you cannot convince me that morgan and garcia did not ever kiss. two people flirting and bantering like that with so much fucking chemistry??? “you’re my god-given solace.”????? him being so overprotective of her????? YEAH, BABE, THEY FUCKED.
Animal Farm, a book criticising totalitarian governments, is getting a visual adaptation where there are silly animals selling their crops to those they’re supposed to hate.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, a book written by an author who got imprisoned for sodomy, is getting a visual adaptation where the two characters with clear homoromantic undertones are turned into brothers.
Dracula, a book about a group of friends that explore the themes of antagonism and Victorian anxieties, is getting a visual adaptation where the count falls in love with one of his rape victims.
Wuthering Heights, a book that beats the reader over the head with a bat about how the POC protagonist wants to be privileged and white, is getting a visual adaptation with a white person as the protagonist and a POC as the one he envies.
The Odyssey, a book about a man from Ancient Greece trying to get home from war, is getting a visual adaptation coated in a “Hollywood” aesthetic that rejects accurate armour and casting.
2026 is not a good year for classic literature fans all around.
I mean looking at the movies leading up to it, the prelude of “Well this is gonna be shitty for people who liked the classic” was there and unfortunately we are now in The Year of Disappointment
