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[FDL]

Some of the more...shall we say, outspoken? members of this board may find this topic supremely stupid, but I'm bored and I figure it might be fun to hear the ideas of yous guys and get the creative juices flowing. Especially since this place is more intelligent in regards to their story observations than most Zelda communities. So, as the topic title suggests, I want you to envision how YOU would do a Zelda movie. You can't give the "I wouldn't" answer, there's a gun to your head man! Perhaps this will be moved to the General Discussion section, but I'm particularly interested in how the story and land would be approached by y'all, so I decided to post it here...anyway, I'm looking forward to responses...

[D~N]

Take the bullet.

Nah I'm all for a Zelda movie. how would I do it? Well, I would not base it off any zelda game - I'd kind of make it a unique tale while incorporating the most important aspects of Zelda. Scenes from OoT, key points from TP, ALttP, all the classic Zelda moments would be there, with fresh ones as well. A tribute to the fans, it would be.

It would have to be animated. But really high-quality animations. Like, The polar Express-style animation. I want a lively Link, a Zelda that shows emotion, an animated Midna, a truly evil Ganondorf, etc. Make it the fan's movie. Epic boss battles around every corner. Big battles. LoTR-style big. Show Link's heroic deeds as truly heroic. Make this the Zelda MOVIE. Do it right.

Actors? Well, voice actors would need to be perfect. I'm talking a Ganondorf whose deep voice makes you go "damn, that man is evil." A Link whose voice is pure and courageous. A Zelda whose voice is soft and innocent, yet strong when need be (she rules hyrule after all.) I would incorporate the King of Hyrule into the plot very heavily. He'd need a kickass voice actor. Like, a white Morgan Freeman. Needs to be authoritative, powerful, and all-around kickass. He'd have to die, of course, so it needs to be a shocker.

Side characters? Plot? Who cares!? As long as the action is solid and the dialog is cool, the plot doesn't need to make sense! This is Zelda after all. As long as the plot is Zelda-esque, I'm not complaining.

But this is just me.

[Jarsh]

A two hour long animated homage to the Zelda cartoon series, with all of the same voice actors.

[Hana-Nezumi]

Oh, you would not want me to do a Zelda movie. I would make it based on OoT. With big time romance. Link loves Zelda and Malon but ultimately chooses Malon. The ending has them ride off into the sunset on Epona. Also, Zelda is fully male when she is Sheik. And there's a Link/Sheik sex scene. :3

[D~N]

Oh, you would not want me to do a Zelda movie. I would make it based on OoT. With big time romance. Link loves Zelda and Malon but ultimately chooses Malon. The ending has them ride off into the sunset on Epona. Also, Zelda is fully male when she is Sheik. And there's a Link/Sheik sex scene. :3

Where's the "based on OoT" part? As far as I remember, that didn't quite happen in OoT, but.....

[SteveT]

I'd get Jake Gyllenhaal to take his shirt off.

Oh wait, wrong game.

[Hana-Nezumi]

Oh, you would not want me to do a Zelda movie. I would make it based on OoT. With big time romance. Link loves Zelda and Malon but ultimately chooses Malon. The ending has them ride off into the sunset on Epona. Also, Zelda is fully male when she is Sheik. And there's a Link/Sheik sex scene. :3

Where's the "based on OoT" part? As far as I remember, that didn't quite happen in OoT, but.....

In my mind, it did!

[Masamune]

First I would lull the attacker into a false sense of security. The moment his guard is down, I would use my Kung Fu skills that I have honed from years of practice. Once I have disarmed him of the gun, I would pin him to the ground and pin his arms down. With my opponent thus disabled, I would begin the interrogation process to see what he has to gain from this movie being created. Should I find his designs to be unsatisfactory, I will finish him off and dispose of his remains. Even though it was a murder in self defense, I'll realize that my victim could have accomplices who might exact revenge on me, possibly by implicating me as the aggressor. I would be forced to sever all contacts with my friends and relations and go on the run, adopting a new name and identity for myself as I slowly move towards the border. Haunted by what I've done and lost, I would slowly begin to lose my mind until I become the very thing I hate and begin holding guns to people's heads, demanding details from them on how to make movies based off of hit Nintendo franchises. Eventually my crimes would catch up to me and while in bed with two cheap hookers, the FBI will bust in and shoot me down as I desperately try to escape. As I lie there dying in a pool of my own blood, I will not be reminded of my past or my accomplishments, but will instead see the entirety of the best Zelda movie ever as my life at last ebbs away completely.

