Enjoyed The Last of Us? Here Are Our Favourite Movies and TV Shows Adapted From Video Games
The Last of Us pilot — out now on Disney+ Hotstar — was a tremendous showcase of breaking the video game adaptation curse, by putting faith in the source material's writing. The inclusion of Neil Druckmann — the writer of the original 2013 PlayStation game — coupled with Craig Mazin's (Chernobyl) filmmaking expertise on the HBO show, strengthened the belief in core fans that this could be special, and it did indeed deliver beautifully. While a good chunk of the pilot felt like a shot-by-shot remake, it was nuances in filming techniques that made it even more special. Scrambled eggs looked naturally pale yellow instead of orange. Characters could be seen actually eating their food instead of fiddling around with it. Above all, this being an HBO show, most shots were handheld, which only serves to pull you into the emotionally trembling psyche of the desperate survivors.
Despite bearing a similarly dystopian, post-apocalyptic setting as most zombie-killing pieces of media, The Last of Us veered course into the humane aspect. Here, the focus is on the unlikely duo of the hardened survivor Joel (Pedro Pascal) and a teenage girl Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who through the course of the video game assume a father-daughter relationship. That effect of sentimentality is further expanded through minor alterations in The Last of Us show's writing, which help us relate to Joel's heartbroken state. The pilot was superbly well done, and it only gets us excited for the weeks to come!
That said, this HBO series wasn't the only piece of traditional media to nail a video game adaptation. So while we wait until every upcoming Monday for a new episode, here's a list of a few great movies and TV shows adapted from video games that you can watch
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