Quote: (11-09-2015 07:14 AM)Hades Wrote:
The dying world invasion schtick is a well established trope in fiction.
Unless significant parallels exist I doubt the plot got changed to reflect the migrant situation.
That is true but this time it is a significant detour from the source material. The trailer also suggests some kind of alliance between humans and orcs, which in original material doesn't happen at all during that timeline.
A more naive look would suggest that they are trying to humanize the orcs(which they do in the games to an extent, but much much later in the franchise) but it seems they are butchering the story to do it. Knowing the way the Hollywood works, and considering the release dates and real world happenings, it is very hard for me to believe that it is pure coincidence.
Edit: I want to make it clear that I'm not calling for the boycott of the movie. This is still a trailer, and I will go to see the movie because I have been dreaming about it for 15 years, but all the warning signs are there, especially for someone who is deeply familiar with the franchise.
Edit 2: To bring the poing home further, this is a cinematic for the last World of Warcraft expansion, called Warlods of Draenor:
The expansion creates an alternate timeline where one of the Orc leaders goes back in time to Draenor before the demonic corruption, stops it from happening, and then makes the new Iron Horde that goes to conquer Azeroth anyway!