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This is a great point. The real question is "Why is Hollywood trying to make video game movies?"
They think it's easy money.
And the numbers prove it.
Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie?
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#62So many video game movie projects are missing the simple question, "why?" So many of these games are inspired by movies in the first place, and their stories are mostly just cliches based on their source material. It's fine in the context of the game, because the player is doing something, but when you put that into a non-interactive medium, the flaws become obvious. If you take Indiana Jones, turn it into a game wit…
This is a great point. The real question is "Why is Hollywood trying to make video game movies?"
Because the world and characters some games develop is occasionally interesting and compelling?
Re: Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie?
#63So many video game movie projects are missing the simple question, "why?" So many of these games are inspired by movies in the first place, and their stories are mostly just cliches based on their source material. It's fine in the context of the game, because the player is doing something, but when you put that into a non-interactive medium, the flaws become obvious. If you take Indiana Jones, turn it into a game wit…
Mortal Kombat was not a bad movie if you ask me.
Mortal Kombat wasn't amazing but it's definitely watchable. The sequel, on the other hand...
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#64To be fair, Hollywood is improving. Their first attempt was the Super Mario Brothers movie, which was so bad that it's difficult to understand how they finished it.
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#65Actually, in some ways, Hardcore Henry (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3072482/) was a great video game movie. It has lots of problems, but it captures both the feel of a video game with the power of film. While not based on a specific game, it's easy to see many gaming cliches (intentionally) in the film.
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#66There have been good video game movies, but the number is vanishingly small. Many are "so bad it's good" such as anything Uwe Boll makes, but there are a couple that seem to be created by directors who genuinely love the source material and take it in interesting directions (e.g. the first Silent Hill film, the first Resident Evil film, arguably Final Fantasy: The Sprits Within). Also, Mortal Kombat (1995) is a good…
Uwe Boll's "Tunnel Rats" is surprisingly decent BTW.
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#67So many video game movie projects are missing the simple question, "why?" So many of these games are inspired by movies in the first place, and their stories are mostly just cliches based on their source material. It's fine in the context of the game, because the player is doing something, but when you put that into a non-interactive medium, the flaws become obvious. If you take Indiana Jones, turn it into a game wit…
Mortal Kombat was not a bad movie if you ask me.
Even as a teenager, I found it pretty cringy.
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#68Mostly because videogame plot lines aren't as good as we give them credit for. Videogames are great at being interactive diversions, but their stories leave a lot to be desired and are really just thin background dressing for the real reason we play videogames: for the gameplay. The most successful videogame movies tend towards genre films like Mortal Kombat (the film) and Resident Evil (the series). Of course, let's…
I disagree with the "mostly", without some quantified support. Unless you mean that most of the games selected are substandard stories, but I didn't see a list of the 35 mentioned. I would posit that perhaps the filtration system of making a wide audience film has more impact on how the screenplay is adapted and I haven't noticed that being discussed.
>disagree with the "mostly", without some quantified support
Yes, it's not merely "mostly", it's nearly all.
Except if we talk about some old-style adventure games (and even those aren't any narrative masterpieces either, they barely make it into "adult fiction" level), video games are just some very basic plot skeleton -- as opposed to a plot.
If they have nuance and atmosphere, that's in their visual, audio and interactive elements (as opposed to the plot and narration).
Re: Why Can't Hollywood Make a Good Video Game Movie?
#69Mostly because videogame plot lines aren't as good as we give them credit for. Videogames are great at being interactive diversions, but their stories leave a lot to be desired and are really just thin background dressing for the real reason we play videogames: for the gameplay. The most successful videogame movies tend towards genre films like Mortal Kombat (the film) and Resident Evil (the series). Of course, let's…
There are ~~absolutely~~ fantastic stories in video games. There are plenty of games that you play for the story and the gameplay is just meh.
Such as? Besides adventures games Infocom or Sierra style and their descendants...
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#70Actually, in some ways, Hardcore Henry ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3072482/ ) was a great video game movie. It has lots of problems, but it captures both the feel of a video game with the power of film. While not based on a specific game, it's easy to see many gaming cliches (intentionally) in the film.
Sharlto Copley as %90 of all "NPCs" made that movie better then it had any right to be.