![]() There is a dinosaur season with a female Green - years after this movie. Interestingly, there was talk of Tommy being female if there was a sequel.Then there's Zack - Asian and with a serious personality, bringing to mind Zack's successor Adam more than Zack himself.(Most notably, we have a ne'er-do-well who will become Red recruiting a Black and Nerdy kid who will become Blue they're more Conner and Ethan than Jason and Billy from the start!) In particular, many noted that the apparent set-up of some high school misfits playing with ancient dinosaur artifacts and becoming Rangers reflects, appropriately enough, Power Rangers: Dino Thunder. ![]() Adding any sort of more complex backstory would make them seem more like any of the (literally) hundreds of other Power Rangers. Sort of inevitable in that the original characters didn't have much in the way of backstory or personality beyond their base stereotypes.Badass in Distress: All five of them are briefly tied to the side of a boat by Rita.Unlike the classic helmets, they use a more abstract representation of the animals, with the Red Ranger being the only one that looks mostly unchanged. Animal Motifs: As in the original show, the Rangers' helmets incorporate the design of their Zord animals.They're a bit more fleshed out here, each facing their own personal issues to bond as a team. Adaptation Personality Change: The original five Mighty Morphin Rangers weren't exactly given much in the way of personality beyond being noble and heroic do-gooders.The Zords have a more armored and imposing appearance compared to the original show.Billy ends up No Selling a head-butt from a bully because of it. Obviously, the Rangers have never really been wimps, but in this version, they are physically enhanced by the Power Coins even before they morph.This movie has them all be outcasts or otherwise with some personal demons they are trying to deal with, and don't really know each other well before becoming Rangers. Adaptational Angst Upgrade: The original MMPR team were all fairly straight-laced high schoolers (who were all fairly popular with their peers) doing loads of charity work, working with kids to build their esteem and they were all close friends long before they became Rangers.Zordon, christening the new generation of RangersĪ team of superheroes formed from five ordinary high school students who inherit the Power Coins of the previous Earth Power Rangers by finding them in a mining quarry, and are tasked by Zordon to stop Rita Replusa before she uncovers Earth's Zeo Crystal and uses its power to destroy all life on the planet.
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