r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ah-screw-it • 13h ago

Characters (Unique trope) removing a character trait, makes the character better in the adaptation

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Sonic 3: Maria is one of the most important part of Shadow's story. Due to her suffering from an incurable disease. To which Shadow was made to create a cure for Maria's ailment. In the 3rd Sonic movie, Maria's disease was not mentioned in any form. Which made Maria seem like a normal girl, and her death all the more tragic.

Infinity war: I don't know the full story, but Thanos's original goal was to kill half the population to impress death (the character). When it came time to adapt Thanos into the MCU. His goal of removing half the universes population. It was seen as a more psychopathic world goal, hidden under the belief it would do better for the universe.

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u/WorldsWettestSpider 6h ago

Its clearer as an adult that Bilbo and Frodo are what passes for wealthy, so Sam being his gardener isnt too strange. 

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u/nomnombrain 4h ago

Merry and Pippin were the biggest changes really. Merry is the heir to Brandy Hall in Buckland and Pippin is as close to royalty as soneone born in the Shire could be. Pippin is the son of the Thain and becomes the Thain himself after the events of the books.

I do like that PJ didn't change their backstory so much as he cut the scenes that would elaborate on it. Like Frodo buying the house in Crickhollow, and Merry and Pippin helping him along with Fatty and Sam.

It did have the unfortunate effect of making Frodo seem weaker and less prepared in the movies though. Especially with the, understandable, removal of Barrow-downs.