I think I'm going to hate it

They finally made a movie of Neil Gaiman's Stardust. now I know why readers complain when their favorite becomes cinema. I think I'm going to hate it. It doesn't feel like Neil Gaiman. The preview makes it look like a fantasy/action film. It's the next Pirates of the Caribbean, when it should be a macabre modern fairy tale.
On top of that, the movie, as the book, centers around the male human adventurer. Nowhere in the previews and poster does it mention the actor's name. DeNiro and Pfeiffer? I'm scared at how awful this movie could be. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it will be unlike the preview says. Claire Danes could be its saving grace.

Darth Vader and Lancelot du Lac – kindred spirits

Lancelot of the Lake is the original Vader (prophesied to bring peace to the kingdom, yet his son Galahad is the real deal). He mysteriously enters Arthurian legend. He was orphaned, then raised by women, and is clumsy with a horse. He is destined to give in to passion and betray his king. Though he will in time repent and spend his last days as a hermit, the damage is already done.
I see a lot of similarities there, though Vader is the Black Knight of the Modern Age. Lancelot, to my knowledge, is always portrayed as a paragon of virtue, even though he has an affair with the queen.
Vader and Lancelot have at least as many fans as their children. Another common thread, though Lancelot doesn't wear black threads, is that they steal the show.