The Last of Us Movie storyline will be similar to the game and some parts will be quite different, according to creative director for the game & writer for the movie, Neil Druckmann.
Speaking with MCV, Neil Druckmann says that “In two hours you can’t tell the same kind of story that you can in a game like The Last of Us, which is 15 hours.
I’m in the middle of it now, and it’s been super difficult because there’s so much that happens in The Last of Us – even just in the cinematics – that can’t fit in a film, let alone all the gameplay in-between and dialogue.”
Druckmann notes that making a two hour film based on a 15 hour game will narrow the focus on Joel and Ellie’s relationship, “It almost has this novel quality as far as how much content there is.
And a film works really well when it’s laser-focused, so the first part of it was like: well, what is this story really about? It’s clearly about Joel and Ellie.
What are the most important beats that we can’t lose? Start with those, and cut everything else out.
It’s been really difficult to cut certain things out, but what I’m starting to get this is really focused narrative that’s about these two characters.
Some parts will be similar to the game and some parts will be quite different, but it’s kind of interesting in helping me understand this other medium and its strengths compared to video games.”
Druckmann goes on to take on the topic that ‘video game narratives are inferior in relation to films and books.’ “I think it’s just our perception. In many ways games surpass those other mediums.”
He adds, “Fatal Frame 2 is the scariest kind of experience in any medium; I haven’t seen a movie that comes close to the fear I feel when I play that game.
Ico has me connecting to another character in a way that no book ever has. Likewise, a lot of games can make you feel guilt, make you take actions that you don’t necessarily want to take, but you have to in order to proceed, and that’s something a film can never do.”
Different mediums have different strengths, and games just have this bad perception that they’re slowly overcoming.
One of the kind of things I’m trying to do is promote the idea that games are this compelling narrative form, just as strong as any of these other mediums,” he concluded.
Previously, Ashley Johnson said that she wants The Last of Us Movie actor to love Ellie as much as she does.
The Last of Us Movie will be written by Neil Druckmann and produced by Sam Raimi. A director for movie is yet to be announced.
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Source: MCV
I hope the beginning of the move is spot on to the game. That will make or break this movie.
No, I’m NOT happy and I am in fact very disappointed and have NO intention of seeing this movie. They in my opinion missed a huge opportunity to pull in all the fans of this game instead choosing to alienate them. This movie is NOT TLOU we known what happened in TLOU and this isn’t it. They’ve made a movie using t he same characters and the same setting but it is not TLOU !
How can you be disappointed with something that hasn’t even come out yet? It’s a good thing that some things will be different from the game otherwise why watch the movie when you can just play it? It would be a waste of money to watch it that way.
I’m can be disappointed because I feel the TLOU movie should follow the game to the letter.
So somehow, the writers are supposed to fit that all into a two hour movie? How do you even begin to think that is at all possible? But then it is very easy to sit back and demand that someone else fulfill your every expectation, not matter how impossible your wishes are.
That’s boring if you want that then literally play the game. I myself would rather have it with a few tweaks so that the experience is different.
Gunna dry up my tear glans and prepare for an awesome movie!