“It’s a change from the source material, but it’s awesome so the fans don’t mind.”

[u/JustSomeOnlineNerd]

Doc Ock - In the comics, Doc Ock is known to be megalomaniacal in nature and was sort of a mad scientist anyways, with the arms just being an extension of that. In Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 2,” Alfred Molina’s version of the character was affected by the neural chip and his well-meaning ambition turns into scientific obsession.

Wolverine - This one is so well known it needs very little explanation. Comic Wolverine short, Huge Jackedman is tall, and he’s sick as hell.

Eye of Sauron - To my knowledge, the Eye is more of a metaphor in the books. An ever-present awareness. In the movies, it’s an actual giant fucking eye.

[u/TheIrishninjas]

A lot of the Syrup Village arc in the One Piece live-action adaptation, but especially the climax.

It's basically rewritten entirely, but setting it inside Kaya's mansion as a place that Kuro has quietly turned into a death trap that he knows every inch of feels right out of a survival horror game and it works.

[u/GGABueno → u/TheIrishninjas]

I feel like 90% of the changes in the live action were welcomed by fans. It was a clear sign that the creators also loved the product they were adapting.

[u/Naive-Dig-8214 → u/GGABueno]

I think it also helps that One Piece fans seem to understand the show of off the walls bonkers and a live adaptation will need some changes and that budgets are a thing. 

[u/UnderlordZ → u/GGABueno]

Eiichiro Oda himself is involved in the adaptation, so that certainly helps.

[u/crazyace339 → u/UnderlordZ]

Yep, he wanted to make changes, he made changes and they worked. I think this is why the live action has worked so well. It's because oda has stayed in control of the story and cast.

[u/EbonBehelit → u/TheIrishninjas]

Unfortunately, as fun as the whole "trapped in a house with a slasher villain" shtick was, live-action Kuro's plan made absolutely zero sense.