POWER/RANGERS Short Film Discussion

I'm sure you've seen it by now, the Power Rangers fan film by Joseph Khan. If you haven't then i'll make it quick: Some people made a dark & gritty Mighty Morphin Power Rangers short film and it's kind of awesome, not perfect, but a great idea and a lot of fun to watch. And this has been a very controversial short film, mostly for the film getting pulled by Saban, the owners of the Power Rangers brand because...well they're big fuckwits. There is no misunderstanding, no law degree needed to understand the fine print. This short film is a non-profit parody and is protected under Fair Use, it got pulled because Saban have their own heads up their asses and don't understand YouTube. Naturally, the short film is back online because it has the legal right to be.

But that's not the big controversy that i wanna talk about, there is one point that is constantly brought up that really annoys the shit out of me. People commenting saying that this is an unfaithful adaptation because they took something light hearted and goofy and turning it into a dark & gritty film that looks like ever generic action film of the past decade...alright...if you are one of the people who believes this, i want you to listen really closely because i don't want to repeat myself, okay, you listening? *Clear throat*

THAT

IS

THE

FUCKING

POINT!

Alright then...have I made myself clear? No? Well allow me to explain.

Two of the biggest trends in Hollywood right now is adapting beloved franchises and making them "dark & gritty" (I've talked about this plenty of times before). What people don't seem to realise is that this film is making fun of that trend. They took the goofiest of all action franchises and made it as dark as humanly possible, we have violence, we have drugs, we have sex, we have death, we have terrorism, we have torture, we have depression. It is as completely opposite to Power Rangers as it can be, because there is a new Power Rangers film being made and this shows the ridiculousness of the concept of trying to take something like Power Rangers seriously. Because even if you had no idea what Power Rangers was, the fact that this film takes itself so seriously, it actually does a 180 and becomes silly again.

Look, film is subjective, if you don't like it then you don't have to like it. But if you actually make this comment and you're not trolling then you are the dumbest piece of shit i've ever seen who clearly doesn't know how to read a film. I mean I never thought there was an incorrect way to read a film before but you proved me wrong, you've reached a whole new level of idiocy if you couldn't see this, i mean god, the answer was so fucking obvious, what do they need to do to make you see this!? Wave a sign that says "THIS ISN'T ACTUALLY MEANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!"Jesus christ, how dumb can a person be!? You absolute walnut!

-Danny