1978 movie will always be the best one. It's also more true to the book

@DarthFennec

3 жыл бұрын

I disagree. I grew up with the book, and I didn't see the 1978 film until years later, and although I love it to this day, I don't think it captures the tone of the book very well. The 2018 version was perfect in this regard, in my opinion. Though it could have done with a higher budget, some of those fight scenes just look like garbage ...

@wildguy4773

3 жыл бұрын

Yea

@whatthe8508

3 жыл бұрын

@@DarthFennec bro plz tell me in the book when thw dig retirned in the farm did it had a rabbit (woundwort) on his mouth?

@user-dn8wy6bj3l

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but never watch it with the kids

@sylviabaker7057

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Then the new one has awesome animation. Then the 1999-2001 is more for, like, kids than the other two (still has the deaths but much less gory and bloody).

1978: 2D rules 2018: 3D rules 2001: Family Friendly Rules!!!!

@Evilriku13

3 жыл бұрын

it still had its darker moments, but it wasnt as graphic as the 1978 version was

@thattrashyfurry2368

3 жыл бұрын

None of them are really family friendly

@leonxer7274

2 жыл бұрын

@@Evilriku13 obviously

@MinisterofTinyHeads

2 жыл бұрын

2001 got pretty dark, but not as dark as 1978.

@alexnetic6744

Жыл бұрын

@@thattrashyfurry2368 actually the 1999-2001 version only had a bit of blood the only blood I saw when hazel got shot

1978: manga 1999: anime 2018: netflix adaptation

@walterwhite7376

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha,i liked the 1999 one better( you forgot to put the light novel entry for the orginal book ;) )

@alemscheissemann9yearsago779

3 жыл бұрын

Literally

Bottom left is just dark, mostly.

@notso_cody

4 жыл бұрын

You mean dark dark or dark black

@ElectricLogan20

4 жыл бұрын

Netflix, maybe: How much dark do you want this miniseies? Creator: *YES*

@men_del12

4 жыл бұрын

At least not as dark as Vantablack

@Shamrock_queen98

7 ай бұрын

So just like with most Disney movies we have today lol

Watership Down is a good object to use in order to research the subject of adaptation and re-adaptation. What we have here is three different interpretations of the same source material, each in a different medium and with a different target audience in mind, which significantly affects the characterization. 1978 movie: The most balanced and close in terms of story and character to the book, and as the first adaptation, is also the one most people think about when Watership Down is brought up. As a movie, it has a three-act structure, with the right balance of character-driven actions and plot-driven focus. It is also quite unique as a traditionally animated movie; few movies like it at the time it came it was so serious and gory, and to this day it has a strong effect to anyone who views it. It's kind of a disillusioning experience for anyone who thinks that cartoon movies are strictly for kids. Also, the song Bright Eyes, who was a hit the year it came, continues to give it even more of a unique identity. 1999-2001 TV series: A looser and more child-friendly version of the story. While it covers the major events of the book, the larger format of a three-season long series does invite it to take a few filler-esque detours. Also because it's meant for a younger audience, the darker and more political aspects of the book are downplayed, simplified or removed. It also removes a lot of mentions to the lapine language and the mythology of the rabbits, such as changing Hyzenthlay's name to Primrose and so on. With that said, because of the wider format we do get to know each of the main characters more, making the show mainly character-driven. While it is largely its own thing, it does pay tribute to the 1978 film, with main stars John Hurt as Woundwort and Richard Briers as Captain Broom and the intro being a cover of Bright Eyes. 2018 miniseries: While it sticks fairly close to the story of the book, it does a few things differently, both good and bad, to give us something new. The visual style, the tone and atmosphere, and the voice cast do deliver a serious and suspenseful tone that feels in tune with the source material. However, it adds several changes that don't really feel necessary and quite honestly goes against the appeal and likability of the main characters on several occasions, which also deals a heavy blow to their character development. Bigwig is too angry and aggressive, Hazel doubts himself too much to feel like a leader the other rabbits would actually follow and Keehar is just a pain in the ass as opposed to an eccentric ally.

@sammylein17

Жыл бұрын

currently writing my masters thesis about it :D so this video was really helpful

1978: It was dark, not as much as i expected, quite good 1999: I preferred the character design of these, but they sacrifice realism for a wide range of characters 2018: I think the animation in trying to look lifelike, ends up looking weird and robotic in a way

1978 film - Watched it at a young age and enjoyed it despite the violence and nightmarish scenes. 1999 TV series - Watched it back when it first aired (only had 5 channels to work with). Recently rewatched all 3 series and enjoyed it. While it does deviate from the book and film, its a welcome enough change as well as the length of the series that helps better show the characters personalities as well as backgrounds compared to the film. 2018 Miniseries - Had a hard time knowing which rabbit was who (except for Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, Woundwort, Clover and such), as they looked quite similar to each other, so struggled to connect with them and making me go: "Which rabbit is that?" As for the whole miniseries in general, it was hit and miss for me.

