Wes Ball seems like an odd choice for such a huge and much loved franchise. I haven't seen the only three movies we have to judge his skills as a director by, but it seems like the reviews for them ranged from average to poor. Maybe Nintendo got to see Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes already and it convinced them he was the guy for the job?
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#32CAN WE NOT DO THIS/.
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#34Link: Princess Zelda has been captured by the great demon king!! I have to save her!!
Of course, I'll also take the opportunity to enjoy several, or perhaps dozens, leisurely excursions in the wild along the way...
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#35This has such a high chance of being a fun but forgettable mass audience generic fantasy. I don't think any Zelda game had a incredible story, it was basic evil darkness takes over world and must be stopped by unlikely hero. They all had amazing atmosphere though. Would be great to see it take more of an art house cinema style like The Green Knight, but I doubt that will happen.
A lot of things about Zelda's plotting clicked for me in a new way when I read about how the directors were inspired by Twin Peaks and just surreal little characters and moments:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_how_david_...
My pet conspiracy theory, of which there is sadly ample contrary evidence, is that the Zelda universe was supposed to be more like the Bond universe, where it just kind of reboots and picks and chooses its continuity rather than the convoluted branching of time, which I think doesn't add anything to it.
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#36Wes Ball seems like an odd choice for such a huge and much loved franchise. I haven't seen the only three movies we have to judge his skills as a director by, but it seems like the reviews for them ranged from average to poor. Maybe Nintendo got to see Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes already and it convinced them he was the guy for the job?
Jury's still out for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Everybody who made the previous trilogy great is gone. I would bet Wes Ball is very hot right now amongst producers, but that Kingdom bitterly disappoints.
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#37It would be cool if they got some interesting writer that could come up with some really innovative script, I think the Barbie movie played surprisingly well in the unexpected, and got a big payout for the risk. I have no idea what the Zelda movie could be, but I think going for Majora Mask or Wind Waker (less traditional Zelda), gives more possibilities for something different. Alternative would be insane budget LotR approach for something epic, but I think I would prefer the more arthouse film approach.
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#38The most badass/high-concept-artistic thing the director could do with this movie is to have Link never speak.
Considering last time they chose a voice they went with white bread in person form, it would be an improvement.
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#39This has such a high chance of being a fun but forgettable mass audience generic fantasy. I don't think any Zelda game had a incredible story, it was basic evil darkness takes over world and must be stopped by unlikely hero. They all had amazing atmosphere though. Would be great to see it take more of an art house cinema style like The Green Knight, but I doubt that will happen.
From memory, the best choice for an adaptation is probably Majora's Mask. And not because the plot is special in any way, but because of all the characters that tie the world together so well.
It is gloomy though, and maybe too gloomy for what Nintendo wants to go for. Not having Ganon is probably a deal breaker for them as well.
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#40This has such a high chance of being a fun but forgettable mass audience generic fantasy. I don't think any Zelda game had a incredible story, it was basic evil darkness takes over world and must be stopped by unlikely hero. They all had amazing atmosphere though. Would be great to see it take more of an art house cinema style like The Green Knight, but I doubt that will happen.
Not going to be christopher nolan tenet no, but I'd still say there are some games with some better story than others.
Majora's mask or twilight princess comes to mind (while not even having the latter in my favorite games list)