ONE PIECE LIVE ACTION: YAY OR NAY?
My fellow weeabos, the Netflix gods have returned once more with their humble offerings. This is either a blessing in disguise or a cursed plague upon our land
So the other day, I was 'surfing the web' (aka my only exercise for the entire month) when I came across the new trailer for the live action One Piece. And...oh boy
In case you didn't notice the fact that it's all I ever seem to talk about, I'm a One Piece fan. Especially the original anime. I know all the characters and their backstories, I can explain in great detail all the events that happen in each arc and I've memorized all the characters with devil fruit powers which is no easy feat. There are so, SO many. As you can see, my parents are very proud of me
So when the little degenerate otaku crawls out of her hole and finds out that her favourite show has been tainted by *gasp* real people, she's got a few words to say. Now listen to this little baby cry about why she's not happy with a Netflix show. This is first world problems here!
*DISCLAIMER: This is not an attack on the actors, writers or really anyone working on this show. And yeah I know Oda (the creator of One Piece) is heavily involved in the project...but I don't care. I'm still gonna complain*
I'm just gonna say it. The CGI looks so ridiculous...and not in a good way. I don't know how someone can look at a character design in One Piece and think "Yeah, that's gonna look normal on a real person." Have y'all seen how Arlong looks in live action? Man went from a Daddy to a Saddy. And since we're on the topic of how bad the designs have been converted from animation to live action...the main cast...Did they get lost at some cheap cosplay store? It looks like Zoro's actor dipped his head in some green paint and they called it a day. They didn't even TRY with Usopp. If he doesn't look like some anime version of pinocchio, I'm not interested! The only lie I'm being told is that they thought this was a good idea...
Also I feel like the very idea of the show is just in bad taste. Maybe it's because I've been brainwashed by all these live-action Disney movies, but turning an animated masterpiece into some washed down cash grab is not gonna fly with me. I guess that in itself is a stupid reason to complain, but what can I say...I am pretty stupid. I mean One Piece, the most cartoon of cartoons...and realism. One Piece and making sense don't go together. It's not even like they're trying to do anything different. It's basically just One Piece but with real people. And everyone knows anime people are WAY better than real people (saying that out loud now makes me look kinda sad...)
The locations??? ... Actually they look kinda dope...
I know I'm being way to hard on a NETFLIX SHOW but we all gotta let our inner critic out some time. And to all those people who are 'excited' for this show...hey more power to you. Unlike me, you actually feel positive emotions
What have we learned today? ...um... real people le bad