The Problem With A Dungeons And Dragons Movie

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A creative person with a good idea can make a good movie out of anything. Books, comics, TV shows, other movies, real stories, and many more pieces of source material have been capably adapted to the big screen. The problem occurs when branding something as an adaptation becomes more important than finding the art in the inspiration.

After years of sitting on various shelves, a movie about Dungeons & Dragons is heading to theaters. Honor Among Thieves isn't the first take on the franchise and the previous entries were bizarre messes, but the public perception of Wizards of the Coast's beloved game has changed dramatically.

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When adapting a work of fiction, there are many ways to change the source to fit the new medium. A creator can simply reformat an existing story to the right runtime and language, like most films based around hit novels. These examples usually deviate little from their original basis and seek to tell the same story for a new audience. Other creators may choose to take the basic framework of a text and shift it completely to better fit the medium. Comic book movies take the characters and iconography of their source material but break down the individual stories into Lego bricks that can then be reassembled in any way for the screen. Some adaptations are in-name only, slapping a recognizable brand onto an otherwise unrelated story in the hopes of drawing in fans. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves saw those options on the class features list, then picked a rare feat that allowed them to abuse two at once.

Is there an officially recognized story in Dungeons & Dragons? Yes, hundreds, if not thousands of them. Countless books exist