[Nevermind]

Romantic comedy. Matthew McConaughey as Link, saving kingdoms in between simultaneously courting multiple women, whom all find out about his infidelities. Hilarity ensues.

Also, zombie content is a given.


Epona would have to die, for the character empathy factor.


Samuel L. Jackson as a witty, comical, foul-mouthed Sage.


Christopher Walken as Ganon.



"The Legend of Zelda: Our Hero"

Edited by Lazurukeel, 15 November 2009 - 11:11 PM.

[Sir Turtlelot]

Romantic comedy. Matthew McConaughey as Link, saving kingdoms in between simultaneously courting multiple women, whom all find out about his infidelities. Hilarity ensues.

Also, zombie content is a given.


Epona would have to die, for the character empathy factor.


Samuel L. Jackson as a witty, comical, foul-mouthed Sage.


Christopher Walken as Ganon.



"The Legend of Zelda: Our Hero"

...For some reason, I think I would really enjoy a movie like that...

[Person]

First of all, have it based on the "core" Zelda plot. You know, the one they used in OoT, ALttP, and TP.
I kind of want an homage to the scene in the ALttP manual where Ganon kills all of his minions to claim the Triforce with bloodstained hands.

The quest should homage some of the dungeons in the game, but not follow them directly. have it be more of an Indiana Jones-esque adventure than "Find plot macguffins in the eight dungeons then go to Ganon's castle."

We also need to see Link's uncle as the "Obi-Wan" figure, and stick around for a little longer before he gets killed off.

As for the romantic aspect, Link/Zelda is kind of cliche, and the games seem to be drifting away from that pairing. Maybe have Malon or Ilia as the love interest. But it's important that they don't "live happily ever after." Something in all of the Zelda games seems to imply that Link is a fundamentally changed person after his adventures, and can't ever just settle down with a woman after saving the world. The ending of TP would imply this the most, as would the entirety of MM and LA. But most importantly, this aspect would allow for sequels.

[Impossible]

The best would probably be an original story derived from the core aspects of the games... Just because the stories are often too game-y to work in a movie context. That said, I would love something awesome, like, a trilogy covering OoT, and then TWW in two parts. (Called, say, The Wind Waker for the first part, and Hero of Winds for the second part.) Just to really flesh out the story and the characters and cover things properly, increasing the drama of the finale.

[Average Gamer]

I'd like to see a Zelda movie mainly based off of A Link to the Past, seeing as how it basically has all of the series' essentials. Though there might be bits and pieces of stuff from other games, the other games wouldn't really play a part. Here are some little things I've thought up:

-We'd see the creation story as a mix of the one from the ALttP manual and the stories from OoT, with a narration mainly based off of the ALttP manual.

-We'd see the populace warring over the Triforce. It'd be pointed out that these conflicts were brutal and lasted a long time, basically being the "bloody history of greed and hatred" mentioned in OoT. During these wars we'd see quick cameos from certain bosses, the Twili's ancestors, places like the Shadow Temple (with Sheikah torturing people), etc.

-Ganon would just be a mere thief who claims the Triforce after surviving his gang's battle over it. A lowly thief getting the Triforce would be portrayed as ironic, considering all of the kings and nobles who sought to claim it.

-At some point the Sages' seal would truly break and the realms would be connected again, probably near the end.

-The intro would either be narrated by Sahasrahla or Link's uncle. If narrated by Link's uncle, the intro would wrap up as a tale being told to Link by his uncle before Link goes to bed.

I'm not sure if the Dark World should really be explored much. The world-hopping thing works for a game, but it probably wouldn't pan out as well for a movie. The plot would also have to be changed around because of the dungeons.

Edited by Average Gamer, 16 November 2009 - 04:16 AM.

[Fin]

I'd probably put guns to Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton's heads and see how well they collaborate.

And you can put me on the "make a new story" boat. I think the Zelda series lends itself rather well to reimagining. It's bascially all Nintendo do with it.

Edited by Finbarr O'Brien, 16 November 2009 - 05:32 AM.

[Ransom]

I would make a big budget production that would take all box-offices by storm and get shitty reviews!






However, the real money would come from the rushed, money-grab, video game of the movie.

