‘The Sandman’ has conquered critics and audiences. The Netflix series that adapts the comics of the same name by Neil Gaiman is a success. With over 69 million hours viewed in the first three days, this TV drama starring Tom Sturridge marked a solid premiere that will no doubt have been a winner with subsequent word of mouth. And it is that among all the positive reactions stands out the satisfaction of the fans who came from the script, some faithful to the original work that have been undone in flattery towards Netflix production.
Many have highlighted the know-how of this series developed by Gaiman himself together with David S. Goyer and Allan Heinberg, emphasizing that its similarity with the pages of the comic is brutal. Now the official account of the series on Twitter wanted to show off a reliable adaptation by sharing a video in which one of the original cartoons is compared with what was transferred to the small screen. The scene in question involves the introduction of Death in the series along with the version of her in the pages, showing amazing accuracy when it comes to adapting the source material.
Played by Kirby Howell-Baptiste, who we saw in “The Good Place”; Death is one of the seven Eternals and is the sister of the protagonist, Dream / Morpheus who has often counted on her in times of crisis. Sturridge plays this character as the backbone of a very choral series whose first season is mainly based on “Preludes & Nocturnes” and “The Doll’s House”, comics in which Morpheus is captured through a ritual and remains trapped for a century. When he is finally freed, the king of the dream world sets out to restore a kingdom that has fallen into ruin during his absence.
See how the Death and Dream conversation in “The Sound of His Wings” is almost word-for-word adapted from the page. #TheSandman is now streaming, only active @Netflix. pic.twitter.com/Z6fbO7bwFL
? The Sandman (@Netflix_Sandman) August 9, 2022
* “How Morpheus and Morpheus’ conversation in ‘The Sound of Her Wings’ is adapted almost word for word from the comic.’ The Sandman ‘, now available on Netflix”.
Away from the DC universe
‘The Sandman’, which was born set in the world of DC, has removed all references to its Extended Universe. Gaiman himself explains it despite this comic “it started in the DC universe, then ended up finding its place. Her world got closer and closer to our world and it became less and less a world where costumed crime fighters flew around. “. In fact, this author explains that when the story ended up in the scripts, these “they already had their own style that had nothing to do with DC” therefore the series does not connect in any way with that universe.
Source: E Cartelera
