The Hero of Time Zelda Movie

I wish I could've seen it though. I mean for a fan-made movie, thats pretty amazing. I wish I knew the plot....I wanna see it nowwwww >.<

Rocky Horror? Cannibal Holocaust? Looks like Hero of Time is in good company!

Secondly, I don't buy that "like you could do better!" argument one bit. Following that logic, we should not be allowed to criticize ANY motion picture. Just imagine if this were applied to all forms of criticism; "You think the president's doing a bad job, and want to vote for the opposing candidate? How can you even say that when you've never been president?"

Thirdly, not having decent costumes is simply inexcusable. If cosplayers can make good-looking (or even passable) Zelda costumes out of their own pockets, there is NO reason that the Her of Time people cannot do the same. Take Zelda for example. She is dressed NOTHING like she is in the game. Now, even with bad cosplayer costumes you can at least recognize whom they're trying to dress up as. So why can't the Hero of Time crew put together a costume for Zelda that actually resembles what she wears in the game?

As for the quality of acting, budget once again has little to do with. Just look the Star Wars prequels...ENORMOUS budget, and downright awful acting. ("I don't like sand...") Look at the Blair Witch Project...shoestring budget, unknown actors, and I thought it was pretty damn convincing.

I'm pretty tough in the acting area, and I know good acting when I see it. I've been in theatre school all my life, and this movie...from what I've seen, doesn't promise to have good acting, but I have to say looks promising enough to see.

But...I agree with everything else ^ said (:

Well at least someone has seen it, and gave their honest opinion. "Give it a chance" you say? I sure will.

Originally Posted by Månegarm

Rocky Horror? Cannibal Holocaust? Looks like Hero of Time is in good company!

Secondly, I don't buy that "like you could do better!" argument one bit. Following that logic, we should not be allowed to criticize ANY motion picture. Just imagine if this were applied to all forms of criticism; "You think the president's doing a bad job, and want to vote for the opposing candidate? How can you even say that when you've never been president?"

Thirdly, not having decent costumes is simply inexcusable. If cosplayers can make good-looking (or even passable) Zelda costumes out of their own pockets, there is NO reason that the Her of Time people cannot do the same. Take Zelda for example. She is dressed NOTHING like she is in the game. Now, even with bad cosplayer costumes you can at least recognize whom they're trying to dress up as. So why can't the Hero of Time crew put together a costume for Zelda that actually resembles what she wears in the game?

As for the quality of acting, budget once again has little to do with. Just look the Star Wars prequels...ENORMOUS budget, and downright awful acting. ("I don't like sand...") Look at the Blair Witch Project...shoestring budget, unknown actors, and I thought it was pretty damn convincing.

I agreed with everything until the Star Wars part. Star Wars is supposed to seem rather cheesy in the acting department. They are meant to resemble old Flash Gordan serials.

Originally Posted by Månegarm

Thirdly, not having decent costumes is simply inexcusable. If cosplayers can make good-looking (or even passable) Zelda costumes out of their own pockets, there is NO reason that the Her of Time people cannot do the same. Take Zelda for example. She is dressed NOTHING like she is in the game. Now, even with bad cosplayer costumes you can at least recognize whom they're trying to dress up as. So why can't the Hero of Time crew put together a costume for Zelda that actually resembles what she wears in the game?

I have an answer to that statement, The makers of this movie did not want to copy the video game piece by piece. They simply took the story and characters of Ocarina of Time and used them as a canvas to express some of their own ideas. That's why Zelda in movie isn't dressed like her game counter-part, they didn't want to take everything from the game.

Source: The Sacred Realm

Exactly how close to the Ocarina of Time game is the film?

JM: Not close enough to name the movie after it. We felt that the “OoT” was the most promising and interesting game to make a film after. Not to mention my personal favorite. The story was easy to follow, and full of exiting plot twists. We gave the writer plenty of elbowroom to change and manipulate the story to fit the tone we were trying to set.

David Blane (producer/Link actor): Its not really just like the game at all. Not many people want to see Link spend an hour on a puzzle… The story is almost the same and pretty much identical in outline form. The only difference was dialogue, which brought on new explanations for all the fantastical Zelda world that we needed to explain to noobs within 2 hours.

One of the biggest complaints from fans is that some things they've seen in the trailer and screenshots don't match the game. For example in the game, Zelda has blonde hair, and in your movie she is brunette. Can you address these concerns?

