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* '''Straight''': The novel ''Troper Dreams'' was set in TheFifties, but TheFilmOfTheBook changes it to TheEighties.

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* '''Straight''': The novel ''Troper Dreams'' was set in TheFifties, TheFifties in Birmingham, UK, but TheFilmOfTheBook changes it to TheEighties.TheEighties in Brooklyn, NY.

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* '''Enforced''': The [[ExecutiveMeddling executives]] insist on the setting being updated because they believe this will make the work more accessible.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The [[ExecutiveMeddling executives]] insist on the setting being updated because they believe this will make the work more accessible.accessible.
** The producers want to emphasize how the work's [[AnAesop core warning]] still applies these days instead of merely relying on ValuesResonance.

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* '''Subverted''': The film is set in the 80s. The '''18'''80s.
* '''Double Subverted''': That scene was AllJustADream, and the film is actually set in the 1980s.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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The film is set in the 80s. The '''18'''80s.
** The Best Seller''Troper Dreams (UK)'' was set in the TheFifties, whereas the film is based on the lesser known ''[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Troper Dreams (US)]]''.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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That scene was AllJustADream, and the film is actually set in the 1980s.1980s.
** Which was set during TheGreatDepression.
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* '''Exaggerated''': The original was set in the Stone Age, but the film changes it to 2010s London.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The original was set in the Stone Age, but the film changes it to 2010s 2020s London.

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* '''Justified''': The film adaptation turns out to also be a sequel to the book set several decades later.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The film adaptation turns out to also be a sequel to the book set several decades later.later.
** The novel (released 1957) only stated that it took place during the last occurrence of the "elfstedentocht". the film (released 1987) translated that as the 1986 race.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???The film adaptation turns out to also be a sequel to the book set several decades later.

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* '''Justified''': ???



* '''Averted''': The year remains the same throughout both versions.



* '''Enforced''': The [[ExecutiveMeddling executives]] insist on the setting being updated because they believe this will make the work more accessible.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The year remains the same throughout both versions.
* '''Enforced''': The [[ExecutiveMeddling executives]] insist on the setting being updated because they believe this will make the work more accessible.accessible.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
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* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': The main character walks through the city in a 1950s dress while a MisterSandmanSequence of the 80s is going on.

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* '''Parodied''': The main character walks through the city in a 1950s dress while a MisterSandmanSequence of the 80s is going on.on.
* '''Enforced''': The [[ExecutiveMeddling executives]] insist on the setting being updated because they believe this will make the work more accessible.
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'''Basic Trope''': A work gets its time period updated when adapted.
* '''Straight''': The novel ''Troper Dreams'' was set in TheFifties, but TheFilmOfTheBook changes it to TheEighties.
* '''Exaggerated''': The original was set in the Stone Age, but the film changes it to 2010s London.
* '''Downplayed''': The novel was set in 1956, but the film sets it a year later.
* '''Inverted''': The novel was set in the 80s, but the film changes it to the 50s.
* '''Subverted''': The film is set in the 80s. The '''18'''80s.
* '''Double Subverted''': That scene was AllJustADream, and the film is actually set in the 1980s.
* '''Averted''': The year remains the same throughout both versions.
* '''Parodied''': The main character walks through the city in a 1950s dress while a MisterSandmanSequence of the 80s is going on.

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