The Raid Is The Best Video Game Movie Of All Time... Despite Not Being One
The Raid: Redemption might not be based on a video game, but it remains the perfect example of recreating the feel of a video game in a movie. Led by Pecak Silat martial arts exponent Iko Uwais and released in 2012, The Raid continues to be hailed a decade later as one of the greatest action movies of all time. It would later be followed by an equally acclaimed sequel,The Raid 2, in 2014, and the praise the two movies have received in subsequent years could not have been more earned.
Directed by Gareth Evans, The Raid follows a Jakarta police unit tasked with taking down an apartment complex full of criminals ruled over by ruthless crime boss Tama Riyandi (Ray Sahetapy). One cop on the team, Rama (Iko Uwais), secretly hopes to bring home his estranged brother Andi (Donny Alamsyah), who is in Tama's employ. Unfortunately, when the residents pick up on the unit's presence, Rama and his friends find themselves battling for their lives in savage, close-quarters combat that leaves their unit decimated.
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Many positive critical reviews have likened the basic structure of The Raid to a video game amid its influence on martial arts movies and shows. Evans himself doesn't take offense to this comparison, calling it "a huge compliment" on The Raid's home media commentary track. Looking back on The Raid (which is slated for a remake) a decade after its debut, it is safe to assume that Evans accepts this compliment partly due to the movie's video game similarities being entirely intentional. Despite not having any ties to gaming itself, The Raid delivers the viscera and exhilaration of a beat-em-up style video game into a movie setting better than just about any other
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