10 Things The Dark Tower Movie Should Have Done Differently
4. More Western Elements And Wierdness
It seems The Dark Tower's over-stuffed creative team was afraid to dive into the weirdness of Stephen King's novels head on, as the story unfolds in vanilla fashion.
A lengthy build-up sees Jake Chambers lead the audience from the world their familiar with to the moved-on Mid-World, the unique cultures of which are never fleshed out.
A less cautious approach was needed here, with the movie embracing the mind-boggling metaphysics and otherworldlyness of King's post-apocalyptic fantasy land.
There was too much audience hand-holding, too much playing it safe on Sony's part, with studio execs more concerned about delivering an accessible blockbuster that satisfies the bottom line than plumbing the source material's dark, twisted depths.
Too many important tonal elements are missing from The Dark Tower, namely the horror undercurrents and vintage Western themes.
It should have been a grittier, askew version of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly; but was mostly just bad and ugly instead.