Originally Posted by
Mace
If they keep it simple stick to the original plot and bring the charm of warcraft.
Face it, classic stories, told well are killing at the box office vs all this subversive ultra woke, intersectional feminism crap a lot of movies are doing, or just plain bad story telling.
Look at Maverick and Spiderman No way Home - people are crying for pure entertainment that's just good, and in fact are loving a classic tale that's about the story, not representation, which we dont care about if it is done well or it's not changing an IP's original to tick boxes and score social media and political advertising points ...a lot of studios seem to write off classics as cliche or somehow think themun desired because the Twitter crazies arent interested in anything but their sub culture stuff. This has resulted in the good classic now being the exception rather than the rule, and people love it so a good time to revisit a story like warcraft on the big screen imo.
Warcraft we all know is not original in terms of story or plot, but it told simple stories well and had its charm
What is its charm? The setting, the magic, Azeroth this hodge podge of pop fiction tropes all coexisting side by side and that was is actually original, despite many of the elements not being..
The art and the fantasy is also quite appealing, and that is its charm.
Tell a simple classic story well and show all the charm of your world and location and it will do well.
Warcraft 1 veered too off the original, and didnt properly frame things, everything seemed rushed with focus too divided and too heavy on the monster orcs than relatable humans. Story should have been told mostly from the human perspective, which new viewers can relate to. This really makes WC2 and especially 3 quite the twist when you realise the orcs arent the monsters they appear.
Tbh Wc1 needed an extra 30-45 mins, maybe even an hour, with more focus on Azeroth and Stormwind and it would have been much better . Starting by introducing and building up Stormwind, Medivh/Lane/Anduin Lother trio, the wife family etc.. show it's a cool place, good king, good guardian with something off, etc build a relationship for us and the humans, before doing the orcs and the set up there, especiallly before introducing the orc and Gul'Dan.
But I think making the movie now would be the best time for a while what do you think?*