The Legend of Zelda–The Movie
Do a search on the Internet Movie Database, and you’ll make a happy yet ultimately disappointing discovery. There are over a dozen results for The Legend of Zelda! You’ll see the Japanese version of the title, Zeruda no densetsu, which literally means Zelda’s Legend.
And you might think, as I did, “Is there really a Japanese movie version of the popular video game series licensed by Nintendo and created by genius Shigeru Miyamoto in 1986? They actually have a whole series of movies I didn’t know about?”
(Of course, I then linked my brain to Wikipedia, just to be sure that I got my facts straight.)
But as it turns out, there are no genuine Legend of Zelda movies. Then why, you might ask, was it listed on the Internet Movie Database? It’s the same reason why TV shows are listed in the same database. It’s like buying a pair Nike shoes, only to realize that you just bought a pair of fakes. See if you can tell the difference:
(I think Nickel-brand shoes actually cost a nickel per shoe to make. Nike is actually a bit more respectable, paying their workers about 35 cents per shoe.)
And that’s why we should support movies. They are the real thing. The genuine article of life’s experiences. In comparison, video games and TV shows are the “off-brand” version of movies. We buy into them, thinking we’re going to get the same movie-like experience. But the experience usually falls apart like a cheap pair of Nickel Air shoes.
For all of our sakes, I hope the folks at the Internet Movie Database will someday be able to recognize The Legend of Zelda as a genuine movie, and not just as a knock-off sub-category.
One can only dream. . . .
P.S.: Be sure to read about who should play Ganon in the Zelda Movie!
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