I think partly that but I also think that Kenneth Branagh is rather unpredictable in his quality as an adaptor, including in his casting choices (sometimes including himself). Sometimes it works well, sometimes it doesn't.
Edited by Hodor2 on Apr 14th 2020 at 8:22:18 AM
Yeah, I'm not watching that. I was suspicious enough when they cast Judi Dench as Root, but getting rid of the Villain Protagonist and Grey-and-Gray Morality completely ruins the story.
There is no war in Ba Sing Se.
Indeed. It just turns it into kid schlock.
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Honestly, I'd hate to see what would happen to something like the Bartimaeus trilogy with this approach...
This sort of shit looks like it'll turn into the The Dark Is Rising movie.
It's not that I mind them marketing to kids; I just think they're underestimating what kids are smart enough to get. This was one of my favourite series' when I was younger specifically because of the Grey-and-Gray Morality, so I'm disappointed that they for some reason thought it was a good thing to dumb down the premise.
Edited by indigoJay on Apr 20th 2020 at 11:17:20 AM
There is no war in Ba Sing Se.
I wonder how much of this is Executive Meddling created by people who've never read the books.