I disagree wholeheartedly. It depends on what you're trying to do. Showing MLK as a white perspn could serve the purpose of forcing white people to identify with him and thus making them more empathetic to what he said and did for instance.
It depends on what you're trying to do. You seem absolutely locked into thinking that every single adaptation of any material, person or event MUST be made with the one and only intent of making a carbon copy and the success of an adaption is judged solely on counting differences and finding as few as possible - I fundamentally disagree with this.
I do not believe changing a character would make him more identifiable or relevant. White people relate to black panther the same way they relate to superman and the same goes for black people, asians and so on. We know this is something that happens. If you need to change the race , premise or core traits of a character so you can identify with them, either that character is just not for you or the character wasn't appealing enough. Both are okay. The Odyssey holds a very special place in the culture and history of Greece. It is literally the first wide work of western literature. To change it like that, and based on a nonsensical translation at that, takes away from it, not the opposite.
It doesn't have to be that reason, it was an example. We just fundamentally disagree on what an adaptation is supposed to be, and that's fine. I get your point, and we'll agree to disagree.
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u/slaskel92 13d ago
I disagree wholeheartedly. It depends on what you're trying to do. Showing MLK as a white perspn could serve the purpose of forcing white people to identify with him and thus making them more empathetic to what he said and did for instance.
It depends on what you're trying to do. You seem absolutely locked into thinking that every single adaptation of any material, person or event MUST be made with the one and only intent of making a carbon copy and the success of an adaption is judged solely on counting differences and finding as few as possible - I fundamentally disagree with this.