/IronMan3'': The Iron Patriot armor gets adapted into the new suit that [[ComicBook/WarMachine Lt. Col. James Rhodes]] gets to use. In the comics, the armor is best known as the one used by ComicBook/NormanOsborn during the ComicBook/DarkReign storyline.
** ''Film/AntMan'':
*** While Scott Lang is still an ex-con, it's because he was a [[JustLikeRobinHood Robin Hood-like thief]] who hacked a company that was intentionally overcharging its customers. This is in contrast to the comics, where Lang was a burglar who used to rob people [[ItAmusedMe for the sheer thrill]].
*** Hope Van Dyne helps the heroes in their plan to save the world. In the [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] comics, Hope is a villainess known as the Red Queen.
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' sees Gamora as the most moral of the group, and the first to stand by Peter, as opposed to the comics where she has a well earned nickname of [[RedBaron "The Most Dangerous Woman in the Galaxy"]] and is on the side of the good guys out of a combination of boredom, spite, and self-preservation. It also has the secondary character Nova Corps Dennerian Garthaan Saal as a cynical jerk, but heroic for the most part. In the comics he became insane and went on to oppose Nova and the Avengers as the villain, Supernova.
** Downplayed in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''. Helmut Zemo is still a villain, but his motives are much more sympathetic than his comic counterpart. In the comics, he was a literal Nazi who wanted mass genocide. In the film [[spoiler: he wants to tear the Avengers apart as revenge for his family being accidentally killed in one of their battles]]. Also in the same film, [[GreyAndGrayMorality Iron Man and his pro-Registration side have much more sympathetic and logical motives]] than in the comics where he's a StrawmanPolitical.
** Baron Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange''. In the comics, he's a CardCarryingVillain with little to no redeeming qualities, while in the movie, he's one of Strange's allies and helps him take on Kaecilius, the [[spoiler:allegedly]] real BigBad of the film. Even his inevitable FaceHeelTurn has more understandable motivations. Kevin Feige said they do intend to have Mordo become an antagonist in future installments, but hope that introducing him as a hero early on will make him a more interesting and morally gray villain.
* ''Film/TheMask'':
** The Mask itself. In the comic books, it is [[EvilMask deliberately malevolent, corrupting]] and compels its wearers to commit atrocity after atrocity with the immense power it gives them, before the wearer dies and The Mask goes to its next "master". In the film, The Mask simply removes all inhibitions from the wearer, letting the wearer do whatever they want. This is why Stanley Ipkiss becomes a wisecracking mischief-maker, but the villain lets loose with all of his evil.
** Stanley Ipkiss in the film is a lovable loser with a lot of nevertheless redeeming qualities who ultimately learns to stop relying on The Mask to solve his problems, rises to the occasion, and gets the girl. In the comics he's a right-wing lunatic who uses The Mask as his personal hitman to kill those who wronged him for increasingly trivial reasons (such as suffocating his ''elementary school teacher''), goes on a violent rampage against the police, and is ultimately shot and killed by his girlfriend.
* In the novel of ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'' Hortensia bullies Matilda and Lavender. In [[Film/{{Matilda}} the film]] she is friendly and protective of them.
* While still antagonistic towards Thomas in ''Film/{{The Maze Runner|2014}}'', Gally is significantly less psychotic than his [[Literature/TheMazeRunner book counterpart]]. He brings up logical and reasonable accusations towards Thomas and is much more sympathetic. [[spoiler:Until the whole "let's leave Thomas and Teresa to die in a failing attempt to save ourselves" thing.]]
* In the ''Film/MenInBlack'' films, Agents Jay, Kay, and Zed are heroes. In the [[ComicBook/MenInBlack obscure comic book the movies are based on]], the organization is downright sinister, K basically made J AnOfferYouCantRefuse to get him to join and considers him a very disposable pawn, and J is pretty much [[TokenGoodTeammate the only 'good guy' in the bunch]].
* ''Film/LesMiserables2012'':
** InspectorJavert gets an added PetTheDog moment and presents him as a WellIntentionedExtremist who believes that locking up anyone considered a criminal is best for them, struggles with his beliefs, and zealously enforces the law out of duty and without malice. In the [[Literature/LesMiserables original novel]], Javert is a KnightTemplar and the narration describes his [[PureIsNotGood incorruptibility and devotion to his work as a kind of evil]] because consequently, he lacks empathy for and demonstrates borderline sadistic glee in punishing people driven to crime by their circumstances. [[Theatre/LesMiserables The musical and film adaptations]] focus more on Javert's obsession with catching Valjean specifically, rather than criminals in general, but adaptations still (depending on the production) present him as a fairly malevolent character.
** In the novel, Eponine and her parents bullied Cosette. In the film, Eponine is only briefly seen as a child and doesn't interact at all with Cosette. As an adult in the novel, Eponine is incredibly bitter over her situation and is jealous over Marius's love for Cosette. In the film, she comes across as merely broken-hearted that Marius does not love her. Eponine hiding Cosette's letter to Marius comes across as an act of despair in the heat of the moment, rather than as an actual attempt to sabotage the relationship between Marius and Cosette. Also, in the film, she screams to alert Cosette and Valjean that her parents are outside the house while, in the novel, she only threatened to do so, making Eponine come across as more heroic. Marius and Eponine's friendship is emphasized and given importance, while in the book, Eponine was a bit of a StalkerWithACrush. While Marius loves and cares for Eponine to an extent (though it is largely pity), it's only as a friend, which makes Eponine's sadness that he doesn't love her the same way she loves him all the more poignant.
* ''Film/MySistersKeeper'' greatly humanizes the KnightTemplarParent that Sara was in [[Literature/MySistersKeeper the book]]. While she's still abusive in the film, some of her worse moments from the book are left out. And since [[spoiler: Kate dies instead of Anna unlike in the book, Sara and Anna eventually mend their differences]] as implied by the end. The film has also has several happy moments between the family, establishing that Sara does indeed love her other children too.
* The 1991 remake of ''Film/TheNightOfTheHunter'' has the kids' father murdered in his cell by the BigBad rather than hanged for a bank robbery gone wrong, making it possible that it didn't go as wrong as in the original book and movie (i.e., that the father has no blood on his hands).
* Mr. Curry from ''Literature/PaddingtonBear'' is less mean and just more grumpy in the film adaptation ''Film/{{Paddington}}''.
* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'':
** In the novel, Mary Bennett is a bookworm and a bit of a ShrinkingViolet -- but she is also very ignorant, rude and loves to lecture people. Many of the novel's film adaptations file off the unlikeable parts of Mary, leaving her looking more sympathetic. The 2005 film is a notable example, especially the scene where she cries into her father's arms that she practised the piano all day but couldn't perform at the ball. Mrs Bennett too in the 2005 film, who gets a couple of AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther moments with her husband.
** ''Film/BrideAndPrejudice'' does similar things with Mrs Bennett's {{Expy}} Mrs Bakshi. While still presented as pushy and over-the-top, she gets a few PetTheDog moments. Caroline Bingley's equivalent Kiran is softened greatly too - as she's shown to sincerely enjoy herself at the party where she's introduced, and appears friendlier than her book counterpart.
** Depending on the adaptation, Mr Collins will sometimes get this or AdaptationalVillainy. The 2005 film portrays him as awkward but sincere, while ''Lost In Austen'' leans more towards some kind of sexual predator.
* In ''Literature/PrinceCaspian'', Queen Prunaprismia is stated to have disliked Caspian and wholeheartedly supports her evil husband Miraz. In the film, however, Prunaprismia is portrayed in a more positive light. She shows sympathy for Caspian, and she expresses horror at the fact that Miraz murdered his brother. (The BBC adaptation, on the other hand, increases her villainy by depicting her as a harpy who shows open hostility towards Caspian.)