@liljatupsu

5 жыл бұрын

In the Netflix version they removed my favorite background rabbit...

@marvelfanatic9535

5 жыл бұрын

Liljatupsu/Lilytuft Pipkin?

@Wolfwalkersqueen

5 жыл бұрын

2018 no way

@liljatupsu

5 жыл бұрын

@@marvelfanatic9535 I'm pretty sure that's his name. (In the Finnish translations he's called Liutti)

@madi4720

5 жыл бұрын

am I the only one who’s watched them all but still rlly likes the new one 😂🥶

Since this novel is one of my all time favorites, I'm thankful for this realistic 2018 version and the classy art direction. Of course there are always aspects to complain about (such as the amateur animation movements), but overall this 2018 BBC+Netflix adaption does a fantastic job of conveying the original serious tone and mature themes.

@davidclout6286

5 жыл бұрын

DAP except for not as good as the one back in 1978! 👌🏻

@madi4720

5 жыл бұрын

fr like i felt like the only one that’s watched them all but still rlly likes the new one

@mdalsted

4 жыл бұрын

@@RichterTheRat I don't think they'll listen if you just insult them *without* explaining why...

@mdalsted

4 жыл бұрын

No, the 70's film does a FAR better job at conveying the tone of the original story. Plus, you can actually see the characters; look at how dark the lighting in the 2018 miniseries is!

I love both the movies but I've not watched the series yet. I see alot of people saying they don't like the 2018 one but I thought it was cool because it was something different. Even though the 2018 one doesn't stick entirely to the book I recommend watching both of them.

@VideoGameAnimationStudy

5 жыл бұрын

Both movies?

@walterwhite7376

5 жыл бұрын

The character development in the 2001 tv series is much better,watch it.

@emily-sb2vv

5 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameAnimationStudy well I couldn't the 2018 one as a movie however it is split up too parts

@marvelfanatic9535

5 жыл бұрын

Walter White I agree 💯, I’m sure Richard Adams thought that the animated series from 1999-2001 were interesting and they did a good job with adding details

@wolfmaster5875

5 жыл бұрын

What before i clicked on the comment you said a meme KZread is drunk again!

I like the 1978 film and the 2018 series! (1999 was too lighthearted)

@lifethroughcoraslenses36

4 жыл бұрын

That's because they were trying to appeal to a younger demographic than the others. At least, that's what I can infer.

@cyberdragonessmaster

4 жыл бұрын

They were probably to prevent hordes of angry Karens yelling at them that little timmy got nightmares from the bunny movie even though anyone with a brain knew you shouldn't let little kids watch it

@Dusk_Mightyena

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifethroughcoraslenses36 I agree with you, the original movie had too much death, bloodshed and disturbing imagery

@Dusk_Mightyena

3 жыл бұрын

I am never gonna watch the original movie, EVER

@flamindorito

3 жыл бұрын

1999 also appeared to have less realistic rabbit movements and postures. I'm pretty sure rabbits don't stand like dogs

As a big fan of everything Watership Down, THIS IS SO FLIPPING COOL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS 2018 will always be my favorite, but I like them all very much!

I think they're all pretty good

The 2018 strays from the book but I think we can all agree the opening for the 2018 opening looks so freaking amazing ugh

God, it feels good to be the lucky one, who doesn't compare and actually enjoyed all the versions. Like really, each adaptation has it's own beauty, each has a heart and soul and is engaging us to follow the characters during their adventures. So kudos and love for all three adaptations. And I wouldn't mind to see more -) this story is so magnificent and unique, that you want to see more and more of these characters. Great video btw!

Very interesting comparison. It's funny, I first saw the 1978 film as a child, immediately after reading the book, and I HATED it. Now, I think it's the best adaptation of the three. Looking at these side by side, what really stands out to me is how much more expressive Fiver is in the '78 film. He gets panicked, he gets angry, etc. The 2018 Fiver mostly seemed quiet and timid.

Amazing, i just finished the Netflix one, very good

Couldn't watch the new one at all. Bought the original on Bluray and watched it last night for the first time since the 90s, still holds up! Never even knew there was a remake in the 90s!

People are a little to hard on the 2018 one, I watched both the first adaptation of it and the TV series. I have yet to read the book but I did enjoy the newer version of it more so then the previous versions. I just wished they kept a few aspects from the first movie and had the character designs a little more noticeable, and a more in depth look on their personality.

