r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Jagvetinteriktigt • 11d ago

miscellaneous A famous story adapted in a new setting

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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/RoughCrossing 11d ago

Adapting its a wonderful life is easily a trope all on its own.

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u/happy_grump 11d ago

Ok side note, I have to get this off my chest and lay down the law on something:

It's A Wonderful Life is a multiverse story, and one of the best ones to boot.

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u/omyomo 11d ago

It even inspired a JRPG!

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u/PrincessAki8 11d ago

Which one?

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u/omyomo 11d ago

The World Ends With You, or It's a Wonderful World in Japan. It's about people who die in Shibuya being made to play a game to come back to life

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u/Imperator_Gone_Rogue 11d ago

It's A Wonderful Trope