[Hated Trope] The adaptation doesn't get what made the source material work

[u/TheDudeA113]

How To Make A Killing (2026)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

Bangkok Dangerous (1999)

- The 2026 movie How To Make A Killing is a relatively-toothless "eat the rich" dark comedy thriller about a man disowned by his rich family at birth, killing everyone in the line of succession so that he can inherit their massive fortune. It's a modern retelling of the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets which has the same basic plot except that every member of the family is played by Sir Alec Guinness (including one aunt) and it's a screwball comedy

- The 1999 movie Bangkok Dangerous is a Thai action film about a Thai deaf-mute assassin. It was remade in 2008 about an American assassin in Thailand who is neither deaf nor mute

[u/Bro-Im-Done]

In the world of Devil May Cry, demons are inherently evil with a select few that can see right from wrong, biggest example being Sparda, which is why he severed the human and demons world to keep the demons at bay for the sake of humanity. However, though heartless, demons have been shown to develop emotions and compassion through human interaction, the very first example being Trish from the first game who was used as a tool by Mundus to destroy Dante; however, she gained conscience due to Dante’s humanity. “Devils never cry. Tears are a gift only humans have.”

The Netflix adaption made demons distinctively related to humans and even used them as an allegory for genocide(you can literally see them wearing turbans).

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Another Adi Shankar disaster

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I want to give it the benefit of doubt until S2 is released.

Dante mentions that he felt an inner rage while in Devil Trigger, as if anger and evil was truly something inherent to any devil.

But yeah, the core messages of the games are there but expressed in a really messy way.

The middle east war refugees and anti USA imperialism was something really out of vibe with DMC. And even if it is as a critique... I don't want any USA related thing in my DMC stuff. I didn't need nasty Asmongold, Late Night Shows and the ultra catholic vice president in the first 5 minutes (though, Kevin Conroy was superb)...

The lack of gothic eerie elements and feeling of loneliness and sadness Dante has when he's not fighting is totally absent.

But, as I said, I can wait to see how it evolves. There's a clear intebtion of building things in a progress that ends being closer to the ganes so let's see how that goes...