I mean, something can follow a worn plot structure and be an original work of fiction, rather than an adaptation, a remake, or a spin-off about a minor character.
Amazon: In addition to the thing you actually asked about, here are 20 books that all sound the same.
I wish Amazon would do that, because I can absolutely read the same trope/general plot structure twenty times, if it's something I'm into.
Well, that's because Eastern and Western entertainment is totally different.
I'm going to have to disagree here. Of course there's differences, but there's also a lot of differences between Eastern canons from various countries, same as there are plenty of differences between Western canons from different countries. But those differences don't amount to "totally different", and if they didn't translate, people wouldn't consume those canons outside of their original cultural context. No, what ultimately makes an adaptation difficult is that a lot of Western executives just don't get what attracts people to an Asian canon in the first place - maybe it's a high level of drama, maybe it's the more open critique of capitalism you often find in Korean works. Instead, they focus on the superficial elements, such as "battle royale storyline" or "zombies".
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Date: 2023-02-03 07:37 pm (UTC)Amazon: In addition to the thing you actually asked about, here are 20 books that all sound the same.
I wish Amazon would do that, because I can absolutely read the same trope/general plot structure twenty times, if it's something I'm into.
Well, that's because Eastern and Western entertainment is totally different.
I'm going to have to disagree here. Of course there's differences, but there's also a lot of differences between Eastern canons from various countries, same as there are plenty of differences between Western canons from different countries. But those differences don't amount to "totally different", and if they didn't translate, people wouldn't consume those canons outside of their original cultural context. No, what ultimately makes an adaptation difficult is that a lot of Western executives just don't get what attracts people to an Asian canon in the first place - maybe it's a high level of drama, maybe it's the more open critique of capitalism you often find in Korean works. Instead, they focus on the superficial elements, such as "battle royale storyline" or "zombies".