* In the novel ''Film/TheQuietEarth'', Api turns out to be psychopath, and tries to kill the protagonist before being killed himself. In the movie, he's a genuinely good guy, and is even ready to perform a HeroicSacrifice before [[spoiler: Zac does it for him]].
* ''Film/ResidentEvil'':
** ''Film/ResidentEvilApocalypse'' turns game villain Nicholai Ginovaef into a good guy.
** ''Film/ResidentEvilRetribution'' apparently pulled this on [[spoiler:Albert Wesker.]]
** Nemesis from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'' was basically The Terminator: merciless, unkillable, and hell-bent on killing Jill, and with CombatTentacles and a ''nasty'' case of chapped lip to sweeten the deal. Nemesis from ''Film/ResidentEvil'' was [[WasOnceAMan once Matt Addisen]], pulls a HeelFaceTurn and has a HeroicSacrifice when Alice [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight gets through to him]].
* The original story of ''Literature/TheScarletPimpernel'' has Marguarite denounce the Marquis, accidentally sending him and his family to their deaths in revenge for his attack on her brother; [[Film/TheScarletPimpernel1982 the 1982 film adaption]] has her innocent of this action, framed by Chauvelin instead (for whom this trope is [[AdaptationalVillainy inverted]]).
* Many of Frederick Chilton's KickTheDog moments in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' were cut out of the movie.
* In ''Film/SilentHill'', Dahlia Gillespie, who was one of the major villains in the first game, plays a minor role as a member of the religious cult led by Christabella, who, unlike Dahlia in the original game, genuinely loved Alessa and felt guilty for her suffering.
* In ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'', ''[[spoiler: Pyramid Head]]'' is the hero who [[BigDamnHeroes shows up at the last minute just in time to save the day]] in the film's climax. In the games, he was TheDreaded antagonist who instilled fear in and out of universe while relentlessly stalking the player to kill them. But the movie recreates him as Heather's protector instead of [[spoiler: James' punisher]].
* ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'':
** In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', ComicBook/DoctorOctopus is rewritten a good man turned into a monster by an accident, and he earns redemption in the films' climax. The Green Goblin is less sympathetic, but gets a [[spoiler:dying]] moment of decency that would be utterly foreign to the comic-book version of ComicBook/NormanOsborn. Though at the very least prior to being the Green Goblin, Norman was shown to be a good man if a bit of an aloof father and stressed businessman, the Goblin formula drove him insane and created a split personality. In the comics, as Peter pointed out, "He was a bad man turned worse".
** The Sandman is similarly softened in ''Film/SpiderMan3'', but this may simply be an adaptation of his heroic, reformed characterization in the 1980s and 1990s. In the comics he makes a HeelFaceTurn, but in the movie, he only ''ever'' stole to get the money needed to save his IllGirl daughter, and departs on good terms with the hero after telling his story. This is... ''not'' how their early encounters went in the comics.
* In the first film version of ''Literature/TheStepfordWives'', Walter was all too happy to [[spoiler:replace his real wife with a robot]]. In the remake, Walter is portrayed as frustrated by his marriage [[spoiler:but goes against the plot, which, in this movie, is brainwashing his wife into obedience and helping Joanna save the other wives from their husbands' control]].
* In Creator/AlfredHitchcock's film version of ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'', Guy changed from a tragic demoralized anti-hero to an unambiguous hero, [[spoiler: who did not succumb to Bruno's pressure to murder his father]].
* ''Film/StreetFighter'': Balrog, one of the villains in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', is a hero and a friend of Chun Li and E. Honda.
* ''Film/Switch1991'' is an unofficial remake of ''Goodbye Charlie''. In both an unapologetically sexist male TheCasanova is shot dead and reincarnated as a beautiful woman but in the older film he/she is firmly in UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist territory. In the newer film the reincarnated hero/ine is a much more likable character, actually learns a lesson or two and ends the film on a somewhat happy note.
* In ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley'', although Tom Ripley commits the same murders as he does in the book, he is presented as much more emotional and caring, with his [[TheSociopath sociopathy]] significantly toned down. As a particular example, Ripley in the books is introduced pretending to be an official with the electric company/other creditor organizations, and calls random people up to pressure them about (nonexistent) bills, partly so he can support himself on their money and [[ForTheEvulz partly for his own amusement]]. In contrast, Ripley in the film works as a waiter and engages in relatively innocent deceptions in which he lies about his background. He also benefits from he fact that Dickie, his first victim, gets a considerable dose of AdaptationalVillainy, going from an UpperClassTwit in the book to a caddish borderline sociopath in the film.
* The ''Film/{{Tekken}}'' film changes Heihachi Mishima from a CorruptCorporateExecutive to a much more sympathetic character who is revealed [[spoiler: to have saved Jun Kazama from Kazuya]].
* In Terrence Malick's ''Film/TheThinRedLine'' Witt is a wise, kind character and a MessianicArchetype; in the book the film is based on, he's racist, volatile and no better or worse than the rest of C-for-Charlie.
* Happens in the film adaptation of ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Twilight: Eclipse]]''. Remember the infamous ForcefulKiss between Jacob and Bella? In the book, Bella's boyfriend Edward doesn't make much of a fuss over it, her dad Charlie approves of Jacob's actions, and Jacob himself is a {{Jerkass}} over the whole thing. In the adaptation, Edward is furious with Jacob, Charlie is shocked when he finds out about it and Jacob acknowledges that what he did was wrong.
* In the original ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned1960'', David was the ringleader of the "cuckoos" that apathetically murdered people of the village. In the [[Film/VillageOfTheDamned1995 1995 remake]] this role is instead given to female child Mara. David gains a sub plot revolved around his lack of a counterpart, leaving him vulnerable to human empathy and ultimately pulling a HeelFaceTurn.
* ''Film/{{Wanted}}'': The Fraternity in the film adaptation are ''much'' less villainous than the Fraternity in [[ComicBook/{{Wanted}} the original comic book]]. They weren't merely corrupt assassins, they were ''supervillains'' who engaged in murder and rape on a regular basis (Fox, for example, introduces herself to Wesley by killing a room full of innocent bystanders). Even Wesley himself didn't shy away from engaging in these atrocities either.
* ''Film/WarCraft2016'' zig-zags this with regards to orcs. While "heroic orc" is a ''Warcraft'' mainstay, the game on which the film is based had them be truly villainous. In the film, they're more heroic, and if not, then at least misguided.
* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'':
** The source for the film, the obscure Gary K. Wolf novel ''Literature/WhoCensoredRogerRabbit'', casts Jessica as a standard-issue FemmeFatale who [[spoiler:is married to Roger against her will and regularly cheats on him.]] The film {{subvert|edTrope}}s this in a memorable fashion by having her turn out to be quite a nice lady who's [[HappilyMarried genuinely in love with her husband]]; as she phrases it herself, "I'm not bad, I'm just [[{{Pun}} drawn that way.]]"
** Roger himself gets a heroism upgrade too. In the book, [[spoiler:he really IS guilty of the murder Eddie's investigating and even intended to frame Eddie for it]]. In the film, [[spoiler:he's completely innocent of any wrongdoing]].
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** The films portray [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesProfessorCharlesXavier Professor X]] as being more noble and sympathetic than his comic book counterpart, who personifies GoodIsNotNice and is a ManipulativeBastard--one of Comicbook/KittyPryde's most famous lines is [[https://biffbampop.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/xmen_168_2.jpg "Professor Xavier is a jerk!"]] The movie franchise takes the opposite route because Charles is a GuileHero, one of its [[NiceGuy nicest characters]] (he's TheCutie in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''), and even when he occasionally makes the wrong choice, it's understood that he only had the best of intentions. As a result, the cinematic interpretation is much more likable relative to the comics', and Xavier was purposely adapted in such a way that he became Creator/BryanSinger's favourite X-Men character (who is a big sci-fi fan and isn't a comic book reader).