JM: During pre-production, we wanted to bring the script we wrote to life in a very un-videogamey way. We didn’t want people to see Saria with green hair and expect the visual attributes in the game to be in the film. We actually considered vast changes to characters so people wouldn’t presume the characters to look too much like the game. For us it would have been impossible to create the exact or even similar world and costumes the video game world demands in a live action film. We took a very organic approach. We felt it made the characters more tangible. It made it easier for us to focus on the more important aspects of the film such as the acting, pacing, and story.

does link talk in it?
o no i don`t want me or anyone else
to lose respect from zelda!
noooooooo it says he dooooeeees craaaaaap
darn darn darn darn!
shoooot meeeeee
excuse me..saria does not have green hair...
ok..........CRAP CRAP CRRRRRRAAAAAAPPPPP
WHAAAAAA WHAAAAAAAA OMG KILL ME NOW!!!

One of the biggest complaints from fans is that some things they've seen in the trailer and screenshots don't match the game. For example in the game, Zelda has blonde hair, and in your movie she is brunette. Can you address these concerns?

JM: During pre-production, we wanted to bring the script we wrote to life in a very un-videogamey way. We didn’t want people to see Saria with green hair and expect the visual attributes in the game to be in the film. We actually considered vast changes to characters so people wouldn’t presume the characters to look too much like the game. For us it would have been impossible to create the exact or even similar world and costumes the video game world demands in a live action film. We took a very organic approach. We felt it made the characters more tangible. It made it easier for us to focus on the more important aspects of the film such as the acting, pacing, and story.

That is such bs. Making characters feel less videogamey doesn't mean you change their appearance all together. Zelda has always been blonde. And you DO WANT people to recognize specific characters. Why bring Saria into the mix if she wont have green hair? Its one of the things that makes Saria, Saria.

Stupid wannabe filmmakers.

Originally Posted by Enuf3

That is such bs. Making characters feel less videogamey doesn't mean you change their appearance all together. Zelda has always been blonde. And you DO WANT people to recognize specific characters. Why bring Saria into the mix if she wont have green hair? Its one of the things that makes Saria, Saria.

Stupid wannabe filmmakers.

Incorrect, my friend. The original Zelda was brunette.

Besides does things like hair color really matter that much?

Originally Posted by Sir Calibur

Incorrect, my friend. The original Zelda was brunette.

Meh forgot about that one.

But after all the Zelda games over the years, almost everyone see's a blonde haired girl when they think of the princess. She has blonde hair in almost all of the games she appeared in.

The genius who chose to give her darker hair for that movie needs a good smack. If they wanted to go back to the ~roots~ of Zelda, Link shouldn't have been blonde as well.

i hope it doesn't suck

Originally Posted by Enuf3

Meh forgot about that one.

But after all the Zelda games over the years, almost everyone see's a blonde haired girl when they think of the princess. She has blonde hair in almost all of the games she appeared in.

The genius who chose to give her darker hair for that movie needs a good smack. If they wanted to go back to the ~roots~ of Zelda, Link shouldn't have been blonde as well.

Link’s also been, like, twelve years old in most of the games, hasn’t he? THE MOVIE MUST ADHERE TO THIS! WHERE IS OUR TWELVE YEAR OLD LINK?

Originally Posted by Sir Calibur

Link’s also been, like, twelve years old in most of the games, hasn’t he? THE MOVIE MUST ADHERE TO THIS! WHERE IS OUR TWELVE YEAR OLD LINK?

You're not listening.

No, actually I am listening. From what I can gather, you want the movie to totally adhere to certain elements of Zelda without having any creative freedom for those things. This isn’t OoT or TP. This can be a different Zelda. Blonde hair is a recessive trait after all.

Originally Posted by Sir Calibur

Incorrect, my friend. The original Zelda was brunette.

And in Brawl she's got brown hair too. Nintendo OWNES her, what they do, goes. They've done both, so either one is correct.

Originally Posted by sugarpoultry

And in Brawl she's got brown hair too. Nintendo OWNES her, what they do, goes. They've done both, so either one is correct.

Yeah? And? Most familiarize her with blonde hair. She's been brunette once or twice. And Brawl isn't canon to the Zelda series.

Originally Posted by Enuf3

Yeah? And? Most familiarize her with blonde hair. She's been brunette once or twice. And Brawl isn't canon to the Zelda series.

Hmm? Funny then how the models are the exact same as the ones in TP.

Originally Posted by Sir Calibur

Hmm? Funny then how the models are the exact same as the ones in TP.

If you're trying to say Zelda is brunette in TP you're very much wrong. There was a huge noticeable change made to her hair for Brawl.

http://www.g-arp.com/wp-content/uplo.../zeldafull.jpg

http://zeldapower.com/images/news/ssbb_zelda3.jpg

Ah, I guess I need to play TP more.

But I still don’t see why you’re making an argument out of this. Zelda has been both blonde and brunette, so Hero of Time isn’t “wrong” in their interpretation of Zelda. And it doesn’t really matter what people imagine when they visualize Zelda. If they want her to have blonde hair so much, then they can go make their own fan film and make sure that their Zelda is a blonde.