10 Terrible Live Action Anime Adaptations
2. Attack On Titan: Parts One And Two
The Attack On Titan manga has become a cult phenomenon in the last few years, and has been spun off into a popular anime, a couple of live action movies and countless other bits of merchandise.
The storyline has the remnants of humanity living in a walled off city to fend off attacks by cannibalistic giants, but when the giants start to break through they have to bring the fight to them.
The story works because it has great characters to go alongside the concept, and it cuts deeper than the typical anime, touching on themes like morality and class issues; alongside scenes of giants eating people, of course. With a wealth of rich source material the movies should have been a slamdunk, instead of a total letdown.
The movies ruined the characters, turning them into stereotypical whiny teens. The humour is often forced and annoying, and it doesn’t gel with haunting scenes of people being ripped apart. The cast do their best and the effects are charmingly old fashioned, but the movies do a poor job of translating what made the series special.