I suppose I am more surprised at the willingness to judge what a two hour plus movie will be based on the trailer, scenes and sound bites which are taken completely out of context.
But it's not as simple as that: as others have said, SGS and Jim Pierson have both stated that the trailer is an accurate portrayal of the type of movie
Shadows is. They could be trying to please the suits, and not turn off movie-goers who like the trailer. But, I found both of their comments had a slightly derogatory tone towards fans who wanted something different. And I was none too pleased with our show being compared to "sit[ting] through the organ music of a two hour chamber piece." While I'd find listening to that enjoyable, you can tell SGS would not, and that is his analogy for the original source material. Not exactly comforting to have a guy writing the screenplay who finds a faithful adaptation to be a drudgery of an experience.
You don't have to be a fan to write a great screenplay, but I was hoping for less "spoof-esque comedy" in the film and more of a "grand and faithful-in-tone re-envisioning." And I am not seeing a way to have both based on the scenes from this trailer, but I could be pleasantly surprised, as stated at the end of my last post.
My uncle Valdemar, the one who introduced me to DS many moons ago, watched the trailer and was very unhappy and disappointed with it.
And I think that's the hardest part for me. I can't bear to show this trailer to the person who introduced me to DS... I got them all excited about the film, and I just know how disappointing this trailer will be to them. And I wanted to take this person to the film on opening weekend as a special "thank you" for bringing this show into my life. That's why I am hoping for another trailer, one this person can appreciate... And, of course, a final film that can also be appreicated.
I don't honestly feel betrayed or duped - if anything I feel confused. And the current reason for that is that despite several people describing what they saw at the test screening as a comedy, there are still denials coming from people closely involved... If we can go by everything that's still being said, there would seem to be more to it than what we're seeing in the trailer. However, there is no doubt that Burton and Depp enjoy spoofing DS and pointing out the absurdity of its situations...
Yes. I feel this as well. That is why I am holding out hope for something different from another trailer and the final film, despite the
other things I have heard and read.
Another wow! I love them. Though I wish we could see larger versions so that we could read what they say at the tops of them.
They are so fantastic! They actually name the actors and the characters at the top. But, if you click on them and wait a few minutes, they will load in full resolution!