Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Movie

general vibe is,

Don't do it!

Dont use the story for FO1, but be in the Fallout world.

Pick up after exile.

Sound about right?
 
Ummm

It almosts sounds lile a remake of the Postman with mutties.

I'm not saying it would be a bad idea to use some of the story elements from the fallout game, but I wouldn't use the fallout story line itself. Too many people would sit back and complain about the choices they made during the gave versus the choices the main character makes in the film.

You could use the Fallout setting, ie the factions, the events that led to the current setting and maybe have a story about a vault dweller community that opens up on the east Coast. That way you avoid any conflicts with the games and still have a basis to establish a film in that Genre.

By the way, was someone thinking about doing this as an Indie? And if so what kind of budget? Going to do with film or digital 24p? I'd love to see something like this popup at one of my local film festivals. I get so bummed seeing soo many art films and social commentaries recently. Love to see someone take a new look at an old idea.

Anway good luck to whomever tries to pull it off.

Greg
 
Paul exe said:
I agree every Player plays the game his own way.
Thats why I think the movie would not be good.
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Well, yes, everyone played the game differently, that's a given.

But I know something that we all could agree on: if a movie is ever to be made the storyline should fit that of a really evil character.

That would kick ass. Why else do people like Scarface (my case Taxi Driver)? The anti-hero is far cooler then any do gooder.

Besides, killing the Overseer is a better ending then just walking away. Hell, get Takashi Miike to direct it!
 
yeah, I agree with SeBastard, there is to many good-guy heros out there. And you dont need to have both fallout 1 and 2, you can stick with just falllout 1.
 
It almosts sounds lile a remake of the Postman with mutties.
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Dear God, NO!!!!

If a fallout movie is ever made, Kevin Costner has to be eliminated beforehand, just to be safe.
 
Deny Kevin access

Maybe we should find a way to deny Kevin Costner access to this discussion before he thinks to himself "Hmm... Thats what I was missing.. Muttties...Oh and Vats... I really like Vats."


Greg
 
hehe, i was waiting for someone to mention the Postman, there would have to be two nods, if i have anything to do with it to that movie. In one shot there would have to be a chared corpse wearing a postman's uniform. One of the characters would be played by Tom Petty as a survivor of the wastes, possibly with his lead guitarist Mike Jones.

Richard Dean Anderson would have to be Killian, Shahloub would be Aradesh, and so on. I dont see it any other way.
 
Ashmo said:
Fallout 2 was obviously inspired by Mad Max 3 (how else would they have gotten the stupid idea to make the VD's descendants tribals, of all things?).
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I like tribals, even though they make little sense.

Fallout Bible said:
Well, the long answer is read "Earth Abides" by George R. Stewart.
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Also, one issue is that many of the voice-acted dialogues were done by Mark O' Green, who likes to play with language and culture with the characters. Personally, I like what he did with Set, Sulik, the Elder, Hakunin, and the whole batch of them. Sure, they're bizarre, and they make you wonder about the culture of the world you're in, but I think that's a strength, not a drawback.
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Thats right, the voice coach/dialogue writer thought it would be cool to have weird voices and cultures so they did it, because they could!
 
quietfanatic said:
I like tribals, even though they make little sense.
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why dont they make sense? the VD fought the world, won, but lost just the same. he chose to retire & find a quiet, peaceful piece of land and settled. they threw off technology & went back to basics, thereby shedding everything bad in this world. (afterall, it was technology that brought the nukes, the vats,...)

(needless to say that logic is flawed, but its reasonable to assume he might have thought like that)

on a sidenote: yeah the temple of trials makes no sense whatsoever. why live in tents when you can live in a luxury temple. you only need to kill some vermin...
 
isn't the temple holy or something? and the temple was supposed to be a great quest to prove worthy...in my eyes those are the reasons they don't live in it...?
 
i personally never put any stock in crazy religions

certainly not one worshipping the VD :p

i'd rather have a roof over my head you know
 
people can do many crazy things for their religion, just look around in the world :P
 
Yeah, just look at Kahgans crazy worshipping of the Khans!:P

But he has roof over his head though!:)
 
Consider the following:

The time between FO1 and FO2 is roughly 80 years.
The Elder and Hakunin are both very old (at LEAST 60 years plus).
All the tribals have very typical native American facial traits.
Arroyo was founded by the Vault Dweller after he was expelled from the vault.

