Follow TV Tropes

Following

History YMMV / Hoffmaniada

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example(s)

Added DiffLines:

* SpiritualSuccessor:
** Could be seen as one to Paul Berry's 1991 adaptation of Literature/TheSandman1816, which is also one of the stories this film pulls material from.
** It also has many similarities to Theatre/TheTalesOfHoffmann, another [=BiographyLeClef=] in which a fictionalized Creator/ETAHoffmann is cast as the romantic hero in a FusionFic of his own stories.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
TRS


* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Possibly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. After all, Creator/WalterScott argued that "the inspirations of Hoffmann so often resemble the ideas produced by the immoderate use of opium."

to:

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Possibly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. After all, Creator/WalterScott argued that "the inspirations of Hoffmann so often resemble the ideas produced by the immoderate use of opium."----

Added: 278

Removed: 273

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Trope rename.


* AmbiguousDisorder:
** Ernst is portrayed as suffering from near constant, uncontrollable hallucinations which have a highly detrimental effect on his daily life.
** There is also Little Zaches, who has largely lost his AmbiguouslyHuman traits and mostly comes off as this.


Added DiffLines:

* DiagnosedByTheAudience:
** Ernst is portrayed as suffering from near constant, uncontrollable hallucinations which have a highly detrimental effect on his daily life.
** There is also Little Zaches, who has largely lost his AmbiguouslyHuman traits and mostly comes off as this.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* IronWoobie: Arguably, Creator/{{Soyuzmultfilm}} themselves, who kept working on the project '' [[{{Determinator}} for 17 years]] despite it going in and out of production due to budget cuts which would likely make other studios cancel the whole thing.

to:

* IronWoobie: Arguably, Creator/{{Soyuzmultfilm}} themselves, who kept working on the project '' [[{{Determinator}} ''[[{{Determinator}} for 17 years]] years]]'' despite it going in and out of production due to budget cuts which would likely make other studios cancel the whole thing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* IronWoobie: Arguably, Creator/{{Soyuzmultfilm}} themselves, who kept working on the project '' [[{{Determinator}} for 17 years]] despite it going in and out of production due to budget cuts which would likely make other studios cancel the whole thing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* OneSceneWonder: Drosselmeyer, who shows up for only a few seconds... ridning in a big, flying shoe and using his MagicCloak to [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever turn Ernst into a giant.]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext It's just as weird as it sounds.]]

to:

* OneSceneWonder: Drosselmeyer, [[Literature/TheNutcrackerAndTheMouseKing Drosselmeyer]], who shows up for only a few seconds... ridning in a big, flying shoe and using his MagicCloak to [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever turn Ernst into a giant.]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext It's just as weird as it sounds.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* OneSceneWonder: Drosselmeyer, who shows up for only a few seconds... ridning in a big, flying shoe and using his MagicCloak to turn Hoffmann into a giant. [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext It's just as weird as it sounds.]]

to:

* OneSceneWonder: Drosselmeyer, who shows up for only a few seconds... ridning in a big, flying shoe and using his MagicCloak to [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever turn Hoffmann Ernst into a giant. giant.]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext It's just as weird as it sounds.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* OneSceneWonder: Drosselmeyer, who shows up for only a few seconds... ridning in a big, flying shoe and using his MagicCloak to turn Hoffmann into a giant. [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext It's just as weird as it sounds.]]

Added: 252

Changed: 139

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AmbiguousDisorder: Ernst is portrayed as suffering from near constant, uncontrollable hallucinations which have a highly detrimental effect on His daily life.

to:

* AmbiguousDisorder: AmbiguousDisorder:
**
Ernst is portrayed as suffering from near constant, uncontrollable hallucinations which have a highly detrimental effect on His his daily life.life.
** There is also Little Zaches, who has largely lost his AmbiguouslyHuman traits and mostly comes off as this.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AmbiguousDisorder: Ernst is portrayed as suffering from near constant, uncontrollable hallucinations which have a highly detrimental effect on His daily life.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CriticalDissonance: The film got glowing critical reviews, but audiences found the {{Mind Screw}}y, ReferenceOverdosed, borderline RandomEventsPlot a bit hard to swallow. Overall, the ratings ended up at SoOkayItsAverage.

to:

* CriticalDissonance: The film got glowing critical reviews, but audiences found the {{Mind Screw}}y, ReferenceOverdosed, borderline RandomEventsPlot a bit hard to swallow. Overall, the ratings largely ended up at as SoOkayItsAverage.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* CriticalDissonance: The film got glowing critical reviews, but audiences found the {{Mind Screw}}y, ReferenceOverdosed, borderline RandomEventsPlot a bit hard to swallow. Overall, the ratings ended up at SoOkayItsAverage.

Added: 216

Changed: 10

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The film's animation and art style has become its most praised aspect.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The characters from ''Little Zaches, Great Zinnober'' only appear in one scene each, which basically just amounts to TheCameo.

to:

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The film's animation and art style has become its most praised aspect.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The characters from ''Little Zaches, Great Zinnober'' only appear in one scene each, which basically just amounts to TheCameo.TheCameo.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Possibly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. After all, Creator/WalterScott argued that "the inspirations of Hoffmann so often resemble the ideas produced by the immoderate use of opium."

Added: 499

Changed: 124

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* NightmareFuel: The film is pretty mild overall, but Olympia and especially Coppelius do still have a bit of a creep factor, as they should.

to:

* NightmareFuel: NightmareFuel:
**
The film is pretty mild overall, but Olympia and especially Coppelius do still have a bit of a creep factor, as they should.should.
** There is also the Old Witch's cermony, which seemingly became a DeletedScene for being ''too'' scary for kids.
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The film's animation and art style has become its most praised aspect.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The characters from ''Little Zaches, Great Zinnober'' only appear in one scene each, which basically just amounts to TheCameo.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* DullSurprise: The voice acting has been criticized for this, with some comparing it unfavorbly to an audio book.

to:

* DullSurprise: The voice acting has been criticized for this, with some comparing it unfavorbly to an audio book.book.
* NightmareFuel: The film is pretty mild overall, but Olympia and especially Coppelius do still have a bit of a creep factor, as they should.

Added: 114

Changed: 2

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ContinuityLookout: While the film is surreal enough as it is, some general knowledge of Hoffmann's work is practically a requirement to make any sense of it at all.

to:

* ContinuityLookout: ContinuityLockout: While the film is surreal enough as it is, some general knowledge of Hoffmann's work is practically a requirement to make any sense of it at all.all.
* DullSurprise: The voice acting has been criticized for this, with some comparing it unfavorbly to an audio book.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ContinuityLookout: While the film is surreal enough as it is, some general knowledge of Hoffmann's work is practically a requirement to make any sense of it at all.

Top