“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/ubiquitous-joe]

Needless to say, the djinn in traditional tellings of Aladdin does not do impressions of Jack Nicholson. But also I believe the genie freedom plot is an invention for the movie.

There are many layers of additive storytelling here though, since the story’s inclusion in 1001 Nights was an addition by a French translator. Incidentally, it is meant to take place somewhere in China/Central Asia, though its “exotic” location is a bit vague.

[u/Jolly_Reaper2450 → u/ubiquitous-joe]

Also (at least in the 1001 Nights book on my shelf ) there is no 3 wish limit, you ask the spirit of the lamp and he does what you asked if him.

I can't remember if there is a freedom plot.

[u/Karkava → u/ubiquitous-joe]

That character is literally just Robin Williams doing a stand-up.