@VideoGameAnimationStudy

5 жыл бұрын

Some changes didn't make sense in the 2018 one, like bringing a girl to the Down, seeing as doe recruitment is a main drive to the plot later. Also Clover and Hazel was very unnecessary.

@iceAJ-gh6ou

5 жыл бұрын

Cosmic Soul I’ve read the book and watched the first episode of the 2018 version and there a lot that has changed. Some of them upset me, like not including a lot of rabbits that were the OG’s, changing Strawberry to a girl, and having Clover find Hazel instead of Fiver. Also making Bluebell come at the beginning instead with caption Holly ticked me off a tad, because they took characteristics away from Dandelion and gave them to Bluebell. Otherwise I can say I did like the newest version

@knightatyourservice7512

4 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameAnimationStudy I want to talk about the gender-swaping of strawberry. In the movie, that wouldn't had sense because the rabbits thinks only about the reproduction. With is acurate with how animals would see the opposite gender. But in the mini-series, the rabbits are more anthropomorphize. Fiver (I think) said that they needs families in order for them to have a motivation to live. They have monogamy They can't make babies with the same female. As we have seen, male rabbits can get emotionaly attached by female rabbits, so it wouldn't have sense for them to share the same female. And we have seen what happend after a doe comes in the group. Two of the male rabbits fought for that female. And that's a common think for animals. Now think what if just Strawberry remains the only female: all of the rabbits would have fight for her until perhaps Bigwig remains the only male.

@SheWolf_Warrior

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved the 2018 series!!! I wish it wasn’t getting treated so badly 😢 I think it’s because people keep calling it a remake. It’s not a remake, it’s an adaptation to the book. Even someone at BBC said so. Usually remakes get a lot of hate because they ruin the original, so that could be why it’s getting hated, which is extremely sad. It’s getting hated for no reason then!! It just deserves so much more love, it’s so beautiful and it’s a must watch!!! What an underrated masterpiece.

@LePham-xl8cc

2 жыл бұрын

@@SheWolf_Warrior I absolutely love the 2018 mini series. I have watched it over and over, probably up to 10 times now :)) The only thing that I did not enjoy was the voice acting which was so monotone that it did not add any special characteristics to the rabbits. All sound the same except for Hazel and Woundwort. Kehaar has the most terrible voice. So I had to switch to Swedish dub (which was wonderful) after my first viewing of the series.

In the newest version I always get confused on who is who I can only tell who’s Bigwig by his hair and Fiver by his eyes

@Invictus901

2 жыл бұрын

I just watched 1978 for the first time last night. I also had trouble telling Hazel from Dandelion from (etc). Fiver is skinnier than the rest, Pipkin is short and chunky, Holly is a different color, and Bigwig has a hairdo, but all the others look just the same.

@Evilriku13

Жыл бұрын

@@Invictus901 luckily the 2000s version gave them all unique designs so that they could be easier recognized.

_The music works so well with this._

Thoug the 78 movie is more mystical, it feels with a lot of gaps within the scenes. The 2018 miniseries has a more complete story, yet its animation is sometimes weird.

1978 was a movie. 2018 was a 4 part mini-series for tv. Of course the new one is a little different. It's been 40yrs man. I don't understand the need to complain. Was it perfect? No. But it gave a hole new generation a chance to see it. It was very entertaining.

the film in 1999 - 2001 has more diversity with the characters design. with the one in 1978 I no joke can't tell the characters apart from each other unless I look really hard when their holding still and right next to each other. however in the 1978 film the animation does look nicer. personally I like the one in 2018 best other than a few things here and there

I remember watching the cartoon from the original movie, bright eyes was sung by boyzone. Pizza hut the UK one children meals had toys from it. I still remember having a hazel head magnet. The cartoon was toned down for the younger audience but still kept the story intacted.

@marvelfanatic9535

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it did and I love that version of Woundwort

I enjoyed them all on different levels \o/ Glad I got to experience all versions and wouldn't mind more adaptations in the future

1999 was how I found Watership down. I was 6 and it was my favourite show. Before my 11th birthday I felt nostalgic for the cartoon and found it was a book so my mom got me the book for my 11th birthday I loved it! Though there were many words in it I didn’t know 😂 I actually used to read it every year until I was 17. The 1999 cartoon will always be my favourite out of the 3. Even too this day I still count Watership Down as my favourite book of all time

