I'll try not to pass too many judgements on it yet. What I will say so far is that... What I like is that the style kind of reminds me of the Green Lantern CGI cartoon, which I loved. What I don't like are the character designs. They're way too busy. It almost hurts my eyes. The action scenes are a muddled mess. I feel like this is a common mistake CGI cartoons make. Since nothing is hand drawn and no one has to draw frame after frame after frame of it, they feel safe in making character designs that are ridiculously complicated. Also, super power suit upgrade transformations? "blech!"
That looks much better than it should be, there must be a catch not even joking. And now I know this is what the Ram Ma'am trademark was for.
I'd say that I'm a "casual" MOTU fan (loved the toys and cartoon) who hasn't revisited the franchise since the Dolph Lundgren movie was released. I haven't seen the cartoon in like 3 decades. With Transformers, I've always been a filthy geewunner. I started collecting the toys/rewatching the sunbow cartoon as an adult. I guess I'm more of a TF fan. I just found the WFC show really really slow, boring and dreary. In its favour, Optimus Prime didn't get shot in the back of the head in the first episode. I think that's why Revelations is stirring people up, the rough treatment of beloved characters, "The Last Jedi" style.
Did you think they were treated roughly? I mean, it's fine if you do. I just didn't see that. Albeit, I'm also a casual MOTU fan too. I genuinely want to be respectful of everyone's opinions but sometimes I feel folks are being disingenuous with their views. What I mean is, they have some axe to grind and make up stuff they dislike (or get incredibly nitpicky) just to tear something down. For example, if I don't like Jon Favreau for some personal reasons, I'll go out of my way to tear down and be negative about his work, regardless if its good or not.
He hits the nail on the head. People who haven’t paid attention to MOTU in decades and have no idea what the existing stories are show up and complain about the “rough treatment of characters” and “TLJ” in Revelation. Completely divorced from reality.
Wow. The trailer actually looks good and makes the show look much better than I anticipated. I won't be watching it personally as there are elements missing from it that I would need in a He-Man show but it does look like a fun reimagining that kids should enjoy. If I were brand new to MOTU and 8 years old it would grab my attention (initially at least). Seriously.. if you're determined to not be faithful to the original show/200x MYP He-Man this is how you do it. Go all out and be *really* different. It reminds me of the most recent IDW GI Joe comic book series. It was *drastically* different from the beloved Larry Hama written 1980's based ARAH G.I. Joe comic series but was in its own universe and well written enough to garner some attention from G1 GI Joe fans. It didn't replace A Real American Hero so it was accepted as an alternate take and enjoyed for what it was.
You were so close to disagreeing with someone without insulting them. No, you’re absolutely fine. You should be allowed to express your opinion without being attacked by people who take criticism of a show personally.
Hey, Skullface, you clearly didn't watch it till the end. You'd have loved it, if you had. All your dreams coming true...... You'd have been partying with Mumm-Ra from the Thundercats rebooted series (Thundercats Roar don't count. That's classified as an 'abomination' - IMO, IMO, but I feel really strongly about this) Anyway, I'll personally reserve judgement concerning Revelation until we get the full story. IMO, the idea is interesting, a world without He-Man, and how those left behind pick up the pieces in his absence. I do have an issue with Teela, though, not so much her role, but her portrayal (and even more importantly, that hairdo).(I'm a skilled and experienced warrior and diplomat...... boo hoo, my friends kept secrets from me, I'm throwing a tantrum and walking out.... ). Yeah, they could have done that differently. As for the new series, it's a different take, but it looks like something I'd like. I don't really mind new versions of something, as long as they're good (and, also, as long as I can get the old ones, too). And if Netflix can make some sort of Princesses of Power crossover happen, despite rights issues, I'd be down for it, too.
Saying a criticism is “divorced from reality” isn’t an insult. If you can’t back your opinion up with facts or an understanding of the franchise that’s not my problem. Beyond that I didn’t even reply to him. So the idea it was an “attack” is laughable. Good job reaching though.
Considering TLJ brought back a beloved character after 30 years or whatever and then had him (what many believe) bumped off cheaply...I'd say that's a pretty good parallel to what went on in MOTU Revelation. Well, in my whacky, upside down reality anyway. And considering how the show was touted as a direct sequel to the Filmation cartoon, it shouldn't matter if I haven't kept up with what the existing stories of He Man and the MOTU are, right?
I mean, your opinion isn't worth much if it's based on nothing. Opinions can be judged on the merits of their arguments. Anyone can spout random s--t but why should anyone take it seriously if its not backed up by examples or evidence. But he wasn't "bumped off cheaply." The only similarity they have is that they both have a main character die. But everything else is different. Luke sacrifices himself in the climax of TLJ. He-Man lets his anger get the best of him and he temporarily dies because of that at the start of Revelations. TLJ doesn't really explore the aftermath of Luke's death because it's at the end of the movie. Revelations specifically deals with a world without He-Man and eventually brings him back. I would go on and point out that saying He-Man had a "cheap death" in Revelations is also a huge misunderstanding of what MOTU was about. Filmation MOTU constantly tried to instill life lessons in its stories and in Revelations He-Man paid the ultimate life lesson when he allowed his anger get the best of him. So making the TLJ comparison is just hyperbolic (IMO). Some fans had strong reactions to both deaths but what does that have to do with what each story was trying to accomplish? And like I said, He-Man didn't even die permanently.
I really don't think I've had a "huge misunderstanding" of what the Filmation show was about It's just my opinion. As I said before, I did overall enjoy Revelations bar a few big issues.
