Doom and gloom

Seems like modern day cinema can't survive without franchises, every studio wants to have its own ''Harry potter'' in order to generate a shitload of money and milk the cow in the future. So it wasn't that weird when every god damn well known YA series were turned into movies and the 5th wave is the latest addition to the YA movies family and yeah it bombed, at least in the USA. So the question is, are YA adaptations doomed?? 

The thing about the dystopian genre (and any other YA fantasy adaptations) is that they all have the same damn cliches, nothing really new to add:

1- there is always a corrupted government or a bunch of assholes who control things.

2- There is always a chosen one, a Neo, someone who'll save the society from the ruling assholes. 

3- Teens are always fighting, a group of people who are still trying to deal with their hormones are trained to fight and kill like savages, fuck yeah.

4- A fucking love triangle with two hot leads and don't forget the abs. The society is fucked up but there is always time for a love triangle. In case of not having a love triangle, the chosen one will end up with a hot but emotionally fucked up dude. It's ok, love will make them survive. 

5- Adults are a bunch of assholes. Trust no one, Mulder. 

6- There is always a game or test that you will have to pass to determine your fucked up future.

7- The heroine always has self esteem issues, emotionally fucked up and so fucking boring.

When adopting a book into a movie, you are not targeting the fans of the books, you're targeting movie fans so you really have to make things interesting for them. What was so interesting about Tris?? A divergent is a normal person so why would you expect the people to give a fuck about a totally normal person living in a weird ass society?? The movie makers failed in making a connection between the characters and the audience so people didn't really give a fuck about the whole thing. Those who are making these adaptations aren't trying to add anything new to their movies so people aren't really that thrilled with these movie. Harry potter movies are interesting to watch, you could feel that those behind the movies knew what they were doing and who to choose to sit behind the chair and have a vision to make the movies work for both the fans and the audience so people went to see the movies without hesitating. 

But when you have different titles but with the same elements, people won't really give a fuck and movies like the giver are prime examples. The movie market is huge and there are a lot of movies to choose from and these movie don't really standout and aren't attractive enough for people to spend their hard earned money on. So is the YA genre dead ??? Well, if things keep going like this then yeah, pretty much. 

Shatter me, f*ck me,,,

It's been a while!! Had to make a lot of best of lists, tribute articles and of course work so I was really busy in the last couple of month. For some reason I though that reading The shatter me series would be a great idea especially after finding out that the series has some really solid rating on goodreads but boy did I regret it. That was the biggest ''Fuck you'' I've ever experienced. So what makes this series so bad?? Let's find out. 

1- I just didn't buy the world that they were living in..

So nature got pissed and decided to take revenge or something which led to this fucked up dystopian society,  it's like watching a poor sequel to the happening. 

I guess the author was inspired by things like Birdemic and the day after tomorrow. So ok lets say that the whole world got fucked by the environment, how did the establishment take over the world??? Nuclear power??? Robots?? angry birds??? No one knows.

Books like the hunger games and divergent made sure that the dystopian societies are small scale societies to make things make more sense and convincing. I didn't buy Mafi's world and that's a huge problem for a trilogy.  

2- The NWO aka the reestablishment 

So according to Mafi's dystopia there is a new world order, they are tough and ruthless motherfuckers who have no mercy at all.

 

Well, that was a cool idea but by god did Mafi ruin such a cool idea, instead we ended up with a group led by your stereotypical Asshole and the way they brought the NWO government down was pathetic and stupid. The hunger games made sure that we feel the wrath of the Capitol's government and so did books like 1984, they made you feel how strong and sadistic those regimes are but here??? What was supposed to be a hell of a regime who took over the fucking world got defeated so quickly in the most wtf way ever. As for their leader, Anderson he is the most generic evil guy you'll ever meet, all he needed was a cat and an evil laugh and I won't even talk about his issues with his son (more on that later). 

3- Nothing really happens 

We spent most of the first book in an asylum, then we went to an army's camp, Adam's house and that's it. In book two we spent most of the time underground and in book three we spent some valuable time in Warner's room and the army's facility. What about the rest of the country??? We didn't get to see how the world looks like, yeah yeah we got a hint here and there about where people live and stuff like that but most of the time they're either underground or any place with walls which made things boring and slow. 

4- The X- Men 

The idea of having superpowers was really interesting and meeting the people at Omega point was a great idea but it got ruined by the shitty love triangle. Focusing on omega point and it's characters might have been a greater idea and by god making Juliette the chosen one was sp stupid!! Mafi could have selected a different route and do something unique with Castle and his X- men but instead Mafi turned castle into an idiot and Juliette got to be our new messiah. The story didn't need a chosen one but hey it's a dystopian story so there must be a chosen one. Plus Juliette is like the worst chosen one I've ever seen but more on that later. 

5 - Juliette...

So you have a fucked up regime, a dying world, a group of mutant rebellions and some serious mental issues but instead of focusing on all of this we get to witness who Juliette wants to fuck. Who gives a shit??? Thing is there are people who give a shit about such fucked up things. Is it that important to have a boy friend??? Instead of focusing on her powers and shit we get to sit through Juliette's arguments with her emo boyfriend Adam who turned from a beloved person to one crazy abusive motherfucker, at some point I thought that he was on his way to join the dark side. 

And that's why I love Kenji because he was the only sane person in the whole trilogy, the world doesn't really revolve around Juliette and her hormones. And Aron, let's face it the guy is one mad motherfucker but somehow he turned out to be a good guy with some daddy issues, the way Mafi writes her characters is really disturbing and unstable. Most of Ignite me was wasted on Juliette and Aron's relation instead of focusing on their real mission which was destroying the reestablishment which made the whole thing feel unfocused and forced. And it's beyond me on how they trusted her to be their leader, she is in love with a maniac and she isn't stable at all and she is controlled by her hormones how would you trust her to lead you and take over the world and destroy the NWO??? How the fuck does this even make any sense???! And boy the way that she destroyed Anderson and his army, wow, Superman had to destroy a whole city to defeat General Zod which makes the reestablishment the most mediocre villains ever plus those who are around juliette are idiots for trusting her to lead the world but I guess at some point someone will realized that making her the leader is a huge mistake and that she should seek some professional help.