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Unless they plan to shoot with with a young Japanese actor, with minimal dialogue, there's no reason to make this movie.
He has to be very creative with this one for it to work. If he tries to Hollywood it, it's going to be a big mess.
What are the odds sotc will be the first great video game movie? Slim? None?
Sigh. It'll suck to see a masterpiece go out like that. At least its guaranteed to have "those five minutes" that every vg movie has that everyone looks at and says to themselves "why the hell isn't the rest of the movie like this?" Those parts are pretty cool.
Sigh. It'll suck to see a masterpiece go out like that. At least its guaranteed to have "those five minutes" that every vg movie has that everyone looks at and says to themselves "why the hell isn't the rest of the movie like this?" Those parts are pretty cool.
What are the odds sotc will be the first great video game movie? Slim? None?
Sigh. It'll suck to see a masterpiece go out like that. At least its guaranteed to have "those five minutes" that every vg movie has that everyone looks at and says to themselves "why the hell isn't the rest of the movie like this?" Those parts are pretty cool.
Sigh. It'll suck to see a masterpiece go out like that. At least its guaranteed to have "those five minutes" that every vg movie has that everyone looks at and says to themselves "why the hell isn't the rest of the movie like this?" Those parts are pretty cool.
The Artist + The Lord of The Rings = Shadow Of The Colossus movie?
sounds like either a horrible failure or a masterpiece, though given the history of video game movies....
sounds like either a horrible failure or a masterpiece, though given the history of video game movies....
This being a thing intrigues me, and will not ruin the game for me. Because, of course, I love that game.
Not sure how it'll work with the lack of dialogue. But I'll wait until things happen to jump on the "I'm cool, cuz I think this is bad!" bandwagon.
That said I feel almost positive it won't see the light of day, and if it does it'll be a serious long time from now.
Not sure how it'll work with the lack of dialogue. But I'll wait until things happen to jump on the "I'm cool, cuz I think this is bad!" bandwagon.
That said I feel almost positive it won't see the light of day, and if it does it'll be a serious long time from now.
Dang. I was excited for a SotC movie...now I'm not. Chronicle was pretty dang boring and poorly edited (for me).
It was 16 boss battles. That's pretty much just montage material. There have been more than a few movies based on games that haven't even gotten past planning, it does strike me as one of those.
I guess I'm a little interested in this, the game was awesome and IF they do a good job translating enough of that to the movie then it should be good.
Not as interested as I was when I found out that Beyond the Mountains of Madness was seriously possibly going to be a movie.... until it was abandoned ~.~
Not as interested as I was when I found out that Beyond the Mountains of Madness was seriously possibly going to be a movie.... until it was abandoned ~.~
Wait, someone is turning a video game into a movie? Why hasn't anybody thought of that before? What a time to be alive.
It might be possible if they try and tell a story without using words and I'm doubtful they can manage that since it'd be far too easy to make it a 90 minutes film about watching some guy ride a horse with maybe 20 minutes of that devoted to giant monsters. Dialogue would ruin so much of what made the game so amazing. Hope for the film? Lolno.
God what a game have this for my old PS2 mint condition...a movie..no..a animation would be nice...big screen flick all I see is a big action movie and all the art lost...I worry.
Welp that's never actually going to get made. Also why are people upset about people trying to adapt this. At the end of the day who gives a shit it doesn't unmake the game if it sucks.
It'd be really ballsy for Sony to release an adaptation of this game with next to know dialogue (and what was was gibberish translated into subtitles, like the game) and do the rest as a silent action movie where 5/6 of the colossi were used and in between there were beautiful moments of Wander simply sitting with his horse (Argo, is it?) and watching the sunset and such.
What videogame movies need is some artistry. This could be that movie. I HIGHLY doubt it will actually become that movie, but that's what it will take for it to be faithful. If done properly it could be Academy nomination-worthy. The material and scenery is that poetic already.
