If you'd like, discuss the how and why of the choices you prefer, or give a detailed reason that you think one of the choices would be a particularly bad fit for the series. I'm eager to see what people think.
Preferred Zelda Cinematic Format
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I'm both totally on board with a Zelda Show/Movie, but at the same time, I am totally against it.
Sure, it may be a good show/movie, but it could be as bad a flop as Super Mario Brothers, and could ruin my enjoyment for the games.
Live action would be preferred, but that would look cheezy, and probably pretty dumb, but animated would arguably be worse, leaving me thinking that the whole Zelda movie is a BAD IDEA.
If I had to choose, I'd choose the series
Sure, it may be a good show/movie, but it could be as bad a flop as Super Mario Brothers, and could ruin my enjoyment for the games.
Live action would be preferred, but that would look cheezy, and probably pretty dumb, but animated would arguably be worse, leaving me thinking that the whole Zelda movie is a BAD IDEA.
If I had to choose, I'd choose the series
But why would a badly done show ruin your enjoyment of the series? It's not like you have to pay attention to it. I mean, case in point, the Mario movie was objectively bad but it's not like it stopped people from playing Mario games for another decade.
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I've always been hoping for one. Personally, I feel like an animated film would be the best choice, but alas, it's not up there. It could still be done very good live-action though.
I also don't trust the studio system to make a Zelda movie. They'd try to Lord of the Rings it up more than likely, making it a somewhat bland echo of a series I already don't like as much as most people.
I also don't trust the studio system to make a Zelda movie. They'd try to Lord of the Rings it up more than likely, making it a somewhat bland echo of a series I already don't like as much as most people.
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If you have seriously not done that after Zelda CDI, I don't think you're in any trouble tbh
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That doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You obviously avoided it just fine then so it didn't ruin your perception of the series. Just like you could turn off a Zelda Movie, or TV within like 2 minutes and be just as fine as you are without Zelda CDI in your life.
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I don't really care as long as it doesn't suck.
Damn, I knew I was forgetting a choice!
I'd want a live-action series featuring a seasonal format and an overall serious tone. Think Game of Thrones except rated T instead of M.
I was quite excited when that rumor of Netflix doing that very idea was being spread around, because the potential that Zelda has for a Game of Thrones-esque style of storytelling is definitely present. There are so many races, conflicts, and major events throughout the series, I would think it would actually be rather easy to adapt the franchise as a whole into a serialized format that slowly builds upon itself with character, action, and intrigue.
However, Link would have to cease being a personality-less mute and would have to step up and become the main character just because the medium demands it.
I was quite excited when that rumor of Netflix doing that very idea was being spread around, because the potential that Zelda has for a Game of Thrones-esque style of storytelling is definitely present. There are so many races, conflicts, and major events throughout the series, I would think it would actually be rather easy to adapt the franchise as a whole into a serialized format that slowly builds upon itself with character, action, and intrigue.
However, Link would have to cease being a personality-less mute and would have to step up and become the main character just because the medium demands it.
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I think a combination live action/cgi might suffice, with cgi being used to spice up on location or on set environments and for creature effects. Think something like Sky Captain. Link as a silent protagonist is the difficult part though. Do you make this traditionally mute character talk? The central protagonist of the games and probably the show too can't be the vehicle to carry the plot since that demands a lot of spoken dialog. Obviously movies like Fury Road kinda prove otherwise when Tom Hardy only has something like a couple dozen lines, most of which take place in the last half of the movie. I think a movie with a silent protagonist who emotes solely through expression could be very compelling.
There's no reason why a Zelda show can't work, but then there's no reason why any story can't work in any medium. It's just going to take a lot of finesse to make it right.
A sort of mini-series format with 5-7 90min episodes would seem reasonable.
There's no reason why a Zelda show can't work, but then there's no reason why any story can't work in any medium. It's just going to take a lot of finesse to make it right.
A sort of mini-series format with 5-7 90min episodes would seem reasonable.