• Ziglin (it/they)@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          On seeing this design twice makes me question where it comes from. Did somebody make an illustration for the books or how did this happen?

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            4 months ago

            The design for the robot itself comes from the 2005 (not the 1981) movie. (trailer - Marvin appears at ~1:10)

            But if you mean this particular style of image with this font and such, that I don’t know - perhaps some stickers or tshirts or such became popular to share, it does look nice:-).

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                4 months ago

                Was the 1981 better than the newer one? I mean, still none of the movies come close to the sheer poetry of the book, but as far as a movie goes, is the former at all worth watching?