A lot of what you described often annoys me as well. It also really annoys me when details are changed when a book is adapted for film or TV, like the over-emphasis of combat in the Hobbit movies, or the aging up of many characters in Game of Thrones. When I first watch the show I was like "Why is Catelyn so old? In the first book, she is, like, 28?!"
I'm also sick of people injecting "gritty realism" into everything. If I want gritty realism I'll watch the news, thank you very much. That's why I like things like Final Fantasy. They can deal with mature themes without sacrificing the stylized visuals and over-the-top elements (except Type-0 which had gritty realism leaking from every orifice).
I'm also sick of people injecting "gritty realism" into everything. If I want gritty realism I'll watch the news, thank you very much. That's why I like things like Final Fantasy. They can deal with mature themes without sacrificing the stylized visuals and over-the-top elements (except Type-0 which had gritty realism leaking from every orifice).