I watched all 3!🐰❤

Thanks for doing this; I found it really interesting. WD is my favourite book of all time, so the original novel will always be top of my list. As for the screen adaptations: I do like the 1978 film quite a lot, despite some pacing issues and some of the changes it makes (Blackavar!) and though you can't hear it here I think Angela Morley's score is a masterpiece -- better than "Bright Eyes" if you ask me! It has a _wonderful_ voice cast, too. Richard Adams didn't much like the way Fiver was portrayed, but I loved how Richard Briers voiced him. This version is also the best at reflecting the fact that the book is set in a specific, real part of the English countryside. It's a slight shame that so many people see this without having read the book, as I think having the background helps, but still. The 1999-2001 series I took a _long_ time to warm to at all. When it first came out I watched the first few episodes, then decided I hated it and refused to have anything much to do with it for a while. A friend who liked it a lot more (and still does) gradually helped me change my views a bit and I did eventually end up watching all three series. It's still probably my least favourite thanks to how far it goes from the original in many later episodes -- and I find it annoying that S3 (which is otherwise nicely darker than S1/S2) features that damn mouse and her ridiculous magic. I've seen the 2018 version twice. The first time through, I was constantly looking for changes from the book, and of course there are lots (especially where Clover is concerned). Second time round, I relaxed and treated it as a film "inspired by" the book, and I liked it considerably more. Yes, there are still things I dislike (notably Hazel *telling* Bigwig what to say when he fights Woundwort) and I'm irritated that it shares the modern obsession with setting scenes in the dark so much. But the CGI has grown on me, and for the most part I don't mind it. Kehaar's flying scenes are still a bit ropey, though!

By a hands down the 1978 version is the best.

1978 Woundwort - Pretty nightmarish and drunk 1999 Woundwort - Pretty scary and menacing, kinda like his design though 2018 Woundwort - Not my type

One of my all time favorite stories. Of course, I love the 1978 film, easily among my favorite films. Might sound weird, but I honestly also really love the 1999-2001 series. Like yeah parts of it are toned down a bit, but beyond the bright color scheme and lack of onscreen violence, there is actually a lot of good character development & interactions, and good food for thought for a kid’s show. It actually retains a lot of the book’s lore & continuity (they frequently tell stories about figures of rabbit lore like el-Ahrairah and Prince Rainbow). And for a kid watching, it would not only be a nice introduction to a great work of literature & gateway to the film, but it’s themes & conflicts could be the right kind of challenging. Oddly enough, the adaptation I like least is the 2018 one. I don’t hate it- I just don’t feel like it added much that the other adaptations didn’t already offer. The dark tone, I felt, was handled better in the 78 film, and the further exploration of characters and backstory was better explored in the 99 series. I am grateful that it’s gotten people talking about WSD again, though, and there are some neat things in it, like I thought the voice actor for Woundwort did a real good job, and I’m a sucker for ANY version of sweet lil Fiver

I prefered the 2018 version. I loved how they made the villain.

Bigwig was my personal favorite

I actually enjoyed the 2018 version sure is nothing like the original but the acting and the cgi animation is great

@vukkoprivica7046

Жыл бұрын

That's why I love it The animation,voice acting and music

I like the 2018 better. The animation at the start is beautiful.

3:57, thats awsome, they showed blood in the animated series intended for kids. It gives hope that kids don't have to be sheltered all their lives.

I watched the original and Netflix. It really isn’t bad. It gave us more characters and expanded the story. It made the final boss rabbit a bigger reason to be terrifying. And also the soundtrack, the does singing was epic

Seems that there's only three types of people in the comments section. Those that watched and enjoyed the 2018 version (having this as their first watership down experience) and never read the book or watch the 1978 version leading to unbiased positive opinion. Those that watched the 1978 version in their childhood (old AF) and have the rose tinted nostalgia goggles super glued to there face hating any part of a different adaptation that changes how they remember it from their childhood. Those that read the Watership Down novel first and hated all the animated adaptations that deviated from the original source. Though to be fair the source novels of any series are always better than there adaptations.

@kabxksb

5 жыл бұрын

I saw the 1978 version from a very young age and it impacted me so much back then because I love animals and their whole world and characters were just perfection to me. I didnt read the novel until 13 and I regret not being able to read it earlier as I loved it so much and it just gave me a deeper understanding of the world and respect for the film. I only watched the TV show once or twice, it didnt live up to the book or film but it was harmless, and being young I thought it was okay at best. Didnt like Blackberry being female and I prefered the film's semi-realistic but beautiful animation and backgrounds. I watched the first two episodes of the 2018 version and I didnt like it. The changes they made were unnecessary or confusing and it just failed IMO. I understand they had no budget and its not going to be Disney level of animation but I just couldnt feel connected to it. For something that could do more development in terms of story and characters as they have more runtime than the 1978 and yet they focus on all the wrong parts, its sad. I wish it was better, but I knew in this day and age it wouldnt hold up. I will stick with the novel and film thank you, but the BBC get a clap for trying.

