Warcraft is on Syfy right now

[Lilus-archimonde]

@Squatsdaily-dalaran

its a good movie, but they either should have focused on the Arthas story or should have just made it a TV Series instead and it probably would have done better

And there it is. I was expecting “ThEy ShOuLd HaVe DoNe ArThAs!” inside of ten posts.
To be the very first reply actually exceeded my expectations.

I’m not going to do a deep dive on the matter, but honestly Warcraft is WAY too lore heavy to go straight into covering WC3 (or even Wrath as some folks suggested), and anyone thinking otherwise clearly doesn’t have a mind or feel for proper pacing, especially if the plan is to try and make a series of film adaptations out of the IP.

I actually had a topic on this last year:

The Warcraft film: six years later

https://www.wowhead.com/news/the-warcraft-movie-was-released-in-theaters-six-years-ago-on-june-10-2016-327338 June 10th marked six years since the live action Warcraft film was released. Wowhead put out a news story about it, so I’m kinda curious to feelings about it on the forums. Overall, did you guys think it was a hit or a miss? All things considered, I myself enjoyed it, and I had ultimately hoped it would do what the first Sonic film eventually wound up doing. However, I think the key p…

@Rosenivy-area-52

I remember the orcs looked good. Props to whoever worked on them

It was ILM. Honestly, I wouldn’t expect anything less from them or Weta.

@Marshen-bleeding-hollow

I wish orcs were that big in-game, lol.

Obviously, liberties generally need to be taken for gameplay purposes (seriously, look at how often lore characters and bosses are made much bigger for visibility/gameplay purposes)

With that said, look at some of the CG cinematics. Granted, the armor makes Anduin look much bigger than he is, but you can still clearly see Thrall and Saurfang are huge compared to him and are pretty much in line with what we saw in the film.

Cinematic: “Reckoning” (Spoiler)

@Rosenivy-area-52

I don’t get how ya’ll ain’t bored of Arthas honestly

Hey, I like Arthas too, but I can at least recognize the need for world building and setup, especially when dealing with the average moviegoer who has never played a single Warcraft game.

Good luck explaining it to everyone else however. These people constantly fail to realize that what they are asking for is the equivalent of saying that the first Lord of the Rings film should have started with either Helm’s Deep, or Pelennor Fields.

If you took the original Star Wars trilogy, this is like saying the first film should have started on Endor. It’s skipping the first three John Wick films and going right to the fourth one.

How about TV and anime examples?

It’s like saying you should start watching Cowboy Bebop on episode 25.

It’s skipping the first four seasons of Buffy or Burn Notice. It’s starting Dragon Ball on the first episode of the Android Saga, or Game of Thrones right after the Red Wedding.

I could go on and on, but I think my point is made. Not that it’ll make a difference to the folks that see no problem starting a Warcraft film series right in the middle of WC3 or Wrath, but at least those that understand the need for world building for the casual viewer with no prior knowledge will get it.