Well see above.
It seems people just grab games to bank on the brand name and screw the story.People want it to soemhow RELATE to the damn game.Best scenario?Sequel/prequel/alternative WHAT IF.
Would the tomb raider movies be this popular if it was,you know,totally unrelated to the game itself?As in lara craft doesnt ACTUALLY try and find mythological relics of powers and keep them out of the hands of the wrong people.Instead its about ermmm this chick just breaking into an old tomb to steal treasure or something.
I am of course,referring to doom,the movie.Or rather the movie that is for some completely unkown reason using the doom brand name.
The only thing related to the game is,there will be this group of guys.With guns.There will be lots of enemies.And...thats it?
I think quite a few people couldnt believe this monstrosity was allowed to go ANYWHERE near reality.I cant believe ID didnt take one look at the script,laugh like hell and rip it up while throwing it in the writer's face.
With that in mind,i would like to present some interesting ideas for movies based off games :
Plane scape : torment.The game is a goddamn STORY by itself.You can just take the main plot,the main characters and it makes a script.If they actually follow the plot closely that actually solves number 1 hollywood movie problem : the plot either sucks or makes entirely no sense whatsoever.
Starting scence : TNO(the nameless one) waking up in the mortuary.Morty(if thats the correct name) off screen suddenly starts talking to TNO.TNO turns(camera following) and morty explains the situation to TNO and the audience.Follow game plot all the way to meeting main characters like anna,ignus and that floating suit of armor,including the jokes,the humourous banter,the witty remarks.
The only major decision would be whether TNO is good,neutral or evil in the movie,and what parts to cut(particularly which NPC to cut....i would think anna and grace is in for the whole ravel thing and the "love triangle"(just like in the game,it will be kept light) ,ignus because hes related to TNO,the floating armor because hes also related to TNO,morty and the githzerai.Hell pretty much everyone now that you mention it.
Ending could be problematic,it would be a bit hard to explain why TNO is suddenly on a battlefield.......
Blood series.Think kill bill,with lots of guns,and either undead or alien creatures depending on which game its based on.If its based on the 2nd one,by god they better not gloss over the roles of the chosen like they did in the game.
Problem : violence level of course.How to keep it gory enough for the fans and for normal people.
Outpost 2 : Hmm this will be mostly based on the background plot written by that sci-fic author whats his name i imagine. Wont be much on action,mostly sci-fic thriller and suspense i imagine.Depends largely whether this is baesd on plymouth or eden story.I think the plymouth story is better.......the whole savant thing,coupled with the perfect ending,is a contrast to the eden one.
The ideas were mostly based on how good the game story is(important),both on how good it actually is and how good it could be if expanded on.Blood 2 for instance had the material,but was never fully utilized.This will allow fans to link the movie to the game they love,and the writers wont have to make much changes in an EFFORT not to make the plot suck.
It seems people just grab games to bank on the brand name and screw the story.People want it to soemhow RELATE to the damn game.Best scenario?Sequel/prequel/alternative WHAT IF.
Would the tomb raider movies be this popular if it was,you know,totally unrelated to the game itself?As in lara craft doesnt ACTUALLY try and find mythological relics of powers and keep them out of the hands of the wrong people.Instead its about ermmm this chick just breaking into an old tomb to steal treasure or something.
I am of course,referring to doom,the movie.Or rather the movie that is for some completely unkown reason using the doom brand name.
The only thing related to the game is,there will be this group of guys.With guns.There will be lots of enemies.And...thats it?
I think quite a few people couldnt believe this monstrosity was allowed to go ANYWHERE near reality.I cant believe ID didnt take one look at the script,laugh like hell and rip it up while throwing it in the writer's face.
With that in mind,i would like to present some interesting ideas for movies based off games :
Plane scape : torment.The game is a goddamn STORY by itself.You can just take the main plot,the main characters and it makes a script.If they actually follow the plot closely that actually solves number 1 hollywood movie problem : the plot either sucks or makes entirely no sense whatsoever.
Starting scence : TNO(the nameless one) waking up in the mortuary.Morty(if thats the correct name) off screen suddenly starts talking to TNO.TNO turns(camera following) and morty explains the situation to TNO and the audience.Follow game plot all the way to meeting main characters like anna,ignus and that floating suit of armor,including the jokes,the humourous banter,the witty remarks.
The only major decision would be whether TNO is good,neutral or evil in the movie,and what parts to cut(particularly which NPC to cut....i would think anna and grace is in for the whole ravel thing and the "love triangle"(just like in the game,it will be kept light) ,ignus because hes related to TNO,the floating armor because hes also related to TNO,morty and the githzerai.Hell pretty much everyone now that you mention it.
Ending could be problematic,it would be a bit hard to explain why TNO is suddenly on a battlefield.......
Blood series.Think kill bill,with lots of guns,and either undead or alien creatures depending on which game its based on.If its based on the 2nd one,by god they better not gloss over the roles of the chosen like they did in the game.
Problem : violence level of course.How to keep it gory enough for the fans and for normal people.
Outpost 2 : Hmm this will be mostly based on the background plot written by that sci-fic author whats his name i imagine. Wont be much on action,mostly sci-fic thriller and suspense i imagine.Depends largely whether this is baesd on plymouth or eden story.I think the plymouth story is better.......the whole savant thing,coupled with the perfect ending,is a contrast to the eden one.
The ideas were mostly based on how good the game story is(important),both on how good it actually is and how good it could be if expanded on.Blood 2 for instance had the material,but was never fully utilized.This will allow fans to link the movie to the game they love,and the writers wont have to make much changes in an EFFORT not to make the plot suck.
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