@Al_Rey

5 жыл бұрын

I watched the 1978 version when I was a kid and I still loved the 2018 version. To be honest the 1978 version had bored me a little before...

@onman14

5 жыл бұрын

Watched the Netflix/BBC version first and then the movie. I enjoyed them both. Is reading the full book still worth it if I know what's going to happen?

@iceAJ-gh6ou

5 жыл бұрын

Brendan Gallagher I’m a big fan of the book, still currently reading it too. I never saw the one before the Netflix version, so no opinion on that one. I’ve seen lots of the old movie, just never the whole thing. I saw one episode of the 2018 one and there was a loooot wrong, still entertaining though. Edit: finished the Netflix adaption, and honestly I liked it. There’s a lot that’s incorrect and I’m sad they left out some of my favorite characters (Pipkin). I was also really disappointed that they really skipped over and kinda brushed aside Cowslip’s warren. I loved that part in the book and I always sad to see that it only lasted around 7-10 minutes really. They could’ve made that much better. However, all in all I do recommend watching it, but I’d highly suggest reading the book first!

@SentaiYamaneko

5 жыл бұрын

I've seen (and read) all 4 versions. I loved them all. Each of them was good in their own way. My first was the cartoon, then I read the book for English class, then I saw the movie out of curiosity, then the Netflix series.

It's hilarious how both of the cartoons had ample time to be something good but the movie just under 2 hours still manages to be the best. -In the original nothing was held back from the audience, the scenes were drawn beautifully, animation flowed well at times (the rabbits running animation), music was phenomenal, and major characters were developed even with the limited runtime. -In the cartoon it seems more childish and toned down, everything is more colorful (the backgrounds look good too), and the rabbits look less like real ones and more like a Disney type style. Truthfully I haven't watched this series so I can't say much about character development. -In the BBC adaptation the palette is so dark and monochromatic every scene the characters are in it's either brown or gray, like literally watching this video I could barely tell what was going on, the brightness of the movie and cartoon kept my attention. some characters motivations and actions were swapped and given to minor characters, the cgi was absolute crap, like the textures were ok but the characters movements were so robotic and unnatural, putting aside the fact the character look less like rabbits and more like hares.

@kabxksb

5 жыл бұрын

Literally the only opinion true Watership Down fans should have 😂 Jk, everyone has an opinion blah blah blah but everything you say is true. The original is the best, the TV show was okay? I guess? But 2018 version could have been SOOOO much more but it didnt take the risks it needed and focus was on the wrong things

@MrSv46

Ай бұрын

Well, what can I say? 1978: I completely agree, the original is the coolest because of the characters and atmosphere. I read the book just recently, and the '78 movie conveyed the book. 1999-2001: I did not watch the cartoon series, only individual episodes found on the Internet. I didn’t like the drawing of the characters; when I saw Drummer, it seemed to me that in front of me was a lion with long ears. Everything is too childish. 2018: Why do people criticize the miniseries??? Better say thank you for the new film adaptation. Yes, Bigwig is too angry and Hazel is doubting herself. But this is a new attempt to film a great book. And I liked this attempt. P.S. The romance in the series was not superfluous.

1978 is the BEST ONE!!! :D :D Actually the dislike of the 2018 one is what made me begin rereading the book for the first time in 9 years! Happily, it's even more fantastic than I remember!

Man I love how they absoluted gutted my favorite character Bigwig in the 2018 one :,)

I never even knew they'd remade this, let alone twice. And I can't imagine why. The 78 version is awesome. Amazing animation, voiced by brilliant actors, with beautiful music. It's just untouchable.

the animation style and audio quality of the 1978 film make it terrifying. I always found this film so scary because of the way it was animated, so the newer ones don’t have quite the same impact on me

I think that the 1999-2001 was a great way to introduce younger children to watership down

I think the 1999-2001 needs more love it's not that bad I'm my opinion

I love the 2018 versio QoQ

1978: The original story. So dark and mostly on point accourding to the book 1999-2001: Cartoonish, less violent, child-friendly but the characters and story was interesting due to the character developments throughout the whole seasons 2018: It's because i've watched the original version and the series version, i didn't found the 3D version in 2018 much appealing. But compare to the original one, i had to admit there's some detailed part which is not foound in both '78 movie and 99' series

Honestly guys, I wouldn't complain about how the 1999 series was toned down; THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT! I'm 28 years old, and I find the movie disturbing, so they wanted the TV series to be toned down and more kid-friendly. Not to mention, the novel was a children's novel, so I think it's very appropriate.