What videogame movies need is some artistry. This could be that movie. I HIGHLY doubt it will actually become that movie, but that's what it will take for it to be faithful. If done properly it could be Academy nomination-worthy. The material and scenery is that poetic already.
@VitamenShoe - because video games aren't movies and movies are not video games. It might not sour the original game and what it accomplished, but it's not going to bring what made it special to the big screen either, so why bother?
If they set it in the universe, maybe before the events of the game, showing the society and culture... maybe it will work.
Not if it's two hours of a guy poking giant monsters in the head. That's fun to play, but not really to watch.
I like the game too much not to be worried about this.
Not if it's two hours of a guy poking giant monsters in the head. That's fun to play, but not really to watch.
I like the game too much not to be worried about this.
Ehh I never really enjoyed Shadow. I thought slaying gods in GoW was more fun, and Journey did a much better job at capturing emotion and presenting a beautiful game world. I understand why people like Shadow, but I don't think it deserves the title of "one of the best PS2 games ever made." The PS2 has one of the greatest software libraries of any console ever, I was actually just playing my PS2 a few hours ago. I could name at least 30 or 40 games that I think are better than Shadow.
"But I'll wait until things happen to jump on the "I'm cool, cuz I think this is bad!" bandwagon."
i think the bandwagon you are referring to is "the movie industry has never competently transitioned a video game into its medium so why start with this one." why do so many people think that everyone else thinks it's cool to hate on things now? is it the new cigarette?
@b-rad
it's technically agro, but i swear to god he says it like argo.
my beef with the whole thing is that i believe it can be done, but you have to go outside the box in terms of movie-making and what you are going to be expecting from your audience. the only reason i believe this will be terrible is because people who make video game movies refuse to tread any new ground and instead try using more film-centric techniques and tropes to show/tell a story when they need to come up with a whole new set for this type of genre and its subgenres.
i think the bandwagon you are referring to is "the movie industry has never competently transitioned a video game into its medium so why start with this one." why do so many people think that everyone else thinks it's cool to hate on things now? is it the new cigarette?
@b-rad
it's technically agro, but i swear to god he says it like argo.
my beef with the whole thing is that i believe it can be done, but you have to go outside the box in terms of movie-making and what you are going to be expecting from your audience. the only reason i believe this will be terrible is because people who make video game movies refuse to tread any new ground and instead try using more film-centric techniques and tropes to show/tell a story when they need to come up with a whole new set for this type of genre and its subgenres.
Chronicle was a good movie, so hopefully he does a good job. I can't possibly seeing a movie adaptation working out though.
yea the movie is going to be awful. the game is great because its just Wander, his dead woman, his horse Agro, and the guys who come later on to stop him from unleashing the evil. A movie would be awful since im SURE he's not going to face all 16 colossi. they'll end up making it a young boy fights ONE giant monster.
It could actually work if they did something like "The Grey" with next to no dialogue. Also, animated and no longer than an hour. But I doubt there's a market for something like that.
I don't think you should expect this movie to be similar to the game.
Obviously, what makes SotC work is the atmosphere of isolation, something the movies have never quite had the grasp of that games can provide. It's a deeply emotional piece of art, with minimal dialogue. The reason you don't get bored from the original is that you at least have control over the protagonist. Similarly, one of the most striking things is how hard it gets to kill the colossi - it's tragic seeing those magnificent creatures go down, but it's REALLY hard having to do it yourself. What could a movie possibly do to make you connect? They can't depend on beautiful scenery entertaining you, but at the same time they can't establish a deep emotional connection unless they change some of the content.
I do believe that they can make a great movie of this, but don't expect it to be like the game, because it definitely won't be.
Obviously, what makes SotC work is the atmosphere of isolation, something the movies have never quite had the grasp of that games can provide. It's a deeply emotional piece of art, with minimal dialogue. The reason you don't get bored from the original is that you at least have control over the protagonist. Similarly, one of the most striking things is how hard it gets to kill the colossi - it's tragic seeing those magnificent creatures go down, but it's REALLY hard having to do it yourself. What could a movie possibly do to make you connect? They can't depend on beautiful scenery entertaining you, but at the same time they can't establish a deep emotional connection unless they change some of the content.
