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Adaptation Do's and Don'ts
Mira:
--- Quote ---The Knights are weirdly powered, the Swords allow them to chop up a Titan, but not to harm a street thug. In Grave Peril Michael, sans Sword was still able to generate a repulsive effect to the Rampires suggesting it isn’t all the Sword, something confirmed in Little Things, his presence healed a child so he has a direct line to the almighty, something Murphy did not.
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Yeah, well, Michael is a step up, but then saints or almost saints have healed people.. I doubt that
you'd find that is the case with Sanya. As far as repelling the vamps, that's the classic faith thing. Harry's pentacle had the same effect, and I wouldn't be shocked if Michael wears a Cross or a religious medal of some kind.
--- Quote ---It will be a thorny question adapting the White God, I actually think Butcher has handled it well with the books, initially your not quite sure whether Michael is a nice lunatic with a magic sword or the real deal. It’s the way he interacts with people at the party which shows the latter, his faith is a genuine thing to him, and they the monsters accept it.
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Butcher has managed to tip toe on that tightrope.. I disagree that there is any doubt Who Butcher is talking about as far as God and gods go. While almost everyone here is comfortable calling God, the White God, only Mab has ever referred to Him as that. From the first time Harry mentions Him and his relationship to Him, he refers to Him as the Almighty.. When it is God that the characters are talking about it is always properly capitalized. Even when Mab talks about the White God, it is capitalized. The other assorted gods and goddesses, while if he is using their proper name it is capitalized like yours or mine would be, if he is talking about them in a general way as gods and goddesses, there is no capitalization. It is a subtle difference, but the distinction has been made from the first.
Conspiracy Theorist:
As I say I believe the White God has yet to be created by the Singularity in the Dresdenverse but when they are, they will exist across all time in every reality. Man creates god, but then god creates man.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on May 27, 2022, 04:58:13 PM ---As I say I believe the White God has yet to be created by the Singularity in the Dresdenverse but when they are, they will exist across all time in every reality. Man creates god, but then god creates man.
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Could be, all I am saying is Butcher did handle the matter of religion and faith from the get go. It so far has been quite a feat to pull it off without creating undue offense against somebody's beliefs.
Ed0517:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on May 22, 2022, 09:38:18 AM ---The Lara/Lord Raith thing has to be clearly portrayed as a Lara as a victim, she was trying desperately to avoid Imari being abused in a similar fashion to her and her sisters.
The elephant in the room is the lack of significant recurring characters of colour. You have Rawlings, Lamar, Sanya and Martha Liberty and thats about it. Chicago has a significant African American population which is virtually unrepresented. Who would you race (and or gender flip?) Will perhaps? Would a black Mcanally fly? Paranoid Gary?
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Most of the characters don't COME from Chicago, or are not human. Lamar does. Likely Rawlings. Susan, the woman he wanted to marry, may. And she's Latino. We do get a description of Mac - but did we ever get one for Gary? You can make him black, or brown, or Asian. The senior council, it seems only two are originally from the US - the Native American chap? I think Listen to Wind counts as minority. Martha Liberty, a black woman? Rashid is an Arab. Mai is Asian. We never really saw Simon or much of LaFortier. A minor role. The Wardens were led by Luccio, a woman, temporarily by her deputy, Morgan, and now by a Latino Ramirez. The Alphas? OK, not Billy, or Georgia, or Andi. Any of the others described? Free rein. Heck, even if just the name and the eyes, Tera West reminded me of Tyra Banks. Likewise most of the Ordo Lebes are free. In time you need to replace Murphy. That is open.
The nonhumans? The White court are all described as pale, but the Red Court seem to be South American types. Duke Ortega? The lovely young half-vamp at Chichen Itza?
Ed0517:
--- Quote from: Mira on May 25, 2022, 04:13:30 AM ---Exactly, that is my point too, if they want more diverse representation, invent more strong characters of different races and sexes.. What I don't understand is Jim invented Elaine, a beautiful, smart, and powerful wizard, perfect foil for Harry in many ways, dumped her... But decided to take Murphy, don't get me wrong as a smart and brave cop with good hand to hand skills she matched well, but then had her fighting so far above her weight class that in the end she became a cartoon character..
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Elaine had a role in shaping Harry, when they were together - and for years after, when he thought that he had KILLED her, his first love. Thinking he had killed her did much in making Harry who he is now. Remember, it is still very early in Storm front he mentions his first love... and that he killed her.
She may be back, but she had a purpose, and she served it. But we know Ramirez is aware of her. Chekov's Gun?
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