[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Powerman293

But I don't get the idea Hollywood could never make a good live action anime movie. Is it just that the people involved don't understand the source material? Is there something inherent in the anime medium that does not transfer to live action well? Because I can't think of anything in the typical Gundam show that couldn't be done in live action with CG.

It all comes down to money.
If they're afraid a property might fail (And since it'd be an adaptation of a work from another country, they certainly will), they'll do their best to try and make it succeed. They'll change what they think an American audience will like more ("Let's make Goku a high schooler instead of a wild child in the middle of the desert!"), they'll add, remove, or alter characters to make it more homogeneous to other popular films in the same genre, and they won't give it the budget it needs to depict what the anime, manga, or game does on a regular basis.
Suits will be redesigned (Or excluded altogether), the setting will become more American out of desperation, and ultimately, all they do is hope for a major flop to get a tax write off.