GuitarAtomik
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I guess I'm just one of those fans that doesn't like when a script has to mess with an origin that's already established - I want to still watch the movie, but I find that totally unnecessary. The movie's story itself I don't mind, but don't mess with the origins.
Dogmatic adherence to source material can be a detriment sometimes. As things get adapted over and over, certain things can change to make more sense for the times they are being made in (ie Punisher no longer being a Vietnam vet). Others can just be improved. If the Ninja Turtles' origin was an integral part of their character or played on some larger theme that permeated the foundations of the franchise (ie Batman's parents being killed by criminals as a child), you would have a point. But their origin is literally a parody of Daredevil's. Nothing about their character or personality has anything to do with the fact that they are mutated from a canister of ooze after being dropped in the sewer, even if that's sometimes used as a plot element (like in Secret of the Ooze). It is literally just an excuse to explain why there are giant mutant turtles that are trained to be ninjas. I think there's some room to mess with there and I don't have a problem with that.
I'm not even processing how anyone cares about this nonsense...
It's basically the determining factor of whether or not a sequel gets made which is kind of a big deal. The GotG one is already greenlit but that's abnormal. It doesn't matter how good the Turtles movie is, if it doesn't make enough money we still won't get a sequel. That's why people care about that stuff.