This was my initial idea as well. It works with the existing themes of City v country life, and makes the twist far more believableBest case plot scenario:
Mitsuha is still a girl in small town Japan while Taki is a semi-first gen immigrant in San Fran/Seattle/Vancouver or if we really wanna milk the shit out of distance, NY/Toronto. Given that, you might have an interesting immigrant/intercultural theme going on in the background as well.
Regardless, my current trajectory for this is "set sail for fail."
I wonder who they're eyeing to direct.
That's okay too, you know? Adaptations can be good. It's not just filthy baka gaijin messing up the glorious Japanese source.
Creatively bankrupt.
I don't know because I don't presume to have the lived experiences necessary to know the appropriateness of that. What I do have an opinion on is that it is not right for people, in the context of trying to preserve diversity in the case of a story that is intrinsically Japanese, to ask for "Asians" and then be satisfied. Ask for Japanese actors. People from Asia are not a monolith and I am sick of (usually white people) people calling for the end of white-washing before presuming that any old "Asian" will do for a role in a way that vastly undermines the historical and cultural differences from people of different heritages in that region. Same thing for Mulan - that story takes place in China and people should be calling for it to be acted by Chinese actors, instead of calling for it to be acted by"Asians".
If you are the kind of person who was willing to go see this movie in theatres you are NOT the target audience for this version.
Maybe that's hard for anime fans to swallow. I watched this movie in theatres, TWICE, and loved it. I can easily envision a good and popular live action version that will appeal more to western audiences.
That's okay too, you know? Adaptations can be good. It's not just filthy baka gaijin messing up the glorious Japanese source.
No, my main trepidation comes from the fact that I just can't see how Hollywood does a good adaptation. Across any medium in general, its just not their strong suites. Hollywood does good when their storylines are unique and new and in general, whether Western, Eastern, Book or Anime. They get lucky every now and then, but Adaptations in general just suck.
There's no logic in painting 'Hollywood' as a singular creative entity, though. The teams that failed in adapting Death Note aren't anywhere near this project. Paramount was behind Ghost in the Shell, but Abrams & Heisserer weren't a part of that project either. It's true that Hollywood doesn't have a good track record with adapting anime, but there's also a pretty small sample size to be judging from.No, my main trepidation comes from the fact that I just can't see how Hollywood does a good adaptation. Across any medium in general, its just not their strong suites. Hollywood does good when their storylines are unique and new and in general, whether Western, Eastern, Book or Anime. They get lucky every now and then, but Adaptations in general just suck.
I'll admit, I am an Anime Fan. I also watched the dub and sub of Your Name because I liked the film. Your Name excels as an Animated film. Yeah, you can do the story in live action pretty easily since its a fairly easy story. They can probably also get the artistic nature of it across easily by going insane with artsy camera tricks and make heavy usage of narration. Its also fine that they are going to almost assuredly adapt it as guy from New York and girl from Oklahoma and it's fine that they will cast American Actors for it because it is an adaption after all. But given that they managed to screw up Death Note... one of the easiest properties to Americanize and Adapt in a way that would make the American audience think it was an original film idea inspires little confidence they could do Your Name right.
Well I'd imagine the story will be adapted to not be in Japan.
I'd argue that creating a "white" version of the anime is the entire point. They want to make a versioon of it that appeals to the broader market, rather than just weebs.How white are they gonna wash this one?
I'd argue that creating a "white" version of the anime is the entire point. They want to make a versioon of it that appeals to the broader market, rather than just weebs.
I'd argue that creating a "white" version of the anime is the entire point. They want to make a versioon of it that appeals to the broader market, rather than just weebs.
What is the fanservice in a movie about a teenage girl and boy switching bodies?
Genuine question actually. The stuff im thinking of seems fair game
I'd argue that creating a "white" version of the anime is the entire point. They want to make a versioon of it that appeals to the broader market, rather than just weebs.
Jesus, guys, the use of weebs was obviously ironic. And yeah, there isn't much evidence that the broader market will pay to watch a movie featuring exclusively Asian leads.
This is true, but it doesn't do much to invalidate his post.There's no evidence because NO ONE DOES IT.
And that's because THEY'RE RACIST.
And they PERPETUATE RACISM.
PERIOD.
Sure? Not sure how your liberal use of caps lock changes the realities of the box office though.There's no evidence because NO ONE DOES IT.