What would make sense is the VD not founding the tribal village, but FINDING it. Or if you want to stick to the "VD, the creator" myth, have him join a group of tribals who lost their homes and then have him lead them to the place Arroyo would be founded by them.

Every single tribal in Arroyo being a descendant of the VD is a story which makes no sense whatsoever. How do you think a tribe of that size would be founded? The VD just cloning itself? Oh, please.

Taking the Mad Max 3 tribals into consideration, which all were children believing in some kind of strange pilot hero to save them (which they projected at Mad Max himself) it makes a lot more sense to imagine the Arroyo tribe as result of the VD coming across a young tribe and leading them to safety. The Arroyo tribe being the matured version of Mad Max 3's tribe.
 
Ashmo said:
Consider the following:

The time between FO1 and FO2 is roughly 80 years.
The Elder and Hakunin are both very old (at LEAST 60 years plus).
All the tribals have very typical native American facial traits.
Arroyo was founded by the Vault Dweller after he was expelled from the vault.

What would make sense is the VD not founding the tribal village, but FINDING it. Or if you want to stick to the "VD, the creator" myth, have him join a group of tribals who lost their homes and then have him lead them to the place Arroyo would be founded by them.

Every single tribal in Arroyo being a descendant of the VD is a story which makes no sense whatsoever. How do you think a tribe of that size would be founded? The VD just cloning itself? Oh, please.

Taking the Mad Max 3 tribals into consideration, which all were children believing in some kind of strange pilot hero to save them (which they projected at Mad Max himself) it makes a lot more sense to imagine the Arroyo tribe as result of the VD coming across a young tribe and leading them to safety. The Arroyo tribe being the matured version of Mad Max 3's tribe.
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thats pretty obvious i think.

tribals + VD + small group of people that left the vault = arroyo

as for saying everyone is a descendant of the VD? all elder native americans were called father by the younger tribesmen, all elder women were called mother by the younger tribesmen... that makes everyone family i guess ;-)
 
ahh, sweet digression...

thats good fodder for a second one, or helping out with the ending if it involves the VD but...
 
If you are thinking of film making, what are you planning now? I doubt that you could make many starting shorts set in the Fallout world.
 
Well

I've seen several shorts at Ifilm that people put together representing a post-apoc setting. Personally, I'm sticking to taping weddings, better money and the talent pays you :-)

But whomever does try somehting like this, best of luck to ya. I'd really love to see it if someone pulls it off. There are a lot of resources on the web to help you get started and with the introduction of 24p at the consumer level, budget concerns area little easier to handle if you go digital and then transfer to film, or just leave it digital and find Indoes that accept digital or VHS. Have a couple that do right here in Iowa.

Anyway..... Hope someone tries it atleast
 
my aim is a feature length with a small budget, but i hadnt thought of doing it as an indie...possibly a short or two,hmm...
 
SuAside said:
tribals + VD + small group of people that left the vault = arroyo
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Taken out of context, that makes me laugh. I need to grow up :roll:

I really think that a movie in the Fallout setting is an excellent idea (assuming the script and directing was solid, but that's the same for any movie), and I don't see the problem with using the Fallout 1 storyline. It's a good storyline, new to those who haven't played the game, and for those who've played the game it will still be interesting, as everyone plays the game differently. It seems like a safer bet for a story than something new (although that would be good too).

I also agree with SeBastard:
SeBastardIII said:
But I know something that we all could agree on: if a movie is ever to be made the storyline should fit that of a really evil character.

That would kick ass. Why else do people like Scarface (my case Taxi Driver)? The anti-hero is far cooler then any do gooder.
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I think the anti-hero is "in" these days. Look at movies like Riddick and Man on Fire. The heroes certainly are not saints. It would also fit in well with the gritty feel of the Fallout world.

Just my US$0.01429 (damn weak Australian currency)
 
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