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>>Alongside the director change, the film underwent extensive revisions in both its narrative and character development.
Decided to actually rewatch the trailers just to see how "much" changed. The original trailer basically gave the impression that the story was essentially a reverse of the Tezuka's manga Wonder 3. For those not familiar with the manga, W3 was essentially about how three aliens come to Earth to "judge" our species and decide if the human race was worth exterminating or had the potential to become a peaceful race.
Honestly, I wasn't too impressed with the story. Where Elio differs is that Elio is mistaken for Earth's leader and brought before the intergalactic council as the defendent of a trial where Earth is being judged for some yet-to-be-declared crime. And fearing for his life, adopts the position.
If I was to speculate on the "message", it could be about how parents have responsibilities and commitments that require them spend time away from their kids, NOT because they don't love them but, because there are bigger problems in the world (From paying bills to fighting people that could kill them).
However the new trailers for Elio is
LITERALLY AND UNIRONICALLY Shark Tale, except with the "twist" that Elio wants to be abducted in the first place because life on Earth "sucks", and the aliens comply because "
he's a dreamer".
Also, there's vore bait in the new trailer.