Dragonball Evolution Screenwriter Apologises to Fans

Dragonball Evolution

Even the most tolerant of people, Gandhi and Mother Theresa included, would find it hard to make excuses for just how bad Dragonball Evolution turned out to be. It was a whitewashed, watered down mess that was only made to capitalise on the name with little to no interest in fan service from the people behind it.

One of the people behind it, its screenwriter, Ben Ramsey, has just publicly apologised for what a mess the whole thing was and his involvement in particular.

Speaking to The Dao of Dragonball, Ramsey was brutally honest:

“I knew that it would eventually come down to this one day. Dragonball Evolution marked a very painful creative point in my life. To have something with my name on it as the writer be so globally reviled is gut wrenching. To receive hate mail from all over the world is heartbreaking. I spent so many years trying to deflect the blame, but at the end of the day it all comes down to the written word on page and I take full responsibility for what was such a disappointment to so many fans. I did the best I could, but at the end of the day, I ‘dropped the dragon ball.’

“I went into the project chasing after a big payday, not as a fan of the franchise but as a businessman taking on an assignment. I have learned that when you go into a creative endeavor without passion you come out with sub-optimal results, and sometimes flat out garbage. So I’m not blaming anyone for Dragonball but myself. As a fanboy of other series, I know what it’s like to have something you love and anticipate be so disappointing.

“I hope I can make it up to you by creating something really cool and entertaining that you will like and that is also something I am passionate about. That’s the only work I do now.”

Fair play to him: he knows he dropped the ball and pissed off a lot of people in the process. He could have very easily shied away from an admission and defended his work, but he acknowledged that he can do better and that the fans deserved better, too.

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