** Comicbook/{{Rogue}} in most other media, comics and cartoons included, is a former member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants who eventually pulls a HeelFaceTurn and becomes a hero. The movies do away with her villainous backstory entirely and have her meet Xavier from the very beginning.
** Iceman is much sweeter and more mature than his comic book counterpart's JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]ManChild persona.
** The first four films in the franchise applied [[AdaptationalVillainy adaptational villainy]] to many mutant characters (most notably [[FanName Barakapool]] and Psylocke), before retconning them into different characters to make room for more fleshed out, comic-book accurate iterations. The opposite was done for the man identified as "Trask" in the third film. Played by Bill Duke, and as the United States Secretary of Defense, he is a bit-part but has no indication of being anything like the genocidal killer robot creator of his comic book counterpart or the later Peter Dinklage character, and his only role in the film is containing the genuinely dangerous mutants like Mystique, Juggernaut and Multiple Man.
** ''Film/TheWolverine'':
*** Harada. In addition to [[spoiler:pulling a HeroicSacrifice to save Logan]], he's far less of a {{Jerkass}} than his comic counterpart, who is a foreigner-hating bigot.
*** Yukio was much more morally ambiguous in the comics (especially in earlier appearances, where she was a mercenary/assassin/thief) than in the movie.
** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'':
*** ComicBook/{{Mystique}} is given a very realistic and sympathetic motivation for her StartOfDarkness moment, in contrast to her depiction in the comics. It goes so far as to establish that [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope prior to killing Bolivar Trask]], [[ThouShaltNotKill she'd never taken a single life during one of her crimes]]. [[spoiler:And additionally, she pulls a HeelFaceTurn and not only spares Trask, but rescues the president from Magneto during the climax. Presumably, this negates her role as a villain in the original trilogy via CosmicRetcon.]]
*** In the comics, ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} is often an outright ''jerk'' (often intentionally), but in this film, he's more of a merry mischief-maker. He can easily flee on his own once the breakout goes bust, but instead, he goes out of his way to save Logan, Charles and Erik, even though he had already freed the latter from prison by technicality. Quicksilver is also clearly not impressed (if amused) by the idea that he helped free the person suspected of killing JFK once he finds out, [[spoiler:and is shown to be stunned and horrified by Magneto's "demonstration" in the climax]].
** ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}'': While Deadpool is still a HeroicComedicSociopath, his love for Vanessa is presented as his biggest redeeming factor, and the movie goes to great lengths to show that [[NeverHurtAnInnocent he would never hurt anyone who doesn't deserve it]]. Contrast that with the comics, where Deadpool [[LoveableSexManiac sleeps around constantly]], and he has been known to work for supervillains on the odd occasion.
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'':
*** Mystique, a villain in the comics and in the original trilogy, has been traveling the world rescuing mutants following the events of ''Days of Future Past'', and she becomes the ''field leader of the X-Men''. She insists that she's not a hero, though.
*** Comic book Quicksilver was never a member of the X-Men, but his movie counterpart is. He also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14JojQfFg5E expresses his veneration]] for Mystique's courage in defeating Magneto--his own father--and preventing the latter from assassinating President Nixon.[[note]]This confirms Peter's ReactionShot in ''Days of Future Past'' where he was astonished--in a bad way--by Magneto's actions in Washington D.C.[[/note]]
* Ironically two of Creator/JulieAndrews' most famous roles were the result of this:
** ''Literature/MaryPoppins'' is far more strict and stern in the original novels. [[Film/MaryPoppins The film]] makes Mary Poppins more of a SugarAndIcePersonality, to the degree that the original author thought Mary Poppins was too nice in the film.
** Another Creator/JulieAndrews role - ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries''. Clarisse in [[Literature/ThePrincessDiaries the novels]] is an EvilMatriarch. In the films, she becomes a CoolOldLady.
* ''{{Film/Timeline}}'': Arnaud is changed from a cruel, ruthless warlord into a noble warrior who fights for justice.
* ''Film/AptPupil'': Although obsessed with Nazi crimes in both versions, Todd is a lot less nasty in the film version than he is in the novella. In the book, he is a budding sociopath who fantasizes about raping a captive woman in a concentration camp and, together with Dussander, becomes a serial killer wherein he murders hobos before he kills his guidance counsellor and finally goes on a killing spree [[spoiler:that ends in his death.]] In the film, Todd comes across as more disturbed and immature than unfeeling and homicidal, and doesn't have anything as explicit as a rape fantasy during his dreams about the camps. He and Dussander only kill one homeless person who Dussander found out was a former Nazi, and Todd simply blackmails his guidance counsellor and [[spoiler:goes to college after Dussander dies.]]
* The sultan in ''Literature/ArabianNights'' goes through over 1000 wives before Scheherezade comes forward to get the story going. The Hallmark adaptation has Scheherezade as the first new wife he takes, thus stopping one of our protagonists from being responsible for over 1000 executions. Additionally in the original story, he had his first wife executed for betraying him. In this adaptation, he killed her accidentally with a blow intended for his evil brother.
* ''Film/BattleRoyale'':
** Kinpatsu Sakamochi was a sadistic rapist who often cracked jokes at the expense of the students that died in the Program. Kitano, his counterpart from the film, while still no saint, is shown to be more sympathetic. He often dealt with students that disrespected him and a daughter that wanted nothing to do with him. He even [[spoiler: tried to make sure Noriko won]] [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe because she was the only student that showed respect for him]].
** Hirono Shimizu, while not evil in the novel, [[JerkAss isn't very nice either]]. In the manga, [[spoiler:she is open to the idea of joining Shuya's rebellion]] and it was taken even further in the film when she [[spoiler:called Mitsuko out for killing Megumi]], the latter of whom she bullied in the novel.
* ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|2017}}'': In the original animated film, [=LeFou=] was a sycophantic PluckyComicRelief sidekick to Gaston who is directly involved in his raid on Beast's castle and comes dangerously close to killing Lumiere with a torch. In this LiveActionAdaptation, he does retain his sidekick role, but he displays a real moral compass and [[spoiler:betrays Gaston after he leaves Maurice for dead]].
* Judah Ben Hur from ''Literature/BenHur''. In the novel, the plot is kicked off when Judah accidentally knocks a roof tile on the head of a Roman centurion and gets arrested. In [[Film/BenHur1959 the 1959 movie]], Judah's sister is the one who dislodges the roof tile, but Judah deliberately takes the blame in an attempt to spare his sister. In the novel, when Judah is on a sinking slave ship, and finds himself unchained, he gets the hell off the ship. In the movie, Judah takes the opportunity to punch out a guard, steal his keys, and free all the other slaves on the ship, before escaping himself.
* ''Film/BrickMansions'': Tremaine is a lot more sympathetic than Taha, the BigBad from the [[Film/Banlieue13 French original]] that he is largely based on. Taha was a [[AxCrazy complete lunatic]] of a drug kingpin who regularly [[BadBoss murdered his own followers]], and threatened to destroy the city with a stolen bomb just to extort a ransom from the government. Tremaine is an ex-soldier who is actually shown to [[AFatherToHisMen sincerely care for his men]], and whose motives for threatening to blow up the city are based on his legitimate grievances with the corrupt government for abandoning the district.
* ''Film/{{Cinderella|2015}}'':
** In contrast to his [[TheCaligula portrayal]] in [[Disney/{{Cinderella}} the animated film]], the King is much more friendly to his subjects.
** Anastasia and Drisella are also far less heinous than in the animated Disney movie. They make mean remarks to Cinderella at times but otherwise, leave her alone and sometimes, they are even civil and semi-friendly to her when they are in a good mood. [[WickedStepmother Lady Tremaine]] is Cinderella's primary bully. However, this is actually closer to the depiction of the step-sisters in the classic Charles Perrault version of the tale, complete with them apologizing to and being forgiven by Cinderella in the end.
