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Originally Posted by Den-O

Why even bother to base this movie on the original series at all? Why not just go with totally original characters and concepts instead of taking notable ones and running them through the hollywood blockbuster blender until they appear totally unrecognizable? I just don't get it anymore. If this is supposed to be a movie for "fans" then it should have at least taken what they've seen before into consideration. At this point it seems only the ranger suits have done that and that's still a pretty big stretch to me.

The biggest reason is likely the nostalgia factor. Without being (arguably) tied to the original series, I don't know how well generic "Power Rangers" with a new team, villain, and theme would sell. I've said before that this movie's Achilles heel will be its middle of the road approach: afraid to leave behind the original series, yet also wanting to create something new.

That being said, I honestly feel like this Alpha more closely resembles his original design than anything else we've seen so far.