@taranova222

7 years ago

Okay so I really don't care if I get crucified for my opinions here so Imma have a go at this. Things I Thought the Movie Did Better: -The Institute (interior). Much closer to the book, and looked hella awesome. All of the rooms felt like things from the book. I feel like the exterior was too Hogwarts for me, but the interior was great. Pet peeve: Why tf is there a portal in the center of the place? Didn't click for me. No thanks. -Luke. I'm black. Don't call me racist. But I think Luke was just better executed in the movie and was much closer to the book. -Jocelyn. This is a toss up because I really like Maxim Roy's portrayal but I feel Lena Headey is just a more experienced actress and really seemed badass (GoT, anyone?). -Props. This one's pretty obvious just cuz of budget. The seraph blades, while similar to the show, didn't look like lightsabers (a concept I think the show-writers liked too much, lol), and that's a good thing. There wasn't much difference in the steles, but idk, I just felt like they looked cooler. -Chronology. I actually really enjoyed the route they took in the show, but in terms of following the chronological journey the movie did better. -Hotel Dumort (appearance). It was an actual abandoned hotel. Not an upgraded space that was under eternal construction. Didn't make sense to me in the show. That's the only thing I liked about the hotel in the movie, really. -The Shadow World in general. It actually felt like a world within our own, a trait that kind of got lost in translation on the show. Things I Thought the Show Did Better: -Delivery. The pacing of the film was kind of iffy, and I feel like the show definitely rectified this. The way each individual story was played out in each episode made sense and felt consistent. Clary. I love Lily Collins - but she isn't the right Clary. I personally have a deep love for Clary's character in general, and Katherine's portrayal only magnified this. When people call Clary annoying and bitchy I turn them away because their points are usually quite moot. Point is, I enjoy Katherine McNamara a great deal, and think she definitely lends herself to Clary's role. -Simon. Another toss-up, cuz Robert Sheehan was the perfect amount of nerdy-cutie in the movie, but there's something abt his appearance that threw me off. Alberto is this adorable smol bean that I think did so well with Simon and just reminds me a little of Stiles in TW's earlier seasons, so yay. -Jace. If you know me, you know my opinions on JCB. I don't like him. He's unattractive, scrawny, and I just could never really enjoy him in the movie. The only thing I think the movie executed better in Jace was his biting sass. I personally really liked the kindness and compassion Jace was imbued with in the show (plus, American accent = accuracy to the novel), but the sarcasm got lost after the first two episodes, and I miss that. Also, Dom Sherwood is the star of my wet dreams. Like, holy shit. -Alec. Alec was an annoying piece of shit in the movie, looked almost forty, and always seemed constipated. The show did perfectly in displaying Alec's salty interior, his love for his family, closeted sexuality, and struggles with fear of himself that I think was absolutely necessary for his portrayal. It didn't hurt that Matt Daddario is crazy hot, too. -I S A B E L L E. Izzy in the movie looked thirty seven. She was short, not supermodel pretty (as sexist as that sounds, book accuracy, y'all), and overall didn't have much substance. Isabelle in the show is not only Hispanic, but strong, beautiful, confident, extremely intelligent, powerful, and the character everyone will root for. I loved her so much, Emeraude Toubia took serious care in combining strength and vulnerability into something special. -Magnus. Don't even get me started on how bad Magnus' acting in the film was. Not only did he have next to no significance and zero chemistry with Alec, he just wasn't the correct fit (he looked awesome, tho). Harry Shum Jr on the other hand, oh holy lord. A sexy package of smart, eccentric, graceful, well-processed performance and quite possibly the best actor on the show. He brought Magnus to life in such a way that anyone with reservations over his character was instantly floored. -Institute (exterior). I hated the technology in the Institute and the overall modernness injected into it. That's not what the Institute is like. At all. No thanks. But the outside, the exterior of it was an actual cathedral that I think looked a lot less Hogwarts and a whole lot more gothic fantasy. Yes please. -Changes to the book. The show had a lot of changes, yes. But they were good ones (okay, not all, see my opinion of the Institute and the seraph blades). Ep 9 and 10 were fantastic and my favorite episodes of the show so far. A+ for that. -Minority representation. Two Hispanic actors, one black actor. Two LGBTQ characters. Female empowerment. Corrupt government. Racism, sexism, xenophobia. All things dealt with maturely and gracefully in the first season, and no doubt going to be furthered in the second season. Imma stop here, cuz if I went further we'd be here for six hours. I applaud anyone who stuck around to read this long (I heavily doubt anyone will, but whatever, I was bored), but if y'all do, cool! Just know, criticism of my opinions will get you nowhere. I'm here to discuss, not argue.

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