I honestly don’t understand how people hate the 2018 one, it literally adds so much detail to the story and doesn’t rush the story it goes slowly and steadily and it’s great

I haven't watched the earlier versions yet, but I'm open to learn where to watch the 1978 version. I have just watched the 2018 miniseries, and I liked it. I'm interested to see how the opinion changes when I watch the 1978 or read the book.

@lordshardik

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Read the book, it's awesome!

@VideoGameAnimationStudy

5 жыл бұрын

You can get the 78 version on DVD, though it's not the best conversion. I've started reading the book. Thoroughly recommend

@rac1equalsbestgame853

5 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameAnimationStudy then, where can I get the novel? I'm more interested in the novel than 78 movie. Thanks.

1978 version is classic to the book

Frith is the Norse god of fertility; very fitting for rabbits to worship

@Cooley66

4 жыл бұрын

Leah Welscher You mean Frej/Frö. I doubt it’s supposed to be the same god.

@dryocampa

3 жыл бұрын

Frith is just the sun in Lapine language.

Film is a classic. 1999-2001 version holds a special place in my heart as I loved it as a child and it got me to read the book. 2018 version utter and complete shite hated the whole Clover bullshit. If you have to make a love story at least stick with the pairings in the book like the 1999-2001 TV show did bar the name change don't make a nothing character the whole bloody show.

@marvinsomnambulence3786

5 жыл бұрын

Vicky Rutherford Can I just go ahead and add on about Clover? The miniseries’ changes were tolerable to me, but the fact that they changed the scene where Hazel got shot infuriated me. Fiver was supposed to find Hazel to show how close they are as brothers, not Clover. It just- ugh. also why was the black rabbit changed to be a female? that was a stupid change too imo

@vickyrutherford3695

5 жыл бұрын

+Sunny “The Kitty” Bunny That really bugged me to it showed the strong brotherly bond but nope crappy made up love story. Also hated she got the famous line humans wont rest until they have destoryed the world. Stop stealing Fivers thunder.

@Em0Dem0

5 жыл бұрын

2018 IS THE BEST ONE!!

@kabxksb

5 жыл бұрын

@@Em0Dem0 I hope you are joking

@ssffe529

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. I'm sticking to the 1978 version. It had balls and stuck more with the book even if it wasn't much.

Order of Goodness 1978 2018 2001 (they really did water this down ;)

I will give a quick opinion of each one in my order from my favorite and less favorite: 2018: Yes, visually it could have looked better. A nice adaptation, with some changes, some for good and some for bad. However it manages to shape the story very well and things like Hyzenthlay's relationship with Holly were very good. But i don't forgive the removal of the boi Pipkin . 1999: Very childish an very much on his own. Woundword went from being a somewhat tragic character to just the villain thay our heroes must defeat, and oh man, what a disappointment his defeat. Weed-Rabbit-guy summons the reaper, (Yes, here are a LOT of magic things like this) because yes, Inle couldn't do his job withouth being summoned (¿¿¿¿????) And bam! All solved, fuck the message and the tension of the battle in the book :D. Anyway, it's worth giving it a chance, at least the characters have each one a lot of personality. 1978: Haha, rabbits dying, how disturbing, so scary!. I felt it was boring and it goes so fast, but visually it's terryfingly cool and the beggining part art style was my favorite.

The 1978 one is my favorite.

Out of the three film adaptions, I liked the 2018 one the best, the original film coming in second place, and the 1999-2001 just appeared - to me, anyway, perhaps not to you and that's fine - like a bunch of childish, amateur bull (I guess I'm just not into that kinda kid-friendly stuff, sorry.) Although I assume the reason I enjoyed 2018's adaption so much was that I was one of those people who saw that one first. I had both the first book and Tales laying around, but I didn't really feel so motivated to read them, until I had seen the 2018 series. Now I'm reading the books though, and personally I think it's silly to pluck feathers over these films when there's a perfectly good book to read.

@esmetheexpressohyena9337

4 жыл бұрын

That is because it was trying to appeal to young children ,that is why they had to tone it down.

I find it interesting that all three adaptations depicted General Woundwort with a blind, white left eye. Been a while since I reread the book, but as I recall, the original novel never stated that something was wrong with one of Woundwort's eyes. (If I'm wrong, please correct me, and give the chapter/page number from the book that proves me wrong. Thanks!)

I loved the new comparison, now after I watched the whole series of Watership Down; it wasn’t as good as the animated movie or series.

@VideoGameAnimationStudy

5 жыл бұрын

I really liked the visual depictions of places in the new one, like Efrafa, but its animation really was dreadful overall.

