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The pacing was too plot driven + The difference from source is badly written.
"Every adaption has had a dilemma of 'okay, we only have a certain amount of run-time. So do we focus on those big climatic moments or quiet scenes with the characters?' Screw it let's throw away all those quiet parts. Not realizing it's those character scenes that make the climatic moments hit harder."
- Gigguk
Review
Spoiler warning again before this. I don't want people to be spoiled somehow after the review warning. (And some novel/manga spoilers).
1st of all. The change in how Yoo Joonghyuk's regression ability (yes I know they used another name for him. But let's be real here. Who prefers the newer name?). Instead of how the novel does it. Ths movie makes it seem like so the world goes back and everyone cease to exist.
This hugely changes the core of what made Yoo Joonghyuk, Yoo Joonghyuk. In the novel, if I recall correctly. He gains regression depression from his failures and doesn't care about the world anymore. Tending to think about regressing if anything doesn't go his way.
This is impactful as we learn that each time he regress. He doesn't. He goes to a parallel universe/timeline of sort. So once he gives up and regress, that world still exist but without him. This "minor" change actually impacts a lot. Especially spoiler for manga, how he wanted to sacrifice himself to become the Demon King so Kim Dokja can advance the scenarios.
Secondly, the illusion prison. What the hell was it about? In the novel/manga. Eating it cause Kim Dokja to experience mental damages, but gave him immunity to the night monsters. But in this movie, he got the "best" of the both worlds, he got both the need to be protected by the teammates and mental damage. Great!
Thirdly, the plot. WHY. More obviously on the first half, there was like no character development. It's just him rushing quests, and brief explaination of what's happening to connect the dots. He basically, goes from Point A to Point B. Then someone explains something. Like how Yoo Sangah got the bridge.
Fourth, where is the skills of the Kim Dokja? A part of what made Kim Dokja Kim Dokja, was his Fourth Wall. It is a really interesting concept when you see it at play. And everytime it goes down in the novel, you feel for him. Like pieces of him is revealed where you understand and sympatize with him.
Tldr
Yoo Joonghyuk's Regression and trauma was out of the movie.
Plot Rushing for the sake of time.
Kim Dokja's ability being changed.
- Gigguk
Review
Spoiler warning again before this. I don't want people to be spoiled somehow after the review warning. (And some novel/manga spoilers).
1st of all. The change in how Yoo Joonghyuk's regression ability (yes I know they used another name for him. But let's be real here. Who prefers the newer name?). Instead of how the novel does it. Ths movie makes it seem like so the world goes back and everyone cease to exist.
This hugely changes the core of what made Yoo Joonghyuk, Yoo Joonghyuk. In the novel, if I recall correctly. He gains regression depression from his failures and doesn't care about the world anymore. Tending to think about regressing if anything doesn't go his way.
This is impactful as we learn that each time he regress. He doesn't. He goes to a parallel universe/timeline of sort. So once he gives up and regress, that world still exist but without him. This "minor" change actually impacts a lot. Especially spoiler for manga, how he wanted to sacrifice himself to become the Demon King so Kim Dokja can advance the scenarios.
Secondly, the illusion prison. What the hell was it about? In the novel/manga. Eating it cause Kim Dokja to experience mental damages, but gave him immunity to the night monsters. But in this movie, he got the "best" of the both worlds, he got both the need to be protected by the teammates and mental damage. Great!
Thirdly, the plot. WHY. More obviously on the first half, there was like no character development. It's just him rushing quests, and brief explaination of what's happening to connect the dots. He basically, goes from Point A to Point B. Then someone explains something. Like how Yoo Sangah got the bridge.
Fourth, where is the skills of the Kim Dokja? A part of what made Kim Dokja Kim Dokja, was his Fourth Wall. It is a really interesting concept when you see it at play. And everytime it goes down in the novel, you feel for him. Like pieces of him is revealed where you understand and sympatize with him.
Tldr
Yoo Joonghyuk's Regression and trauma was out of the movie.
Plot Rushing for the sake of time.
Kim Dokja's ability being changed.
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