* ''Film/CloudAtlas'':
** [[spoiler:The Union]] is portrayed as an actual rebellion. Contrast to the book in which it's just staged by [[spoiler:Unanimity]] so that they can distract the people from the actual problems going on in the government.
** Timothy Cavendish is given this too, seeing how his more racist and misogynistic aspects of his personality aren't even brought up in the film.
* In the novel ''Literature/{{Congo}}'', Karen Ross is a JerkAss CorruptCorporateExecutive who only wants to get to Zinj to get ahold of its diamond mines and causes the destruction of the site when she makes a controlled detonation during a geological survey that triggers a volcanic eruption. In [[Film/{{Congo}} the movie]], she travels to Zinj in search of her CanonForeigner boyfriend who works for the same company and disappeared during a previous expedition there, and the volcanic eruption is a coincidence.
* The 1990 film version of ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' made Christian, the UnknownRival to the titular character in love, more heroic and sympathetic than in the original play (though he was already an alright guy) by having him rescue his love Roxane when her attempt to charm her way through enemy lines doesn't work, unlike the play.
* ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'':
** Elektra wants to avenge her father's death by killing Daredevil, whom she falsely believes to be his killer, and the worst thing she does is to attack Daredevil under false pretenses. In the comics, she's a contract assassin who killed people [[JustForFun for kicks]] while in college, and once belonged to an evil cult of ninjas known as the Hand.
** Elektra's father was an abusive husband and implied to have molested his daughter. While not much is shown, it's clear he's just an overprotective father who still has security following Elektra despite the fact that she's an adult capable of protecting herself.
** In Elektra's [[Film/{{Elektra}} spin-off film]], Stick is a nicer, more caring person than the cynical hustler who put Matt through Hell while training him.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
** In ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', Commissioner Loeb was a CorruptCop and part of the BigBadDuumvirate. ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' paints him as an honest cop, perhaps incompetent but not openly villainous.
** James Gordon Jr., who displays no signs of being the AxCrazy bastard that he was in the comics.
* Film/DCExtendedUniverse:
** Dr. Emil Hamilton has a history of going through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor in the comics, but ''Film/ManOfSteel'' sees him [[spoiler: die a hero and never become a supervillain]].
** ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'':
*** While he posed as an anti-hero early on, the comic book Deadshot's mostly motivated by nihilism and money. However, the film Floyd Lawton, while still nihilistic, avoids hurting women and children, even going after other criminals.
*** While he enjoys conflict, Captain Boomerang isn't actively provoking people like he does in the comics.
* In the film version of ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'', Miranda Priestly is portrayed more sympathetically than in the book. In the original novel, she is a horrible person and Andy deeply dislikes her. In the film, Miranda has a more sympathetic portrayal and Andy, at times, comes to respect her. Interestingly, the sequel novel makes it clear that Miranda is just an absolutely horrible human being altogether and anyone who allows themselves to be fooled into thinking otherwise is delusional.
* In ''Film/{{Divergent}}'',
** In ''Divergent'', Molly is much less antagonistic in the film than she is in the novel. She's still portrayed as a tough fighter, but otherwise lacks the openly sadistic and cruel streak of her book counterpart, and even compliments Tris for standing up to Eric during the knife-throwing.
** [[spoiler:Nita]] in '' The Divergent Series: Allegiant'' [[spoiler:does not try to rebel against the Bureau for mistreating the genetically-damaged like she does]] in ''Allegiant''. [[spoiler:While she does assist Tris and co. against the Bureau's orders, it's because she (and everybody else in the Bureau) knows that David is up to no good, not because of a personal vendetta that Tris is sympathetic with.]]
* Christie is far less cruel and murderous in ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'' than she is in [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive the games]], and is generally much friendlier and more approachable. The movie also downplays her backstory as an assassin, instead depicting her as a ClassyCatBurglar.
* In [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Bram Stoker's novel]], {{Dracula}} is the BigBad through and through and lacking in absolutely any sympathetic traits. In ''Film/DraculaUntold'', he remains TheHero driven to protect his family and his homeland, despite implications this movie would have been his StartOfDarkness.
* In the 1982 film of ''Evil Under the Sun'', Mrs Castle, originally nothing more than the rather strict hotel owner, is given the name Daphne and combined with the character of Rosamund, becoming Kenneth's love interest and Literature/HerculePoirot's main assistant during the investigation. [[spoiler:She also helps him trap the killer at the end by taking his signature.]]
* ''Film/FutureCops'' is basically a comedic parody film of the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' where they got the alignment of some characters reversed. One of the heroes, Ti Man, played by Creator/AndyLau, is based on Vega, who in the game proper is actually a sadistic, dangerous TheFightingNarcissist and one of the game's villains.
* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'':
** ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'', unlike most versions of Godzilla who are usually antagonistic (and a huge case with his [[Film/{{Gojira}} original incarnation]], a TragicMonster), but not as much as his Showa incarnation from ''Film/GodzillaRaidsAgain'' through ''Film/DestroyAllMonsters'' who had a hefty dose of CharacterizationMarchesOn. Despite his actions in Hawaii (where he swamps Waikiki beach, the most densely populated area that time of night), he avoids attacking humans as he can and most of his rampages is due to the Mutos posing a threat while maintaining his DestructiveHero status per his previous incarnations.
** ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack''. King Ghidorah is known throughout the films as Godzilla's archenemy. The Showa Era depicted him a complete villain who gleefully destroyed planets while the Heisei Era was a living weapon of conquerors from the future. However, the version seen in this Millenium Era film is an ancient dragon who served as one of the guardian monsters of Japan, awakening to fight Godzilla to save the world, not to destroy it.
* In the ''Literature/{{Fingersmith}}'' novel, Sue Trinder's family and criminal cohorts are aware of—and the true masterminds behind—the plan to [[spoiler:switch Sue and Maud at the insane asylum, since Maud is actually their biological daughter]]. In the film adaptation ''Film/TheHandmaiden'' they are completely unaware of the plan, and assist Sook-hee (Sue Trinder) when she lets them know what has occurred.
* The ''Film/HarryPotter'' film adaptations:
** Happens inadvertently to Narcissa Malfoy. In both the books and films, she is very concerned for her son's life and [[spoiler: betrays Voldemort]] in the end, but the film leaves out scenes showing her haughty racism and general RichBitch attitude before her HeelFaceTurn.
** Although Rufus Scrimgeour was never a villain, in books [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince six]] and [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows seven]] he's treated as something of an opportunistic antagonist who really only wants to work with Harry to make himself look good. In the film series, he's introduced briefly in the seventh movie, [[OneSceneWonder where he cryptically tells Harry and the gang]] that he doesn't know what they're up to, but that they can't fight Voldemort alone. And then he [[spoiler: dies off-screen]].
** In the books, Severus Snape is a {{Jerkass}} whose true loyalties and motives remain ambiguous until the final novel reveals [[spoiler:he has been protecting Harry all along.]] In the movies, he's still unpleasant and occasionally mean, but many of his nastier moments are toned down or removed, and he has a few PetTheDog moments, such as [[spoiler: risking his own life to shield Harry, Ron and Hermione, the three students he most ''despises,'' from werewolf!Lupin]]. The films also only imply (rather than outright state) that Snape [[spoiler:unwittingly set the Potters up to die by telling Voldemort about the prophecy, which did not specify the child it was referring to. Once Snape realizes Lily could be endangered by this because her son Harry ''could'' be the child the prophecy was referring to and learned Voldemort was going after the Potter family, he immediately regrets his actions and goes to Dumbledore to protect her and, later, protect her son from Voldemort]].