@marvelfanatic9535

5 жыл бұрын

Dan Root: Video Game Animation Study I agree

@marvelfanatic9535

5 жыл бұрын

Dan Root: Video Game Animation Study and I didn’t like that Clover found Hazel rather than Fiver, I felt it was too cliched and I wish they showed how Hazel and Fiver had a remarkable brotherly bond and Richard Adams showed love isn’t always romance

the new one is amazing! I loved it!

I saw the origional film as a child and never really remembered much about it (other then some terrifying parts) but recently I watched the new series and I liked it the way it was but I decided I wanted to find and re-watch the original. And I did. Now that I'm older and not phased by the images that scared me as a child I can appreciate the film and truly see how good it is. I am on the hunt for the book so I can read it and see the original story that inspired the film :)

when are we gonna get fireship up?

2018 favs!!

I don't know what everyone has against the mini series, I liked it. I liked the 10,000 enemies cover (?) near the end. I love them all, but the mini series was the first one I saw aside from the book.

The original is still the best. the new ones just nothing like the books there are so many things they missed out and added that ruined the whole thing , like strawberry was changed to a girl and the rabbits don't escape on the boat .. Its not gory enough for me and I hate the storyline , if your going to remake a classic movie then at least look at the book and know the storyline . also bigwigs shown to be aggressive all the time in the new one , i know he's a hot head but he isn't always like that .. Also the rabbits look like hares

@fermintenava5911

5 жыл бұрын

1) Why is changing Strawberry "ruining the whole thing", when they clearly say why that's the problem with that? 2) Why does "making it gory" make it better? The 1978 movie was gory at like three points. 3) They rarely missed out on things in the 2018 version - most what they show was in the book in some capacity, and what they added felt not really out of place.

@jadezdemon6665

5 жыл бұрын

@@fermintenava5911 i didn't say changing strawberry was the bad thing and I also said its not gory enough for me . if your going to do something do it right and also because Strawberry's a girl it changes the storyline completely because not having females was the whole reason they went to the farm and its just more of a love story than anything .

@sirdragonmoon7092

5 жыл бұрын

@@fermintenava5911 the gore in the first movie made many scenes more impacting, not for the sake of gore but for showing the true way the rabbits perceived the world and the problem with strawberry also relies on how rather than going for that scene of brotherhood they went for cliche romance.

@lordshardik

5 жыл бұрын

I was a little disappointed in some of the plot changes because they removed some of my favorite parts of the book, but I will say this in defense of the 2018 series: I think it was actually no less violent than the book. The only thing I can think of where it deviated from the violence of the book is that the film didn't focus as much on the imagery that the book describes when Bigwig is caught in the snare. However, if you're watching it with the knowledge of what happens in the book, you know in your head what's going on without it having to zoom in on Bigwig's neck. It's not like they removed that stuff from the scene, it's just not as apparent because they use a long shot instead of a close-up.

@fermintenava5911

5 жыл бұрын

@@jadezdemon6665 It doesn't change the storyline that much. In this movie, they made the point that one female alone wasn't enough and would lead to discord and heavy fights, so they want to the farm to get more. In the book, they made the same point after they got Clover - that was the reason why they still felt the need to go to Efrafa. Even with these two, they'd have to go for more does anyway - otherwise they'd have to deal with massive incest. But they helped themselves by letting Clover get captured, so the mission in Efrafa had even more urgency. That's a change in the storyline, but it's still good screenwriting.

I didn’t even know there was a second one

@GenoGirlUndertalefan1

5 жыл бұрын

That was the tv series back in 1999

@plasild1974

3 жыл бұрын

You haven't lost anything

@Evilriku13

3 жыл бұрын

@@plasild1974 jsut cuz it differenciates from the novel doesn't make it bad per se. Actually added some character to some of the rabbits through some of the filler episodes and made some of the lesser focused on more of a character that way. But yeah, its the less gruesome, even some of the political stuff is downplayed but its still enjoyable :/

I prefered the 1978 version

Adore this movie!... This is my favorite rabbit movie because it shows how rabbits real life is... 👍🐰

The 1978 animated version was made around the same time as Ralph Bakshi's animated "Lord of the Rings" and shares a couple of the same voice actors -- notably John Hurt (Hazel/Aragorn) and Michael Graham Cox (Bigwig/Boromir)

I love the opening sequence of the 2018 adaptation but other than that the animation is really desaturated? I don't know it could be just me (I also think the 1999-2001 one is a little too saturated)

@elizaspringean1214

5 жыл бұрын

Northflower omg I never expected to see you here Northflower I normally see you in the comment sections of Warriors MAPs oof

@inarasart

4 жыл бұрын

Norhflower!!!!