[Nevermind]

The Dark World is actually the real world, with all its energy having been stolen and imprisoned inside the Triforce by three evil Goddesses, and the Royal family of Hyrule are set to guard this secret. Gannondorf is trying to save the real world by unleashing the energy trapped inside the Triforce to restore balance.

Directed by M. Night Shemalamallahan.

[JRPomazon]

It would be a playthrough of the NES game, three heart challenge.

-Or-

New original story, CG animation similar to that of Advent Children (not necessarily the best movie but HOT DAMN, those are some good graphics) closer to the original SNES game than OoT of TP, back when Zelda was in it's golden age for the era of Link x Sheik. Link would have a voice, someone fresh and new but not a hack. Not too keen with Zelda or Ganon, no ideas for their voices. Something similar to their grunts in SSB.

-Or-

EXPLOSIONS.

By Michael Bay

-Or-

THE TRIFORCE REPRESENTS THE HOLY TRINITY! ORIGINAL SHIELD WITH A CROSS ON IT!

Directed by Mel Gibson

Edited by JRPomazon, 16 November 2009 - 11:41 AM.

[Nevermind]

-Or-

Have Ganon end up screwing himself over as a result of an elaborate scheme split into small event chains that come together at the end. Watch it twice to figure it out cos the cuts are so fast. Sometimes double-speed.

By Guy Ritchie.

[SOAP]

With lots of shirtless moments for Link. He will be played by Kellan Lutz and only spend five minutes of the two hour feature actually fully dressed.

Oh! And all the traditional female love interests (Malon, Saria, Marin, Ilia, ect) will all be replaced by hot guys whom Link has plenty of Ho Yay moments with. Except Zelda who will be played by Megan Fox and will have no romantic interest in Link whatsoever. She will be there just to look pretty and keep straight people from catching on to my secret plan to turn everyone gay. *cough-cough*

You'd have to put a gun to my head make sure I DON'T make this movie.

[Fin]

With lots of shirtless moments for Link. He will be played by Kellan Lutz and only spend five minutes of the two hour feature actually fully dressed.

I misread that as Kellan Lulz at first. Which seemed oddly appropriate when I read the rest of your plan movie.

Oh! And all the traditional female love interests (Malon, Saria, Marin, Ilia, ect) will all be replaced by hot guys whom Link has plenty of Ho Yay moments with. Except Zelda who will be played by Megan Fox and will have no romantic interest in Link whatsoever. She will be there just to look pretty and keep straight people from catching on to my secret plan to turn everyone gay. *cough-cough*

Sounds hawt.

[MikePetersSucks]

A black white postmodernist movie with no dialogue and only ambience, consisting of Link and Zelda in the bare minimum of clothing (black), posing in depressing, sullen, apathetic poses as the light only illuminates half of their faces. Nothing would happen.

[SOAP]

Oh I'm not done yet. Ganondorf will be played by Jason Stratham. the final battle will have no swords, just Link and Ganondorf wrestling in oil. At one point Ganondorf's ToP starts to lose battery and he's told the only way to recharge is to craete static electricity by rubbing up against the nearest person. Which he does to poor Link without hesitation. Obviously logic flies out the window early on. :/

Edited by SOAP, 16 November 2009 - 02:14 PM.

[spunky-monkey]

So, as the topic title suggests, I want you to envision how YOU would do a Zelda movie. You can't give the "I wouldn't" answer, there's a gun to your head man! Perhaps this will be moved to the General Discussion section, but I'm particularly interested in how the story and land would be approached by y'all, so I decided to post it here...anyway, I'm looking forward to responses...

Bloody hell, you're not asking for much are you? Seriously with a gun to the head all one can wonder is how they ever got in this dire situation to start with.

Jokes aside, you asked for a response and you'll get one (you won't like it though). First things first, we need to get style right. A movie based on the Zelda games wouldn't last five minutes from the critics if it were live action, you can't mimic golden oldies like Dark Crystal, neither grasp the entire cinematic storytelling contained in the NeverEnding Story and yet, still expect to keep people's interest.

A Zelda movie for this reason should be animated much in the art style of Samurai Jack if it's to impress anyone; Hyrule needs to be fleshed out like Alice through the Looking Glass, yet a sad dead/dying world in a state of former glory, overwhelmed by greed.