** Barty Crouch Sr. in the books is a KnightTemplar implied to have a bad case of HeWhoFightsMonsters that developed after his [[BrokenPedestal fall from grace]] about fifteen years prior. He and Harry barely interact, and [[spoiler: his neglect of his son is highly implied to be one of the reasons Barty Jr. joins Voldemort; Barty Sr.'s [[IHaveNoSon cold reaction]] to the news at Barty Jr.'s trial despite his wife's hysterics is noted as the point where the public started to turn on him]]. In the film, he and Harry share a pleasant conversation shortly before [[spoiler:his death]], and in a flashback scene he is visibly distraught about having to [[spoiler:send his son to Azkaban]].
* In the novel version of the ''Film/TheHelp'', Skeeter Phelan is a segregationist who finds the thought of an interracial romance to be "horrific, disastrous." She's still a sympathetic protagonist, but she's nevertheless a somewhat ambiguous character. In the movie, by contrast, there is much less moral complexity, and Skeeter is never portrayed as a segregationist.
* In the film version of ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', the title character gets a sympathetic backstory for his hatred of Christmas thanks to the feature-length film needing to indulge in a lot of AdaptationExpansion. Interestingly, his sympathetic backstory results in a bit of AdaptationalVillainy on the part of the Whos of Whoville.
* Several film adaptions of ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', most blatantly the [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Disney movie]], apply this trope to the principal characters (Quasimodo, Esmerelda, and sometimes Phoebus) and [[AdaptationalVillainy invert]] it with Claude Frollo (omitting his capacity for compassion and creating selfish motives for his initial actions). In the 1923 version, however, this trope is played straight with Claude, whose evil side is given instead to his brother Jehan.
* In almost every version of ''Literature/TheIliad'' ever put to film, the Greeks (the heroes of the poem) become the villains, and the Trojans (the villains of the poem) become the heroes. This is particularly galling in the case of Paris, who in the epic, was a sniveling, backstabbing coward, who hid inside the city and let his brother do all the fighting. But Hollywood [[TokenRomance wants a love story]], and Paris' promotion to romantic lead inevitably includes a batch of good qualities that weren't present in the epic poem, and the quiet ignoring of the fact that his "love interest" was essentially [[LovePotion roofied by a goddess]]. To a lesser degree it also applies to his brother Hector, who, while more conventionally heroic in the poem, was still a) willing to dismember a man's body and hang it from the walls, and b) too afraid to face Achilles in direct combat. The 2004 version, ''Film/{{Troy}}'', also gives Achilles something of a hero upgrade, turning him from a nihilistic narcissist into a troubled, but genuine, hero.
* ''Film/IntoTheWoods'':
** Rapunzel's Prince, contrasting his brother's AdaptationalVillainy. It's clear that he truly loves Rapunzel, and he stays faithful to her for the entire film (unlike his [[Theatre/IntoTheWoods stage show]] counterpart, who tosses her aside during their marriage to pursue Snow White). He's even willing to go out and search for Rapunzel while ''[[{{Determinator}} blind]]''.
** A small case for the steward. In the stage show, he kills [[spoiler: Jack's mother]] by clubbing her over the head. In this, he only pushes her to the ground and she [[DeathByFallingOver hits her head off a log]]. He's shown to instantly regret it as well.
** One moment for the Witch. In most productions when Rapunzel chooses to stay with her prince, the Witch tries to attack both of them. In the film, she only goes for the prince and even pulls Rapunzel back.
* In the 1982 film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'', Sir Brian [[spoiler: died heroically. Though he could easily have defeated Ivanhoe, who was fighting as Rebecca's champion, he let himself be struck down [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy for Rebecca's sake]]]].
* ''Film/JasonAndTheArgonauts'' has Jason as a DesignatedHero who travels all the way to Colchis to rob Aeetes's Golden Fleece because he wants his kingdom back. The Hallmark version of the film changes this as Jason must get the Fleece or else [[EvilUncle Pelias]] will kill his mother. Medea gets this as well in both film versions. In the original she was a {{Manipulative B|astard}}itch who made Jason promise to marry her in exchange for her help and she killed Pelias herself when Jason decided not to accept the kingdom. In the Hallmark film she is shown to genuinely love Jason and grieve for the deaths of her brother and father.
* Most of the human characters in ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. The humans in [[Literature/{{Jaws}} the novel]] are unlikable. Martin and Ellen Brody have an unhappy marriage and Ellen is cheating on Martin with Matt Hooper, Hooper is a snobby Ivy League alumnus, and the mayor actually has ties with the Mafia. The movie changes this by making Martin and Ellen Brody HappilyMarried and Ellen's affair with Matt Hooper is omitted, while Hooper is portrayed as a charming, rugged, good-humored character.
* In the 2016 LiveActionAdaptation [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 version]] of ''Disney/TheJungleBook'', [[KidHero Mowgli]] is made less of a BrattyHalfPint his '67 version was. In his selfish [[IChooseToStay desire to remain in the jungle]], the '67 version foolishly ignores the threat of [[TheDreaded Shere Khan]] upon him after he's taken away from the wolf pack he grew up in to the safety of the Man-Village. The '16 version makes by himself the decision to leave the pack and go to live somewhere else in the jungle in order to spare his adoptive family from Shere Khan's wrath. While the '67 version ends up confronting Shere Khan (partly) by chance, the '16 version eventually rushes to confront the tiger in order to [[YouKilledMyFather avenge]] [[spoiler:Akela's murder]] and end Khan's tyranny over the jungle.
* John Hammond of ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' is an interesting case in that both versions of him, the [[Literature/JurassicPark original novel version]] and the much more well known [[Film/JurassicPark film adaptation]], are [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed thinly-veiled versions]] of [[MrAltDisney Walt Disney]]. In the original novel, Hammond is compared to Disney in-text very early on when an EPA agent approaches John Grant about him and Grant blows off his warnings, remarking that "John Hammond is about as sinister as Walt Disney." The gag is that Hammond really ''is'' that, as the book goes on to reveal Hammond as an ItsAllAboutMe {{Jerkass}} who dismisses all his mistakes and lapses of judgment with NeverMyFault, much as the actual Disney was said to be. That said, the popular perception of Disney was that he was a CoolOldGuy EccentricMillionaire, and when Creator/StevenSpielberg adapted the novel into the film he deliberately based Hammond off the kinder, more sanitized interpretation of Disney, due to feeling a personal kinship with him. So not only was Hammond SparedByTheAdaptation, he even got to appear in sequels as a BigGood.
* ''Film/KickAss'':
** The film version makes both Big Daddy and Red Mist much more sympathetic than in the original comic. Film Big Daddy is profoundly messed up but very much a TragicHero, whereas in the source material his apparent backstory was just a lie and he's actually a vigilante in it [[JustforPun for kicks]]. The film version of Red Mist strips him of his DirtyCoward personality from the comic and plays up [[LonelyRichKid his loneliness]].
** Kick-Ass' {{Love Interest|s}} Katie is a kind, compassionate young woman, whereas her comic counterpart is an absolute bitch. At least in the first film. When [[Film/KickAss2 the sequel]] rolled, she TookALevelInJerkass, closely matching her comic counterpart's personality. She jumps to conclusions over a misunderstanding and dumps him, after revealing she had been cheating on him from the start.
* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'':
** In ''ComicBook/TheSecretService'', Professor James Arnold was the BigBad. Here, he was kidnapped by the villains, although he does agree to join them afterwards, seeing as how [[spoiler:he had a chip in his head]].
** Merlin remains loyal to the Kingsman, [[spoiler: unlike Rupert Greaves, his equivalent character in the comics, who joins forces with the villain and attempts to poison the protagonist]]. This element of his character is given to Arthur in the film.
