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It was decided in the discussion that remakes by nature are adaptions, meaning the DLA films qualify.

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* There's a general observation of this regarding the ''Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes'' and their original classic films they're adapting. The ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'' by nature was built from its inception to achieve what live action film couldn't, with very [[TheTwelvePrinciplesOfAnimation deliberate and important choices]] when it came to animation cels and how the characters look and move. All of which is difficult, if not outright impossible to replicate in a live action adaptation, despite 3D animation improving all the time (e.g ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' can make the characters look photo realistic to their RealLife animals, even though the intention of the [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 1994 film]] was to give a stylised and human-like appearances to the animal cast) . Even classic live action Disney films like ''Film/MaryPoppins'' and ''Film/BedknobsAndBroomSticks'' understood the limitations of what could be done in live action and used 2D animation for some of the more fantastical set pieces. Another problem is the animated films are so beloved often precisely because they're simplistic in nature, while the remakes especially ones like ''Film/Cinderella2015'', ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' or ''Film/TheLittleMermaid2023'' feel obligated to expand upon or address plot points from the originals and often just raise more questions in the process.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has had two LiveActionAdaptations, the 2010 film ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' and the 2024 series ''Series/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. While the series was [[ImprovedSecondAttempt slightly better received]] both struggled with the show's concept as the animation was so detailed in the fantasy WorldBuilding that a [[ToughActToFollow live action work had a lot to live up to]]. The focus on both very young characters played by young actors meant the [[DullSurprise performance quality was all over the place]] and the SupernaturalMartialArts had to resort to CoconutSuperpowers to fill in the gaps, with moments of SpecialEffectFailure in the attempt. The animated show also just had more time to flesh out different aspects of the setting, requiring a lot of CompressedAdaptation to make it fit in a different format.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has had two LiveActionAdaptations, {{Live Action Adaptation}}s, the 2010 film ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' and the 2024 series ''Series/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. While the series was [[ImprovedSecondAttempt slightly better received]] both struggled with the show's concept as the animation was so detailed in the fantasy WorldBuilding that a [[ToughActToFollow live action work had a lot to live up to]]. The focus on both very young characters played by young actors meant the [[DullSurprise performance quality was all over the place]] and the SupernaturalMartialArts had to resort to CoconutSuperpowers to fill in the gaps, with moments of SpecialEffectFailure in the attempt. The animated show also just had more time to flesh out different aspects of the setting, requiring a lot of CompressedAdaptation to make it fit in a different format.

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