• hansl@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    They’re both products of their times. The squid made sense in a time where comic books weren’t as grounded as they are today.

    Also a squid makes more sense when you actually foreshadow a squid. The movie would have had to shoehorn that in through the plot and that would have been a mess.

    It was cleaner. Different medium, different capabilities.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t see how foreshadowing improves anything. Ozy explaining his bizarre and horrible plan and then revealing it’s already happened is a wonderful moment. Knowing it’s going to happen before it does would ruin it.

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        11 months ago

        Foreshadowing the squid is well done in the comics and does not change the reveal. You should read it if you haven’t.

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          11 months ago

          I’ve read it many times but I’m sure I missed 90% of the meaning. Just seemed like people want it to be telegraphed when I assumed the novel ending was intentionally shocking and weird.