* ''Film/TheLandThatTimeForgot'':
** Captain von Schoenvorts is a thoughtful U-Boat officer who treats his men fairly, forbids the killing of survivors after sinking the British ship, and works loyally and faithfully alongside Tyler and Bradley in Caprona, and who ultimately dies tragically thanks to the betrayal of his [[TheStarscream treacherous second in command]] Dietz. This is in direct contrast to [[Literature/TheLandThatTimeForgot the novel]] where ''[[AristocratsAreEvil Baron]]'' von Schoenvorts whips his own men for minor offenses, intentionally has the U-Boat fire on survivors of the ship they sank, betrays the British crew in Caprona and uses them as slave labor, and dies as a result of some ''severe'' LaserGuidedKarma.
** A more minor example is Benson. In the film, he's just one of the British crew and a definite good guy who gets killed in a fight with some Sto-Lu warriors. In the novel, he is a traitor helping the Germans, and dies aboard the U-Boat long before the characters even ''get'' to Caprona.
* ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'':
** Cleverly subverted in with Griffin the Invisible Man. In both the comic and [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan source material]] he was a sociopathic rapist and murderer. Since the movie was going for a LighterAndSofter approach, they made this into a twist; the Invisible Man in the film is revealed to actually be Skinner, a thief who stole some of Griffin's invisibility serum and was turned transparent like him. Thus the original character is left intact while the audience doesn't have to stomach having a rapist on the same team as the heroes.
** Played straight with Captain Nemo, Mr. Hyde, and the British Intelligence in general. In the comics they were morally ambiguous at best, but the film presents them as more conventional heroes since, again, they were going for a more light-hearted style.
* ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'': While Seymour Krelbourn isn't exactly a villain in [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors the play]], he's still portrayed as an extremely selfish person who [[MurderByInaction willingly allows two people to die]] to feed an [[ObviouslyEvil obviously untrustworthy]] ManEatingPlant and in doing so impress a girl. It's thus portrayed as LaserGuidedKarma when his trusting the plant costs the girl's life and his own. To fit the film's LighterAndSofter FocusGroupEnding, Seymour's more negative traits are downplayed, and his responsibility for the deaths is decreased - the first is due to being frozen with shock, and the second is a straight-up accident.
* In ''Film/TheLongGoodbye'', [[spoiler:Eileen Wade]] isn't the murderer, unlike in the book.
* In the book of ''Literature/TheLovelyBones'' Abigail has an affair with the detective investigating her daughter's murder. She additionally doesn't return home until Buckley is all grown up. The film leaves the affair out and Abigail returns while Buckley is still a child.
* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' provides [[PerspectiveFlip a previously unseen tragic origin]] for the title character, causing her to come off as much more sympathetic than she did in the original ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' film. Same goes for her [[TheDragon Dragon]], Diaval, who in the original was petty and cruel. Here, his loyalty to Maleficent is highlighted and he's given [[AscendedExtra more character traits and screen-time]], causing him to come across as a far better person.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** While the MCU version of ComicBook/NickFury is no stranger to keeping secrets and manipulating events to fit a desired outcome, he doesn't go nearly as far with it as the character he's based on ([[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimate Nick Fury]]), who's a borderline VillainProtagonist at times.
** The same goes for Maria Hill, who is more overtly heroic and lacks most of her comic counterpart's more morally dubious qualities.
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': In one scene of Steve trying to join the army, Steve claimed his parents both served until they died. In the comics, Steve's Dad was an unemployed drunkard. Then again, [[UnreliableNarrator Steve was already lying about his home town to have another chance to join the army]]. In the sequel ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' there's a flashback to pre-serum Steve after his mother's funeral where Bucky tries to console him and Steve says it's alright since she's "now with dad".
** ''Film/IronMan3'': The Iron Patriot armor gets adapted into the new suit that [[ComicBook/WarMachine Lt. Col. James Rhodes]] gets to use. In the comics, the armor is best known as the one used by ComicBook/NormanOsborn during the ComicBook/DarkReign storyline.
** ''Film/AntMan'':
*** While Scott Lang is still an ex-con, it's because he was a [[JustLikeRobinHood Robin Hood-like thief]] who hacked a company that was intentionally overcharging its customers. This is in contrast to the comics, where Lang was a burglar who used to rob people [[ItAmusedMe for the sheer thrill]].
*** Hope Van Dyne helps the heroes in their plan to save the world. In the [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] comics, Hope is a villainess known as the Red Queen.
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' sees Gamora as the most moral of the group, and the first to stand by Peter, as opposed to the comics where she has a well earned nickname of [[RedBaron "The Most Dangerous Woman in the Galaxy"]] and is on the side of the good guys out of a combination of boredom, spite, and self-preservation. It also has the secondary character Nova Corps Dennerian Garthaan Saal as a cynical jerk, but heroic for the most part. In the comics he became insane and went on to oppose Nova and the Avengers as the villain, Supernova.
** Downplayed in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''. Helmut Zemo is still a villain, but his motives are much more sympathetic than his comic counterpart. In the comics, he was a literal Nazi who wanted mass genocide. In the film [[spoiler: he wants to tear the Avengers apart as revenge for his family being accidentally killed in one of their battles]]. Also in the same film, [[GreyAndGrayMorality Iron Man and his pro-Registration side have much more sympathetic and logical motives]] than in the comics where he's a StrawmanPolitical.
** Baron Mordo in ''Film/DoctorStrange''. In the comics, he's a CardCarryingVillain with little to no redeeming qualities, while in the movie, he's one of Strange's allies and helps him take on Kaecilius, the [[spoiler:allegedly]] real BigBad of the film. Even his inevitable FaceHeelTurn has more understandable motivations. Kevin Feige said they do intend to have Mordo become an antagonist in future installments, but hope that introducing him as a hero early on will make him a more interesting and morally gray villain.
* ''Film/TheMask'':
** The Mask itself. In the comic books, it is [[EvilMask deliberately malevolent, corrupting]] and compels its wearers to commit atrocity after atrocity with the immense power it gives them, before the wearer dies and The Mask goes to its next "master". In the film, The Mask simply removes all inhibitions from the wearer, letting the wearer do whatever they want. This is why Stanley Ipkiss becomes a wisecracking mischief-maker, but the villain lets loose with all of his evil.
** Stanley Ipkiss in the film is a lovable loser with a lot of nevertheless redeeming qualities who ultimately learns to stop relying on The Mask to solve his problems, rises to the occasion, and gets the girl. In the comics he's a right-wing lunatic who uses The Mask as his personal hitman to kill those who wronged him for increasingly trivial reasons (such as suffocating his ''elementary school teacher''), goes on a violent rampage against the police, and is ultimately shot and killed by his girlfriend.
* In the novel of ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'' Hortensia bullies Matilda and Lavender. In [[Film/{{Matilda}} the film]] she is friendly and protective of them.
* While still antagonistic towards Thomas in ''Film/{{The Maze Runner|2014}}'', Gally is significantly less psychotic than his [[Literature/TheMazeRunner book counterpart]]. He brings up logical and reasonable accusations towards Thomas and is much more sympathetic. [[spoiler:Until the whole "let's leave Thomas and Teresa to die in a failing attempt to save ourselves" thing.]]
* In the ''Film/MenInBlack'' films, Agents Jay, Kay, and Zed are heroes. In the [[ComicBook/MenInBlack obscure comic book the movies are based on]], the organization is downright sinister, K basically made J AnOfferYouCantRefuse to get him to join and considers him a very disposable pawn, and J is pretty much [[TokenGoodTeammate the only 'good guy' in the bunch]].
