The Last of Us Movie Fell Apart Because It Was Too Action-Focused - IGN
The Last of Us movie wasn't made because there was a wish to make it bigger and more action-heavy, which did not suit the game's original story.
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[IGN] The Last of Us Movie Fell Apart Because It Was Too Action-Focused
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Thank god it's manifesting itself as an HBO show instead. This would need more than 2-3 hours to breathe anything worthwhile into the characters.
The Last of Us: Redemption, starring Milla Jovovich as Joel and Chris Pratt as Ellie
Everything i read about this TV is EXACTLY what i wanted from it.
I honestly can't wait.
The last thing this IP needed was to be an action/adventure movie. They got Uncharted for that.
Joel smoking a cigar as he mows down infected with a Minigun. Spent shells shower the screen with cuts to zombie bodies blown apart in showers of gore.
As the last infected drops and the minigun stops spinning he quips "And they said I wasn't a Fun-Guy., get it Ellie?"
Ellie rolls her eyes. "Okay boomer,"
Joel stares directly into the camera
"You know, Ellie, we really are *eyes narrow* the Last of Us"
Headline really blows what Neil said out of proportion. He mentioned that it was probably one of the reasons why TLOU didn't work as a blockbuster movie, not that it was the main reason why the movie ultimately didn't get made.
A movie really wouldn't have worked so this is for the best.
Honestly most game adaptations would work better as TV series.
Honestly most game adaptations would work better as TV series.
They would need to do something to make it stand out from The Road and The Girl With All the Gifts. Making a movie of a video game that's based off of some movies without the seams showing?
Serious question: can you name a live action one that's actually good? Aside from Assassin's Fist, I can't think of any. The Witcher doesn't count either since it was technically based off of the same books the games were.
Serious question: can you name a live action one that's actually good? Aside from Assassin's Fist, I can't think of any. The Witcher doesn't count either since it was technically based off of the same books the games were.
As far as video game adaptations go, the new Mortal Kombat was pretty fun. And I didn't hate Sonic or Detective Pikachu, although they're harder to rewatch.
Thank god. I have really high hopes for the TV show, it has real potential to be absolutely huge. Like The Walking Dead used to be but production values and scripts on a different level. I'm glad this movie never came to pass, sounds like execs doing their usual and ruining yet another game adaptation because they just don't get it.
Bring it!
Bring it!
Can't think of Any TV series but I did enjoy the Mortal Kombat 95 movie.
Though I hear Yakuza Black Panther did get a TV adaptation that is good but I am not sure if true or not.
Like I said, actually good. I watched the new MK film, and enjoyed it for what it was, but it was overall really dumb, and I doubt that's what Druckmann wants a film (or series) he's involved with to be remembered as.
I can see joel resident evil punching clickers and doing like Jason Bourne level gun kata to take down runners. Ellie is actually like an amazing crack shot, in fact the bite has given her a lower pulse than a normal human and - like Sniper Wolf before her - she is now an elite killer ready to forge her own dark legacy across the ruins of america....
"This Summeeerrrrrrr...."
"This Summeeerrrrrrr...."
An HBO TV series is definitely a great choice. Excited to see more from Craig Mazin after Chernobyl too.
If anyone here hasn't watched Chernobyl, please do so.
If anyone here hasn't watched Chernobyl, please do so.
Also treat yourself to the leaked story for the canceled Fallout adaptation
Fallout film treatment
The following is the second revision of the canceled Fallout movie treatment, written by Brent V. Friedman in early 1998, before the release of Fallout 2. A third version, with some additions and refinements also existed, but is yet to be found. This isn't the definitive version (most of the...
fallout.fandom.com
I also remember Gabe Newell mentioning all the pitches he got from Hollywood about a Half-Life adaptation and one of them involved cyborg horse cavalry or something.
let me spoil it: it was Sony or atleast, that was what Sam Raimi was getting at based on this quote here
Combat was always my least favorite part of the last of us games, so honestly a TV show sounds like it would have been the better medium for the story to begin with.
He says why. There's a ton of action set pieces in the game because it's a game and needs regular action set-pieces. Telling the story in another medium lets them cut off all the excess action fluff and only use action when needed
games do not need regular set pieces so I don't see what being a movie or a game has to do with it.
I've always personally felt like TV is a better medium for video games than movies. We spend hours w/these characters building a story and narrative that when it gets rushed and told in 2ish hours it feels cheap, unearned and misses the point of the game entirely. With HBO doing the show, and it having probably having 7-8 hours of content, I think that will do a much better job of telling Joel/Ellie's story. I'm genuinely excited for this adaption
When your game is an stealth-shooter where your main way of interaction with enemies is shooting or stabbing them, then yes, the gameplay loop means a whole of shootouts and extended action sequences at regular intervals
Agree that TV will be better for this property. And even still, its not like it will be without action- but when it does happen, it will have so much more impact than some dumb hollywood film that has to get in and out in a two hour space.
All this said, can't wait to see infected, clickers, maybe even a bloater or two on screen- these things are going to be freaking terrifying!
All this said, can't wait to see infected, clickers, maybe even a bloater or two on screen- these things are going to be freaking terrifying!
They made a third-person stealth shooter. It's going to have to have a lot of set pieces by virtue of the genre.
There is a nice indie short film on YouTube I saw recently but for my personal taste, it misses the point.
It's all about the "visceral, gun shoot outs" with really gory scenes and I don't see The Last of Us as that. Sure it's there in the game but it's a game mechanic. (Reason do do heads like to bring up fake Drake murder BS). There is more to say Ellie blowing people's heads. You don't even need to play it like Rambo to begin with but some do and then the ones who don't know cling to that to say it's a murder Sim or something silly.
Glad Sony went with a TV show that gives it more time to show the calmer, subtle scenes for all characters involved and get the story the proper room to breathe.
It's all about the "visceral, gun shoot outs" with really gory scenes and I don't see The Last of Us as that. Sure it's there in the game but it's a game mechanic. (Reason do do heads like to bring up fake Drake murder BS). There is more to say Ellie blowing people's heads. You don't even need to play it like Rambo to begin with but some do and then the ones who don't know cling to that to say it's a murder Sim or something silly.
Glad Sony went with a TV show that gives it more time to show the calmer, subtle scenes for all characters involved and get the story the proper room to breathe.
Kind of glad it did to be honest. I'm not against video game movies, but I honestly have 0 interest in films based on specifically games like these already. The Last of Us. Metal Gear. Uncharted. Ect. Feel like the whole point of them already is to create very cinematic gaming experiences. I don't see any world where a movie adaptation would be anything more a pale, non-interactive imitation.
An HBO TV series is a way better medium for a TLOU adaptation than a big blockbuster film. The story of the game already feels very episodic.
We have lot's of zombie blockbusters that focus on action and setpieces. TLOU as a series focused on characters will work much better, good call!!
The Fatal Frame film is very good, even if it has little to do with the plot of the games.
Detention is top-notch too. The best video game adaptation yet, the best Silent Hill movie that never was, and an eerie politically-charged nightmare by its own merits.The Fatal Frame film is very good, even if it has little to do with the plot of the games.
