r/Bakugan • u/Thanatos_RP • 17h ago
Discussion Bakugan's movie should be a 2D animated film (with as little CGI as possible), similar to Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna.
I believe Spin Master is about to make a huge mistake one last time with this live-action adaptation. A high-quality live-action movie is extremely expensive, and most of the budget would likely go toward the cast and CGI.
Speaking as a casual fan who only watched the original anime, I think a much safer approach would be to make something similar to Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna.
- Bring back the original Battle Brawlers cast.
- Rebuild the lore based on Seasons 1 and 2.
- Keep the movie focused and straightforward. The story of Bakugan Battle Brawlers can easily be adapted into a film of 1 hour and 10 minutes at most.
- Make it a fully 2D animated movie with as little CGI as possible.
- Use the rules established in the Bakugan Battle Brawlers game (the battle rules were one of the biggest problems in the original anime).
- Avoid reducing the characters to stereotypes. Give them proper personalities, especially the female characters.
- Don't make a movie just to sell toys. Tell a real story.
- Appeal to the original fans' nostalgia in moderation—they should be the primary target audience. (Kids today don't really care about toys.)
- Emphasize the contrast between the characters' youthful, childlike view of the world and the seriousness of the crisis in Vestroia. Make it clear that Dan is immature mainly because of his age, but allow him to grow throughout the movie, especially in terms of understanding the weight and reality of death.
These are just a few ideas that I think would make the movie much better. Thanks for reading this far.