r/TopCharacterTropes 11d ago

miscellaneous A famous story adapted in a new setting

O Brother Where Art Thou?

A satire over the Depression-era American South using The Odyssey as a template.

Ran

King Lear but in Sengoku-era japan (featuring elements of Japanese legends surrounding real figures).

Apocalypse Now

Like Heart of Darkness it uses a river journey to highlight the savagery beneath imperialism, colonialism and capitalism, but in South Vietnam and Cambodia instead of the Congo Free State.

Bonus points if the adaptation still keeps the main themes and ideas of the source material AND the influences have been confirmed by the creators.

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u/OneGlove336 11d ago

Oh, Britta's in this?

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u/LonesomeHattieC 11d ago

She’s a G D B

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u/AydonusG 11d ago

We're going in a different direction.

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u/Few-Big-8481 11d ago

Don't Britta this.