And that's because THEY'RE RACIST.
And they PERPETUATE RACISM.
PERIOD.
This is true, but it doesn't do much to invalidate his post.
I doubt this will get released with a majority Asian cast. Get ready for at least white, bankable lead.
CAST A JAPANESE-AMERICAN ACTOR
DO IT YOU FUCKS
NO MORE RACIST DOG WHISTLES
JAPANESE PEOPLE HAVE TONS OF EXPRESSIONS AND ARE NOT A MONOLITH
NO, IT'S NOT "COLORBLIND" TO CONSTANTLY PREVENT ASIANS FROM BEING THE LEADS IN FAVOR OF WHITE ACTORS
A WHITE LEAD ACTOR IN A BAD MOVIE IS THE SAME AS AN ASIAN LEAD ACTOR IN A BAD MOVIE
I'M SURE IF YOU GO TO THE TROUBLE OF CASTING THE PERFECT UNKNOWN CHILD ACTORS YOU CAN GO TO THE TROUBLE OF CASTING A JAPANESE PERSON WITH AN AMERICAN ACCENT IN YOUR MOVIE
YOU TAKE BIGGER RISKS PUMPING 170 MILLION INTO UNKNOWN-IN-THE-WEST JAPANESE PROPERTIES IN THE FIRST PLACE
COME ON YOU FUCKS
Well I'd imagine the story will be adapted to not be in Japan.
I doubt this will get released with a majority Asian cast. Get ready for at least 1 white, bankable lead.
Have you seen the movie? If not, mild spoilers: there are many moments throughout the movie where this happens, to the point where it becomes a minor subplot.
This is a lazy fanservice trope, and it's constantly reused in every anime involving a gender bending situation. TV tropes describes this to the letter, right down to the specific gender swap and subsequent actions.
And for what it's worth, I liked Your Name, but these scenes were completely unnecessary, clashed with the otherwise more earnest overtones of the larger plot, and constantly broke my sense of immersion.
Exactly. Because a Hollywood remake that was a shot for shot recreation of the anime would be a pointless and expensive endeavor, and would please nobody at all. Fans of the anime would think that the anime was better, and people who aren't interested in Japanese culture wouldn't appreciate the film, either.Well I'd imagine the story will be adapted to not be in Japan.
Oh god they're going to do the White guy gets Asian girl thing aren't they OTL
Guarantee if they do somehow cast an Asian actor it's going to be the girl.
They're going to play into that "undesirable Asian man" trope and play into it hard
But they'll both be white. So who cares.
That's what I was saying on this very page.
So you'd get rid of those scenes? A shitty Hollywood exec is going to hire you so you can ruin some other properties.Have you seen the movie? If not, mild spoilers: there are many moments throughout the movie where this happens, to the point where it becomes a minor subplot.
This is a lazy fanservice trope, and it's constantly reused in every anime involving a gender bending situation. TV tropes describes this to the letter, right down to the specific gender swap and subsequent actions.
And for what it's worth, I liked Your Name, but these scenes were completely unnecessary, clashed with the otherwise more earnest overtones of the larger plot, and constantly broke my sense of immersion.
The idea of fan service is to inject unrealistic senseless lewdness into media for the sake of audience.
it's a realistic reaction for a young mind to do when they body swap into the opposite gender,
and both characters do it to each other.
So you'd get rid of those scenes? A shitty Hollywood exec is going to hire you so you can ruin some other properties.
Not necessarily? At least make it less of a cliche?
Also, do you personally insult everyone whom you disagree with on a movie?
Have you seen the movie? If not, mild spoilers: there are many moments throughout the movie where this happens, to the point where it becomes a minor subplot.
This is a lazy fanservice trope, and it's constantly reused in every anime involving a gender bending situation. TV tropes describes this to the letter, right down to the specific gender swap and subsequent actions.
And for what it's worth, I liked Your Name, but these scenes were completely unnecessary, clashed with the otherwise more earnest overtones of the larger plot, and constantly broke my sense of immersion.
I do wonder how they're going to localize that since it's a very Japanese centric thing.So is she going to be a Christian....priestess?
She can make water into wine in her mouth and all that.
Everything is a cliche, if you judge movies because you tick off cliches that they used, then you'd find a million problems in every movie ever made.
And how was that even remotely a personal insult?
A shitty Hollywood exec is going to hire you so you can ruin some other properties.