Current Events > Zelda movie? That's whatever. Give me a Metroid movie.

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Covering Samus's origin story is a perfect concept for a compelling sci-fi movie. Girl is orphaned at a human colony thanks to a Space Pirate attack, is raised by a benevolent faction of Chozo up until young adulthood, joins the military at the Galactic Federation to learn tactical advantages, before embarking on her first mission.

I could even see them explaining why Samus prefers to go alone on her missions, because she keeps losing people she cares about whenever she teams up with others. Largely PTSD from her losing her parents and possibly a love interest and friends at the military. The Chozo who raised her could also mysteriously be killed or disappear during her time in the military which would fuel her worry.

Just so long as they're both played by Chris Pratt.

Nintendo Cinematic Universe culminating in Super Smash Bros.

Played by Brie Larson or no deal.

Metroid is boring space shit. It'd make a terrible movie. They have never, even remotely, pretended Metroid has a worthwhile story. And the one time they did, they fucked it up so royally that Metroid fans shit all over them, ensuring that they will never, ever, again, attempt such a thing.

And the reason it'd never make a good movie is because Metroid fans refuse to accept Samus as anything but an emotionless alien killing machine, but having an emotionless alien killing machine as your lead character does NOT make for a good movie.

StealThisSheen posted...

Metroid is boring space shit. It'd make a terrible movie. They have never, even remotely, pretended Metroid has a worthwhile story. And the one time they did, they fucked it up so royally that Metroid fans shit all over them, ensuring that they will never, ever, again, attempt such a thing.

And the reason it'd never make a good movie is because Metroid fans refuse to accept Samus as anything but an emotionless alien killing machine, but having an emotionless alien killing machine as your lead character does NOT make for a good movie.

This post says one thing and then implies it's the fans' fault for the game getting bad reception. Choose a side, man.

I'm not against giving Samus more character and I'm pretty sure a significant portion of the fanbase isn't against it either. It just has to be done right. Nobody shit on the official manga for doing this.
And for the record, the reason why I say this idea is perfect for a movie is because it can't work as a Metroid game.

BakonBitz posted...

This post says one thing and then implies it's the fans' fault for the game getting bad reception. Choose a side, man.

It's both, to be fair. Team Ninja went too far, but at the same time, most (vocal) fans have made it clear they don't want anything but emotionless badass Samus, which just doesn't work for a movie. They're likely afraid of even trying, especially with how too many vocal people whine about "Mary Sue"s and "Girl Boss"es and "woke." Yes, that's not everybody, and it isn't even a majority, but it IS a very, very vocal minority. I mean, hell, look at the outcry against Peach in the Mario movie.

you know Samus is basically just Ellen Ripley, dont you?

StealThisSheen posted...

Metroid is boring space s***.

Don't ever speak again.

PraetorXyn posted...

you know Samus is basically just Ellen Ripley, dont you?

I assume her backstory is different from Ripley's, but yes I know Metroid was inspired by the Alien series.

I want a Metroid movie where at the end it is revealed that the whole time Samus was Tim Allen

StealThisSheen posted...

They have never, even remotely, pretended Metroid has a worthwhile story. And the one time they did, they fucked it up so royally that Metroid fans shit all over them, ensuring that they will never, ever, again, attempt such a thing.

I feel a lot had to do with Jessica Martin not being the right person for the role.