@inarasart

4 жыл бұрын

i also love warriors and watership

Happy 45th Anniversary

I like the 2018 version, i never watched the 1978 ver. But I know the deaths and that scared the shit out of me, but I like the story.

The tv show was my fav

1999-2001 the best. Hands down. PS. There is actually quite a bit of blood in a couple of scenes, so it's not 100% bloodless/goreless... ;)

@haninaction2754

Жыл бұрын

So it's actually a appropriate for kids than adult tv series which one there's no considering to death of those Rabbits

The 2001 and 2018 may not have been as good as the 1978 one, but at least they were both less violent.

What's the name of the song???

Not gonna lie but am I the only one who prefers the 2018 one?

Wirklich mega tolles Video das ist schon etwas länger mein Lieblings Fim🐰🐇

Where’s Did You Gets The Soundtrack Matt Skuta?

I appreciate the 'turn of the century' Watership down more now.

The movie has the best style and animation, but the 1999 series has waay better character design than wither toe movie or the netflix series. As someone who read the book, I think that the netflix series is the one to watch, as it's most faithful, and has the best voice acting by FAR. Just don't bother with the 1999 series, It's so cartoony and dumbed down that it might as well be called a pastiche. The tone is just so different from the source material

If the 1978 would ever be on TV, it would get a TV-MA rating although it’s a PG-rated film.

@tailsprowerfan2729

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was rated G back then

Enjoyed all 3, and honestly love them all! But if I had to rank em... 1) the 1999 series. The characters are fleshed out here and I can easily tell who's who. They made alot of changes, but honestly I liked the changes (such as blackberry being a girl so champion has a love interest) season 2 was pointless though, and almost completely skippable. My favorite version, though it didn't win by to much. 2) the miniseries. I have trouble telling some of the characters apart, (blue bell holly, hawkbit and dandelion all look the same. As well as EVERY efrafan comander ) But it still comes second as at least I can tell half of them apart. They did a good job with keeping the tension in action scenes, although it could've used some more calm scenes. Kehar is an asshole, which bugs me. Tge hazel x clover thing is stupid... i prefer hazel x primrose like from the series. And i want more campion. It exceeded my expectations though, and isn't nearly as bad as I expected. It's actually quite good. 3) the original 1978 movie. I cannot tell who anyone is except bigwig, woundwort and fiver. Everyone else is just "the brown one" or "the other brown one" and this is honestly the main reason I dislike it. I like that it has fire, as it keeps it realistic, and I've always loved how watership down feels so real. The animation works perfectly for the story and atmosphere (even though the rabbits designs dont). Bright eyes is still my jam. It's been awhile since I watched this, because I honestly can't get past the awful character design. I'm a character designer myself, so it just bothers me I guess... pretty much everything else works great though! I'd actually love to see this one reanimated (IN 2D!!!)

Loved the book

Well done

I miss Pipkin though

What’s the background music call?

Was 0:46 a deleted scene or a combination from another episode? I have checked the episode on KZread and another website yet still can't seem to find it

@MatthewSkuta

2 жыл бұрын

I might have pulled it from the trailer

I liked the 2018 one..

1987 is the best guys ño refuse

@VideoGameAnimationStudy

5 жыл бұрын

*1978 😉

bellissima la storia.

@Matteo-gk4mw

4 жыл бұрын

È vero. Il romanzo è un grande capolavoro. E ho amato tutte le trasposizioni (la serie animata del 1999/2001, un po' di meno).

2018 💪

I like the 1999 show and Netflix versions better than the movie

the 2018 is the best and when bigwid, dont know how to spell it, acted dead when he almost got ran over my heart dropped!

what's the song?

Woundwort in 78 was extremely More op than other ones

Is Watership Down 2018 No Blood?

Book was the best. The 1999 cartoon introduced me to it and I loved it as a kid. 1978 was great, but a little too gory compared to source material. 2018 made terrible changes which lead no nowhere and turned Adams' story into trivial Hollywood-like... thing.

@Unifoseum

5 жыл бұрын

Phea7 i hate how people are so sensitive to blood.

@Phea7

5 жыл бұрын

@@Unifoseum Umm, I don't mind blood itself, my problem was that this level of goriness wasn't faithful to the original book.

@VideoGameAnimationStudy

5 жыл бұрын

@@Phea7 What I find interesting is Martin Rosen, who directed the original movie, helped produce the '99 series, which had some big changes too.

There's more than 2??? Good I feel old now lmao Also at the beginning of the video, the bunnies eating the grass in the first panel legit look like a bunch of Plushtraps xd (Unless it's just my phone being a bit blurry again)

The rabbits don't live in groups!