* ''Film/LesMiserables2012'':
** InspectorJavert gets an added PetTheDog moment and presents him as a WellIntentionedExtremist who believes that locking up anyone considered a criminal is best for them, struggles with his beliefs, and zealously enforces the law out of duty and without malice. In the [[Literature/LesMiserables original novel]], Javert is a KnightTemplar and the narration describes his [[PureIsNotGood incorruptibility and devotion to his work as a kind of evil]] because consequently, he lacks empathy for and demonstrates borderline sadistic glee in punishing people driven to crime by their circumstances. [[Theatre/LesMiserables The musical and film adaptations]] focus more on Javert's obsession with catching Valjean specifically, rather than criminals in general, but adaptations still (depending on the production) present him as a fairly malevolent character.
** In the novel, Eponine and her parents bullied Cosette. In the film, Eponine is only briefly seen as a child and doesn't interact at all with Cosette. As an adult in the novel, Eponine is incredibly bitter over her situation and is jealous over Marius's love for Cosette. In the film, she comes across as merely broken-hearted that Marius does not love her. Eponine hiding Cosette's letter to Marius comes across as an act of despair in the heat of the moment, rather than as an actual attempt to sabotage the relationship between Marius and Cosette. Also, in the film, she screams to alert Cosette and Valjean that her parents are outside the house while, in the novel, she only threatened to do so, making Eponine come across as more heroic. Marius and Eponine's friendship is emphasized and given importance, while in the book, Eponine was a bit of a StalkerWithACrush. While Marius loves and cares for Eponine to an extent (though it is largely pity), it's only as a friend, which makes Eponine's sadness that he doesn't love her the same way she loves him all the more poignant.
* ''Film/MySistersKeeper'' greatly humanizes the KnightTemplarParent that Sara was in [[Literature/MySistersKeeper the book]]. While she's still abusive in the film, some of her worse moments from the book are left out. And since [[spoiler: Kate dies instead of Anna unlike in the book, Sara and Anna eventually mend their differences]] as implied by the end. The film has also has several happy moments between the family, establishing that Sara does indeed love her other children too.
* The 1991 remake of ''Film/TheNightOfTheHunter'' has the kids' father murdered in his cell by the BigBad rather than hanged for a bank robbery gone wrong, making it possible that it didn't go as wrong as in the original book and movie (i.e., that the father has no blood on his hands).
* Mr. Curry from ''Literature/PaddingtonBear'' is less mean and just more grumpy in the film adaptation ''Film/{{Paddington}}''.
* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'':
** In the novel, Mary Bennett is a bookworm and a bit of a ShrinkingViolet -- but she is also very ignorant, rude and loves to lecture people. Many of the novel's film adaptations file off the unlikeable parts of Mary, leaving her looking more sympathetic. The 2005 film is a notable example, especially the scene where she cries into her father's arms that she practised the piano all day but couldn't perform at the ball. Mrs Bennett too in the 2005 film, who gets a couple of AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther moments with her husband.
** ''Film/BrideAndPrejudice'' does similar things with Mrs Bennett's {{Expy}} Mrs Bakshi. While still presented as pushy and over-the-top, she gets a few PetTheDog moments. Caroline Bingley's equivalent Kiran is softened greatly too - as she's shown to sincerely enjoy herself at the party where she's introduced, and appears friendlier than her book counterpart.
** Depending on the adaptation, Mr Collins will sometimes get this or AdaptationalVillainy. The 2005 film portrays him as awkward but sincere, while ''Lost In Austen'' leans more towards some kind of sexual predator.
* In ''Literature/PrinceCaspian'', Queen Prunaprismia is stated to have disliked Caspian and wholeheartedly supports her evil husband Miraz. In the film, however, Prunaprismia is portrayed in a more positive light. She shows sympathy for Caspian, and she expresses horror at the fact that Miraz murdered his brother. (The BBC adaptation, on the other hand, increases her villainy by depicting her as a harpy who shows open hostility towards Caspian.)
* In the novel ''Film/TheQuietEarth'', Api turns out to be psychopath, and tries to kill the protagonist before being killed himself. In the movie, he's a genuinely good guy, and is even ready to perform a HeroicSacrifice before [[spoiler: Zac does it for him]].
* ''Film/ResidentEvil'':
** ''Film/ResidentEvilApocalypse'' turns game villain Nicholai Ginovaef into a good guy.
** ''Film/ResidentEvilRetribution'' apparently pulled this on [[spoiler:Albert Wesker.]]
** Nemesis from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'' was basically The Terminator: merciless, unkillable, and hell-bent on killing Jill, and with CombatTentacles and a ''nasty'' case of chapped lip to sweeten the deal. Nemesis from ''Film/ResidentEvil'' was [[WasOnceAMan once Matt Addisen]], pulls a HeelFaceTurn and has a HeroicSacrifice when Alice [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight gets through to him]].
* The original story of ''Literature/TheScarletPimpernel'' has Marguarite denounce the Marquis, accidentally sending him and his family to their deaths in revenge for his attack on her brother; [[Film/TheScarletPimpernel1982 the 1982 film adaption]] has her innocent of this action, framed by Chauvelin instead (for whom this trope is [[AdaptationalVillainy inverted]]).
* Many of Frederick Chilton's KickTheDog moments in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' were cut out of the movie.
* In ''Film/SilentHill'', Dahlia Gillespie, who was one of the major villains in the first game, plays a minor role as a member of the religious cult led by Christabella, who, unlike Dahlia in the original game, genuinely loved Alessa and felt guilty for her suffering.
* In ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'', ''[[spoiler: Pyramid Head]]'' is the hero who [[BigDamnHeroes shows up at the last minute just in time to save the day]] in the film's climax. In the games, he was TheDreaded antagonist who instilled fear in and out of universe while relentlessly stalking the player to kill them. But the movie recreates him as Heather's protector instead of [[spoiler: James' punisher]].
* ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'':
** In ''Film/SpiderMan2'', ComicBook/DoctorOctopus is rewritten a good man turned into a monster by an accident, and he earns redemption in the films' climax. The Green Goblin is less sympathetic, but gets a [[spoiler:dying]] moment of decency that would be utterly foreign to the comic-book version of ComicBook/NormanOsborn. Though at the very least prior to being the Green Goblin, Norman was shown to be a good man if a bit of an aloof father and stressed businessman, the Goblin formula drove him insane and created a split personality. In the comics, as Peter pointed out, "He was a bad man turned worse".
** The Sandman is similarly softened in ''Film/SpiderMan3'', but this may simply be an adaptation of his heroic, reformed characterization in the 1980s and 1990s. In the comics he makes a HeelFaceTurn, but in the movie, he only ''ever'' stole to get the money needed to save his IllGirl daughter, and departs on good terms with the hero after telling his story. This is... ''not'' how their early encounters went in the comics.
* In the first film version of ''Literature/TheStepfordWives'', Walter was all too happy to [[spoiler:replace his real wife with a robot]]. In the remake, Walter is portrayed as frustrated by his marriage [[spoiler:but goes against the plot, which, in this movie, is brainwashing his wife into obedience and helping Joanna save the other wives from their husbands' control]].
* In Creator/AlfredHitchcock's film version of ''Film/StrangersOnATrain'', Guy changed from a tragic demoralized anti-hero to an unambiguous hero, [[spoiler: who did not succumb to Bruno's pressure to murder his father]].
* ''Film/StreetFighter'': Balrog, one of the villains in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', is a hero and a friend of Chun Li and E. Honda.
* ''Film/Switch1991'' is an unofficial remake of ''Goodbye Charlie''. In both an unapologetically sexist male TheCasanova is shot dead and reincarnated as a beautiful woman but in the older film he/she is firmly in UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist territory. In the newer film the reincarnated hero/ine is a much more likable character, actually learns a lesson or two and ends the film on a somewhat happy note.