Now characters...as far as main cast goes, Link needs to youthful, yet mature, constantly aware of his surroundings, calm and cool regardless of the situation. His personality has to be one of the Good Samaritan - he's always willingly to help someone in need. It's important for audiences to feel immersed with the fantasy world and that can only happen if Link has as little dialogue as possible, that said, we don't want a cardboard cut-out protagonist, but it's safe to say Link's actions must speak louder than his words.

Zelda has to be intelligent, warm, and a powerful leader who puts people's interests ahead of her own, nevertheless she is young and makes mistakes due to her inexperience. Her eternal optimism often makes her blind to the evil in people's hearts.

Ganon can start out as a handsome red haired man, unlike how the game usually depicts him as a grumpy fart, he should look originally like this:



But with oddly sinister eyes and wicked expressions who later obtains the Triforce of Power then has the appearance of a pig/boar monster, following the game's plot after that he will require an unusual charismatic personality outwardly in order to inspire viewers, a strange politeness towards nobility and royalty, and yet all the while clearly demonstrating a boiling frustration, much like the virus Megabyte from ReBoot, a need to dominate and bend others wills to his own dark designs beneath these seemingly pleasant platitudes. Beneath that again the full extend of his greed and utter savagery becomes transparent towards the film's climax.

Okay plot, and oh dear this is not going to be by any stretch of the imagination a simple walk in the park. >____< Narrative storytelling is out, the characters tell the story, not some disembodied gruff voice. You can't just have your cliché good vs. evil storyline either, well not if you don't want this to suck of course, you need character *development* and that can only take place with several subplots that reach culmination towards the end, and how exactly anyone can fit all that into 1-2hr featurette I have no idea.

I'd hazard one such subplot can feature surprise twists along the way such as Link coping with his own desires, he starts out pure, but eventually the strain of fighting the endless minions of Ganon coupled with an increasingly alarming lust for the Triforce's complete power turns Link into a dark shadowy being, and is potentially going to become a more heartless ruler than Ganon, forcing a weakened Zelda to defend the Triforce of Wisdom from him, these keep people's fascination just when you thought they were out of woods. (I'm ripping from Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings corruption/temptation scenes here aren't I?)

That's it I'm exhausted and out of worthwhile ideas, I'll recharge and submit some more substantial thoughts later.

Edited by spunky-monkey, 16 November 2009 - 05:52 PM.

[TheAvengerLever]

It would be a story more along the lines of a soap drama, without all the camp. It's basically a story about the characters, kinda like crash, where a bunch of lives are affected on one event, and you see more of the story unfold through the different perceptions of the characters and how they are dealing with this cataclysmic event.

Hyrule, a land of wonder, a land of terror. The King of Hyrule is slowly dying. In his last moments, he entrusts his daughter Zelda with the knowledge of the mystical Triforce, a treasure given to the Hylians by the Three Goddesses. But with the death of the King comes tumultuous times. The King's advisors fight for the throne, as Zelda is too young to assume the responsibilities of being the ruler of the Kingdom. A young boy from a small village is fighting nightmares by night and strange creatures by day, and a great evil is growing, hidden, in the Kingdom.

In truth, the death of the King lifted the last of several weak barriers across the realm. Soon, evil begins to pour into Hyrule, and a Great Demon King rises up to conquer the land. Link, the young boy, is tasked by his Master to go into Hyrule Castle and deliver an urgent message to a woman named Impa. Soon, Link is involved in the plot to save Hyrule from it's mysterious attacker, tasked to find the Princess Zelda who has been put under hiding and guard and find the Triforce before someone else gets their hands on it...

The final battle for the souls of Hyrule rests on these three figures and their seperate Destinies as the Knights of Hyrule, old and new, gather to combat the growing darkness...

[Showsni]

Me personally? Wow, it would be terrible. Well, I guess first I'd have to make the choice between using my video camera, or going for a stop motion movie. I can't draw or do 3D animations, so that's right out. And since dressing up as all the characters would be pretty difficult, I guess I'll go for the stop motion route. So, first I'd need to get models of all the characters. Bright idea! I'll use those paper ones you can download and put together, that'll save me going out and buying figurines. Okay, script... Um... I guess I'll just throw something together? It's not going to be very long, anyway. And since I can't do voices, we'll use subtitles! I'll throw it all together in Windows Movie Maker and upload it to youtube.

[FDL]

lol, some good responses. I'm terrified of some of you getting a chance to make a movie...