I mean, Zordon's criteria was teenagers with attitude. So with that vague notion in mind, why not these CW "teens"?undeadsuitor said:
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Unless these kids get an Uncle Ben moment, that's what I fully expect to happen.undeadsuitor said:
I'm pretty sure Zordon would prefer teens that aren't just as likely to join Rita as fight her.circularlogic88 said:
To be fair, the original Blue Ranger was also a massive nerd, but at the same time no one really gave him shit for it and he was dating Trini so......oh Jesus the nerd sterotype they used in the 90's was less obnoxious than this one. Though it was laughable how long they tried to pretend David Yost wasn't built as fuck and apparently one of the only martial artists among the cast until Jason David Frank showed up.undeadsuitor said:
Other than that, yeah, this kind of characterisation through misery can go suck a dick. Why can't they just be good people? I'm not asking for every one of them to be Steve Rogers, but I see no reason other than useless pathos that the Red Ranger is now an irresponsible asshole who wrecked his truck, and if that was a tracking bracelet he was wearing, he was at fault.
How...like...how is this supposed to be an attempt at edginess?? This is not even close to the Animorphs series of books which were for young kids (and apparently made into a shite TV show which I refuse to soil my imagination by watching)...the themes in there were way darker than "college people deal with college crap and get powers to make college crap go away in style" ....if you keep using the edge, it'll blunten more than it already is and nobody will be able to use the word properly for it's original purpose...like what happened to "epic."
This is about bridging gaps between those that think power rangers will always be shite, and those that still think it's cool. Say what you will about the recent star trek films, but I have seen people who are usually dismissive of such genres suddenly start looking into the star trek lore and appreciating the themes behind the original ideas. It is always a pleasure to see others realise a fresh curiosity often blocked by their own assumptions.
This isn't attempting to portray itself as "edgy", just more relatable to the average human than the codswallop that the show has been well known to be. (And I did love the show as a kid, but rewatching it now?...oh gawwd no! Shameful childish self with no standards!). If high school drama counts as "edgy" then BBC's morning countryfile must be a nihilistic nightmare!
This is about bridging gaps between those that think power rangers will always be shite, and those that still think it's cool. Say what you will about the recent star trek films, but I have seen people who are usually dismissive of such genres suddenly start looking into the star trek lore and appreciating the themes behind the original ideas. It is always a pleasure to see others realise a fresh curiosity often blocked by their own assumptions.
This isn't attempting to portray itself as "edgy", just more relatable to the average human than the codswallop that the show has been well known to be. (And I did love the show as a kid, but rewatching it now?...oh gawwd no! Shameful childish self with no standards!). If high school drama counts as "edgy" then BBC's morning countryfile must be a nihilistic nightmare!
As an utter non-fan who watched X-Men and Spider-Man reruns rather than keep up with Power Rangers and all their many iterations, I'm actually kinda liking the vibe of this one. I liked Breakfast Club, I liked Chronicle. This looks like a nice blend of both. Sure it's got that Hollywood shine with the supposed "ugly girl" who is obviously not ugly, but that's forgivable. The scene with the bully headbutting the ranger had me thinking of what Cage would have been like had he gotten his powers in high school. In conclusion, I'm kinda jazzed about a Power Rangers movie. Call the Pope, we have a miracle on our hands.
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I've seen worse stuff for Marvel and DC superhero origins. It's not like these kids are rapists or raised in a cult. They have some issues but nothing about this scream super villain origin.
I would have sworn Billy and Trini were a couple, okay, fair enough I hold my hands up to that. I must have mistook them just being close. Never remember anyone giving Billy shit for being a nerd, other than Bulk and Skull but since they're the show's chew toys and no one else ever pays them any attention so it never seems to bother him. And why would it, he's a fuckin' Power Ranger.Agent_Z said:
That was probably me not wording myself correctly, I don't mean to say - other than Jason - that they're not people of good character but rather they seem emotionally fragile and isolated. Even within the absurd constraints of Power Rangers, I cannot see Zordon giving them powers instead of say five people who've been friends in the local karate or kung-fu school for the past decade. Again, I should not have said 'good people', that was my bad, but they're not in the right place in both body and soul to ask them save the world.Agent_Z said:
I actually kinda like it. It has a neat Spiderman/Chronicle "teenagers get superpowers" schtick.
I mean, no-one asked for a Power Rangers reboot, but I guess if we were going to have one, this looks about as good as it was ever going to be. I'm gonna go ahead and ratchet up to 30% Optimism. Gonna hold 70% Optimism in reserve for when I see a fistfight.
Shit, if they sell me on the Zords (let's do Pacific Rim with karate, come on) I might even go to 100% Optimism. The Optimeter hasn't gone that high since...well...Pacific Rim, I guess.
I mean, no-one asked for a Power Rangers reboot, but I guess if we were going to have one, this looks about as good as it was ever going to be. I'm gonna go ahead and ratchet up to 30% Optimism. Gonna hold 70% Optimism in reserve for when I see a fistfight.
Shit, if they sell me on the Zords (let's do Pacific Rim with karate, come on) I might even go to 100% Optimism. The Optimeter hasn't gone that high since...well...Pacific Rim, I guess.
These are our heroes?undeadsuitor said:
But I honestly can't say I care anymore. Hollywood is mostly about formulaic bullshit after all. Often enough, when they do an adaptation of anything, they hollow it out, removing it's heart and soul, and present the dried up corpse for us to enjoy. I hate the idea that making something I enjoy made more "mature" involves removing all of the things I loved about it. They did it with The Last Airbender, they did it with Man of Steel, and they're doing it again. All I feel now is apathy.
A thought occurs. When Ghostbusters got a reboot that should have been a sequel, they also got a new theme song. Heard it. Hated it. I wonder if they'll do the same with MMPR's kick-ass theme.
Honestly, despite what fiction says, people who've been victimized do not always become mass murderers. If Peter Parker didn't become a mad scientist after getting spider powers I'm sure these kids will be fine.undeadsuitor said:
Hell, the Blue Ranger was picked on in the original show and he turned out okay. And a later PR series had one of the Rangers kidnapped by demons as a child.
Any Marvel and DC examples I can think of don't start out as heroes, something usually intervenes to set them on the path of being a hero or at least an anti-hero. Even Peter Parker's first instinct upon getting super powers wasn't to go out and be a super hero, it was to go become a professional wrestler. Presumably the only reason Peter didn't use his powers to directly take revenge upon those who picked on him is because Stan Lee would never write anything that dark.Agent_Z said:
That scene with the girls bullying the Pink Ranger because she is ugly......dude the Pink Ranger girl is hotter than the bully girlsFappy said:
Honeslty this inspires me to make my own teen high school ficiton, where the main charcater is a teenage male that is actually a 25-30 adult that got de-aged to 15-16 teenager so he can call out on all the bullshit the stereotypical american high school is like. And no he does not look like a nerdy guy or a pretty boy, just a normal looking guy. Like the normal guy that would blend in with everyone else and not catch the attention of anyone of the "social classes" of High Schools.
I'd love to see that. The High School teen archetypes in teen movies were overdone by the late 90's.Samtemdo8 said:
