Baytles From a Meta-Perspective

*miru* · 05-15-2016, 07:50 PM

Something intriguing I read on TV Tropes:

"With the release of the trailer for the sequel, in retrospect this film resembles the original Mirage comic. The Turtles have rougher, more animalistic models of the turtles; the enemies are realistic rather than cartoonish ninjas (although even in the Mirage comic they didn't use guns); and the Shredder is a relatively unimportant Starter Villain who isn't even unmasked and dies at the end of the issue. With Out of The Shadows adopting a look more reminiscent of the original cartoon, the films almost seem like a meta-retrospective of the franchise. "

This is actually quite interesting to see play out.

*Powder* · 05-15-2016, 08:21 PM

Whoever wrote that is a doodoo head.

*ToTheNines* · 05-15-2016, 08:24 PM

Literally everything they said was inaccurate.

*TrickOrTreater* · 05-15-2016, 08:42 PM

I had to stop reading that halfway through because my eyes started bleeding.

*Utrommaniac* · 05-15-2016, 08:47 PM

I'm pretty sure this should suffice for the majority of feelings around that.

*Foombamaroom* · 05-15-2016, 10:06 PM

"The Turtles have rougher, more animalistic models of the turtles."

I don't know what the **** kinda Turtles this guy is looking at, but they sure as hell don't look like the Shrek-Hulk hybrids we saw in the movie.

Ramboraph4life aka Matt · 05-16-2016, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miru

Something intriguing I read on TV Tropes:

"With the release of the trailer for the sequel, in retrospect this film resembles the original Mirage comic.

So which original Mirage comic had anything ala 'Mikey getting stuck in a sewer tunnel, farting in his brothers' faces, and blaming it on Pizza'?

Forgive me...I haven't read the comics in forever. But perhaps the person who wrote that can give me a few pointers on the 'meta' of that sequence/event in relation to the original Mirage comic?

*Candy Kappa* · 05-16-2016, 01:53 AM

what the actual ****?

*ToTheNines* · 05-16-2016, 04:41 AM

One thing in the first movie that I felt was really allegorical was at the beginning when Vern was ranting about "froth". It was basically their admission that this movie was a poorly thought out, CGI crapfest for simpletons, but it was loud, colorful and had explosions. So shut up and watch it.

*plastroncafe* · 05-16-2016, 07:06 AM

Bad meta is sad meta.

d_osborn · 05-16-2016, 09:09 AM

BAYTLES. It sounds like a Michael Bay biopic for The Beatles.

*IndigoErth* · 05-16-2016, 09:46 AM

So the ones that lean a bit more toward human than other versions are thus more animalistic looking. Ah.

I suppose that works.

...if it was making a covert observation and statement of the behavior and state of humanity. (But Bebop and Rocksteady are far better depictions. The Turtles are better people than much of humanity.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by d_osborn

BAYTLES. It sounds like a Michael Bay biopic for The Beatles.

Well they did have a cartoon for a while, right? Realistic CGI, but based on the cartoony designs, add actors who can immediate their voices, be inspired by the worst cartoon episodes, make stupid choices/mistakes that make lifelong fans upset - I can see it now.

*plastroncafe* · 05-16-2016, 10:03 AM

....

I kind of want a Platinum Dunes produced biopic of the Beatles.

THE BRITISH INVASION!

*IndigoErth* · 05-16-2016, 10:13 AM

"In a world... where music has become mankind's most deadly weapon (because science)..."

05-15-2016, 07:50 PM	#1
miru Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,874	Baytles From a Meta-Perspective Something intriguing I read on TV Tropes: "With the release of the trailer for the sequel, in retrospect this film resembles the original Mirage comic. The Turtles have rougher, more animalistic models of the turtles; the enemies are realistic rather than cartoonish ninjas (although even in the Mirage comic they didn't use guns); and the Shredder is a relatively unimportant Starter Villain who isn't even unmasked and dies at the end of the issue. With Out of The Shadows adopting a look more reminiscent of the original cartoon, the films almost seem like a meta-retrospective of the franchise. " This is actually quite interesting to see play out. __________________ Proud Digimon nut.

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Utrommaniac Resident overthinker Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: what is going on.......... Posts: 5,318	I'm pretty sure this should suffice for the majority of feelings around that. __________________ DeviantART

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Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	what the actual ****? __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

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Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Whoever wrote that is a doodoo head.

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ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,084	Literally everything they said was inaccurate.

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Foombamaroom Lord of Cinder Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 1,646	"The Turtles have rougher, more animalistic models of the turtles." I don't know what the **** kinda Turtles this guy is looking at, but they sure as hell don't look like the Shrek-Hulk hybrids we saw in the movie.

05-16-2016, 04:41 AM	#9
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,084	One thing in the first movie that I felt was really allegorical was at the beginning when Vern was ranting about "froth". It was basically their admission that this movie was a poorly thought out, CGI crapfest for simpletons, but it was loud, colorful and had explosions. So shut up and watch it.

05-16-2016, 09:09 AM	#11
d_osborn Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,421	BAYTLES. It sounds like a Michael Bay biopic for The Beatles.

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IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,287	"*In a world*... where music has become mankind's most deadly weapon (because science)..."