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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.

Sadly because then it wouldn't have a lot of brand recognition. Yes it would have the name Power Rangers, but going in a new and different direction wouldn't grab as many onlookers. If they use the Zyu/MMPR suits, mecha, and characters than the average person can immediately know and probably connect to it and have an interest. It sucks because I would have preferred some new fresh take on Power Rangers in general, not this generic "We found otherworldly powers and are heroes now" plot. But alas, in terms of business, Hollywood, and marketing/sales we were always bound to get this generic, uninspired, ugly looking film.