John Carter movie Copied hide armor? : V

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:51 pm

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg832/scaled.php?server=832&filename=hidearmorjladsk.png&res=medium

See what I mean?

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:53 am

If it was an accident, then they didn't copy it. And Skyrim didn't create the original design for Hide Armor, it's been around for awhile.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:46 pm

Not a nother "Skyrim copied "_______" or "________" copied Skyrim. They just end up as flame wars.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:31 pm

Not a nother "Skyrim copied "_______" or "________" copied Skyrim. They just end up as flame wars.

Hey, at least if one does happen it won't be as bad as a religious flame war. Those are pointless and go on forever.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:17 pm

Skyrim uses genuine real world influences in alot of it's aesthetics. It's a good thing, keeps the series grounded.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:07 pm

I just made a doo doo, that's usually a bad sign =/.

Anyways, no to the copy part.
Leaving it at that.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:54 pm

When was the movie released, and when was Skyrim released?

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:20 pm

Hey, at least if one does happen it won't be as bad as a religious flame war. Those are pointless and go on forever.

True. So far the responses look ok. Hope it does blow up haha.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:16 pm

haha

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:45 pm

When was the movie released, and when was Skyrim released?

True. So far the responses look ok. Hope it does blow up haha.

gungho1,
It was released recently this year, whilst skyrim was released last year.

And Xayne, agreed. Let's hope it doesn't =P

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:32 pm

I am guessing that a film with a lot of CGI in it was probably done filming a year or more ago.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:56 pm

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DwEg2kuG-_8/TyLwllcRYII/AAAAAAAAADE/nOVhm8y14-4/s1600/dolph-lundgren%2B1.jpg

1987 ^^

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:53 am

So neither could have copied each other.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:37 am

I thought Skyrim stole it from Conan.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:11 pm

Hardly a new design.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:19 pm

Ok, it just looked strikingly similar.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:39 pm

That movie looks stupid...

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:09 pm

In short - no.

Hide armour has been around since people figured out how to make ... err ... armour ... out of .... erm ... hides.

Might ask if your local baker copied our much beloved game by baking ... you guessed it ... bread. After all, does not Skyrim have bread?

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:50 pm

Hey, at least if one does happen it won't be as bad as a religious flame war. Those are pointless and go on forever.

But my Lord Sheogorath loves their chaos! Do you dare question the Madgod?!

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:04 pm

It's a pretty generic armour to be honest. I bet you could find another dozen similar fantasy armours if you really wanted to

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:08 pm

The Swords and Sandals movies of the 50s and 60s used that kind of armor too. Same with many swords and sorcery B movies of the 80s. It is cheap and looks "cool".

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:02 am

Well the movie armor is very close to the description in the books which were written in 1912, and I don't think the movie ones have all the extra hide hanging down, but up top it looks the same, which is what I thought when I saw the trailer.

In the book it is described basically as leather straps cross-crossing the back and attaching in from to a metal disc over the sternum and heart..... The higher status the warrior the more highly ornate and stylized the whole get-up.

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:25 pm

it's a pretty typical nordic/ancient style garb, sorry, no copying of a thing that's real, these arguments make me laugh haha

» Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:55 pm

Things happened before Skyrim, and Skyrim was influenced by things that influenced the costume designers of that film

Why does everything have to be a big linear internet conspiracy to steal from that or rip off this? Jeez