Not really, truly the best director who can bring about a decent adaptation of a given subject matter would have to be a hardcore fan of said subject matter. I mean Tim Burton's 'Sweeny Todd' proved successful and I think that was largely because Tim was a huge fan of the original play so he applied himself more. I'm just saying I doubt someone like Micheal bay, who was able to dumb down the forumla of slasher movies, would care about the story of the Halo series (which is MUCH better than people give it credit for)Nomanslander said:
.... that has an emphasis on action, in the games, and outside of which has a story that seems to parody the clash between western and eastern culture. With humans that appear somewhat athiest and extremely gung-ho and militarised (UNSC) with their attitude taking the fight to an alien race that is noble, dignified dogmatic and religious (Covenant). Or is it the fact that unlike a lot of other FPS's, the aliens are shown to be a lot like humans themselves. Complete with their own personalities and friends and families and beliefs that culminate in a civil war that desrupts the balance of their empire.
Plus the fact that both armies are incidentally treading on the ground of a long forgotten war, centered around the discoveries of a powerful weapon that was mistaken as a religious icon by the Covenant and as the two sides battle and try to achieve victory over the other, alliances have to be forged and eventually a final battle with the fate of the galaxy in the balance takes place.
Now if you ask me, that is huge epic and out there stuff. And that's just the main without the various additions, because right now I don't have the room to fit it all.
Point is, feel free to dislike Halo's plot all you want, it may not be for you and I respect that, but DO NOT just reduce it to 'blagh military alienz grahhhh'.
As I said before, he's not a fan and is not a good director. Halo meanwhile has worthy things going for it, not just in plot but presentation, that demands someone with an artistic soul and a liking for the series.
Also, don't use smiley faces at the end of sentances.
People should have a right to like or dislike whatever they want without being labelled 'fanboy'. I detest that term, I am a fan and a boy but I refuse to have that term used. The term 'Halo fanboy' has been used more often as a covert insult for people who are guilty of nothing other than liking a game franchise for a VERY long time.
Why is it that if you say you like Half Life then you are a Half Life fan whereas if you like Halo, you are automatically deemed 'fanboy'. To tell you the truth I tire of it.
Okay, I'll take a step back here and I apologise for getting worked up. At least you are being honest to a degree, however I still think that with Gears of War it is at a state where it is obviously not TRYING to be anything else but a beefed up actioner, though it did at least attempt to give the characters depth in Gears 2. To be honest I just don't think Micheal Bay is suited for any of this kind of material and that once again, a fan of the franchise would have more to say on how it should look then a guy only doing this for his paycheck.
As I said before, deeper analysis on Halo can show a deeper side that people often don't give it credit for. It's not the dumb machoness that everyone calls it, nor can it be the blandness that people whine about.
Believe it or not, if it was pointlessly dumb and blandly put together then it wouldn't have NEARLY the number of fans that it does.
So yeah, while I respect that you don't like Halo, I don't respect you more or less ragging on the people that do.
So, again, I apologise if this has been at all offensive and or possibly preachy but I just felt I had to get that off my chest.
Like, the first level of the first game, spotted areas of Halo 2, and a fair bit of Halo 3. I got roped into Co-op at a friends place. The story that I observed was a lot of "hurry up and go," big explosions, shock and awe. Which is the very same school of thought as Bay. 