* In ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley'', although Tom Ripley commits the same murders as he does in the book, he is presented as much more emotional and caring, with his [[TheSociopath sociopathy]] significantly toned down. As a particular example, Ripley in the books is introduced pretending to be an official with the electric company/other creditor organizations, and calls random people up to pressure them about (nonexistent) bills, partly so he can support himself on their money and [[ForTheEvulz partly for his own amusement]]. In contrast, Ripley in the film works as a waiter and engages in relatively innocent deceptions in which he lies about his background. He also benefits from he fact that Dickie, his first victim, gets a considerable dose of AdaptationalVillainy, going from an UpperClassTwit in the book to a caddish borderline sociopath in the film.
* The ''Film/{{Tekken}}'' film changes Heihachi Mishima from a CorruptCorporateExecutive to a much more sympathetic character who is revealed [[spoiler: to have saved Jun Kazama from Kazuya]].
* In Terrence Malick's ''Film/TheThinRedLine'' Witt is a wise, kind character and a MessianicArchetype; in the book the film is based on, he's racist, volatile and no better or worse than the rest of C-for-Charlie.
* Happens in the film adaptation of ''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Twilight: Eclipse]]''. Remember the infamous ForcefulKiss between Jacob and Bella? In the book, Bella's boyfriend Edward doesn't make much of a fuss over it, her dad Charlie approves of Jacob's actions, and Jacob himself is a {{Jerkass}} over the whole thing. In the adaptation, Edward is furious with Jacob, Charlie is shocked when he finds out about it and Jacob acknowledges that what he did was wrong.
* In the original ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned1960'', David was the ringleader of the "cuckoos" that apathetically murdered people of the village. In the [[Film/VillageOfTheDamned1995 1995 remake]] this role is instead given to female child Mara. David gains a sub plot revolved around his lack of a counterpart, leaving him vulnerable to human empathy and ultimately pulling a HeelFaceTurn.
* ''Film/{{Wanted}}'': The Fraternity in the film adaptation are ''much'' less villainous than the Fraternity in [[ComicBook/{{Wanted}} the original comic book]]. They weren't merely corrupt assassins, they were ''supervillains'' who engaged in murder and rape on a regular basis (Fox, for example, introduces herself to Wesley by killing a room full of innocent bystanders). Even Wesley himself didn't shy away from engaging in these atrocities either.
* ''Film/WarCraft2016'' zig-zags this with regards to orcs. While "heroic orc" is a ''Warcraft'' mainstay, the game on which the film is based had them be truly villainous. In the film, they're more heroic, and if not, then at least misguided.
* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'':
** The source for the film, the obscure Gary K. Wolf novel ''Literature/WhoCensoredRogerRabbit'', casts Jessica as a standard-issue FemmeFatale who [[spoiler:is married to Roger against her will and regularly cheats on him.]] The film {{subvert|edTrope}}s this in a memorable fashion by having her turn out to be quite a nice lady who's [[HappilyMarried genuinely in love with her husband]]; as she phrases it herself, "I'm not bad, I'm just [[{{Pun}} drawn that way.]]"
** Roger himself gets a heroism upgrade too. In the book, [[spoiler:he really IS guilty of the murder Eddie's investigating and even intended to frame Eddie for it]]. In the film, [[spoiler:he's completely innocent of any wrongdoing]].
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
** The films portray [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesProfessorCharlesXavier Professor X]] as being more noble and sympathetic than his comic book counterpart, who personifies GoodIsNotNice and is a ManipulativeBastard--one of Comicbook/KittyPryde's most famous lines is [[https://biffbampop.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/xmen_168_2.jpg "Professor Xavier is a jerk!"]] The movie franchise takes the opposite route because Charles is a GuileHero, one of its [[NiceGuy nicest characters]] (he's TheCutie in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/XMenApocalypse''), and even when he occasionally makes the wrong choice, it's understood that he only had the best of intentions. As a result, the cinematic interpretation is much more likable relative to the comics', and Xavier was purposely adapted in such a way that he became Creator/BryanSinger's favourite X-Men character (who is a big sci-fi fan and isn't a comic book reader).
** Comicbook/{{Rogue}} in most other media, comics and cartoons included, is a former member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants who eventually pulls a HeelFaceTurn and becomes a hero. The movies do away with her villainous backstory entirely and have her meet Xavier from the very beginning.
** Iceman is much sweeter and more mature than his comic book counterpart's JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]ManChild persona.
** The first four films in the franchise applied [[AdaptationalVillainy adaptational villainy]] to many mutant characters (most notably [[FanName Barakapool]] and Psylocke), before retconning them into different characters to make room for more fleshed out, comic-book accurate iterations. The opposite was done for the man identified as "Trask" in the third film. Played by Bill Duke, and as the United States Secretary of Defense, he is a bit-part but has no indication of being anything like the genocidal killer robot creator of his comic book counterpart or the later Peter Dinklage character, and his only role in the film is containing the genuinely dangerous mutants like Mystique, Juggernaut and Multiple Man.
** ''Film/TheWolverine'':
*** Harada. In addition to [[spoiler:pulling a HeroicSacrifice to save Logan]], he's far less of a {{Jerkass}} than his comic counterpart, who is a foreigner-hating bigot.
*** Yukio was much more morally ambiguous in the comics (especially in earlier appearances, where she was a mercenary/assassin/thief) than in the movie.
** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'':
*** ComicBook/{{Mystique}} is given a very realistic and sympathetic motivation for her StartOfDarkness moment, in contrast to her depiction in the comics. It goes so far as to establish that [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope prior to killing Bolivar Trask]], [[ThouShaltNotKill she'd never taken a single life during one of her crimes]]. [[spoiler:And additionally, she pulls a HeelFaceTurn and not only spares Trask, but rescues the president from Magneto during the climax. Presumably, this negates her role as a villain in the original trilogy via CosmicRetcon.]]
*** In the comics, ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} is often an outright ''jerk'' (often intentionally), but in this film, he's more of a merry mischief-maker. He can easily flee on his own once the breakout goes bust, but instead, he goes out of his way to save Logan, Charles and Erik, even though he had already freed the latter from prison by technicality. Quicksilver is also clearly not impressed (if amused) by the idea that he helped free the person suspected of killing JFK once he finds out, [[spoiler:and is shown to be stunned and horrified by Magneto's "demonstration" in the climax]].
** ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}'': While Deadpool is still a HeroicComedicSociopath, his love for Vanessa is presented as his biggest redeeming factor, and the movie goes to great lengths to show that [[NeverHurtAnInnocent he would never hurt anyone who doesn't deserve it]]. Contrast that with the comics, where Deadpool [[LoveableSexManiac sleeps around constantly]], and he has been known to work for supervillains on the odd occasion.
** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'':
*** Mystique, a villain in the comics and in the original trilogy, has been traveling the world rescuing mutants following the events of ''Days of Future Past'', and she becomes the ''field leader of the X-Men''. She insists that she's not a hero, though.
*** Comic book Quicksilver was never a member of the X-Men, but his movie counterpart is. He also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14JojQfFg5E expresses his veneration]] for Mystique's courage in defeating Magneto--his own father--and preventing the latter from assassinating President Nixon.[[note]]This confirms Peter's ReactionShot in ''Days of Future Past'' where he was astonished--in a bad way--by Magneto's actions in Washington D.C.[[/note]]
* Ironically two of Creator/JulieAndrews' most famous roles were the result of this:
** ''Literature/MaryPoppins'' is far more strict and stern in the original novels. [[Film/MaryPoppins The film]] makes Mary Poppins more of a SugarAndIcePersonality, to the degree that the original author thought Mary Poppins was too nice in the film.
** Another Creator/JulieAndrews role - ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries''. Clarisse in [[Literature/ThePrincessDiaries the novels]] is an EvilMatriarch. In the films, she becomes a CoolOldLady.
* ''{{Film/Timeline}}'': Arnaud is changed from a cruel, ruthless warlord into a noble warrior who fights for justice.