I do believe that they can make a great movie of this, but don't expect it to be like the game, because it definitely won't be.
@tekbunny
This one is seriously good.
I thought Advent Children was pretty decent if mostly for the fight scenes, and DOA is entertaining in that "guilty pleasure" kind of way.
But Eternal Diva? Best movie based on a game, ever. By far.
Whether SotC will translate well, though? Probably not. If there was ever a game you should play for yourself instead of watch, this one would be high on the list. But we'll see I guess, I'd love to be proven wrong.
This one is seriously good.
I thought Advent Children was pretty decent if mostly for the fight scenes, and DOA is entertaining in that "guilty pleasure" kind of way.
But Eternal Diva? Best movie based on a game, ever. By far.
Whether SotC will translate well, though? Probably not. If there was ever a game you should play for yourself instead of watch, this one would be high on the list. But we'll see I guess, I'd love to be proven wrong.
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A lot of games just inherently don't lend themselves well to movie adaptations, and Shadow of the Colossus is one of the worst choices imaginable.
Make no mistake, if this ever gets made they will flood every scene with inane dialogue and catchphrases, add some sexy female character who comes along for the ride wearing revealing outfits of various types, and Agro will be voiced by Eddie Murphy.
Make no mistake, if this ever gets made they will flood every scene with inane dialogue and catchphrases, add some sexy female character who comes along for the ride wearing revealing outfits of various types, and Agro will be voiced by Eddie Murphy.
Ouch. One of the reasons why game to movie adaptations don't work is because games usually have few characters, whereas movies have many. Shadow of the Colossus is one of those games with very few characters. As with other adaptations, they'll probably add many new characters... and that'll likely make it feel different from the original. Whether it'll be good or not, well... let's just say I'm not betting on it.
I almost forgot about this whole movie transition. I'm not gonna jump to conclusions yet, but I do hope to see this movie succeed. I would personally like that.
God you have to laugh at the posters describing how a movie maker could turn a video game movie into a respectable artistic film. Though I admire your imaginations you all have to realize a few things: A. Movies- especially high quality fx films- are made to generate money. B. Movies generate money by appealing to the BROADEST possible audience. And finally, C. The artistic films you all describe usually generate next to no money. The relatively small number of SotC fans who would watch a suitably tasteful movie version can never compare to the numbers of people who might watch something dumb, action heavy and sexy. A Shadow of the Colossus movie would <i>Have</i> to be the crass shit-fest we fear it would be, otherwise it simply will not get greenlit.
"And, seeing as how Trank is working on both Fantastic Four for Fox and Venom for Sony, this might be awhile."
Its not entirely conclusive that he's working on either of those though, he's just been "linked" to them.. Specially since they're both Marvel properties at 2 completely different studios. Unless Marvel figured out a plan to send in their own mole director (A mole man, if you will?) to make sure these two films are up to a certain standard, I don't know how Fox and Sony won't be saying "wait-a-minute here....".. Unless of course Trank decides he's going to wear a fake beard when shooting one.
As for a movie based on SotC.. I don't know.. The issue with the transition is that its going to lose a lot in the fact that people are going to need to talk, it probably won't be mostly silent.. From there it also means theres going to need to be more then just 2 humans in it.. Theres going to have to be towns and other characters, which is going to throw the tone off from the way the game was.
Way I'm seeing it is like the Tom Cruise movie "Legend" Movie could have been 2 humans and a bunch of untalking beasts.. They could have even told Tim Curry to shut up for 2 hours.. But no, they needed the little Saytr guy and shit to fill out the cast more. I see Colossus as being the same sort of thing.. You just know he's going to have a sidekick other then his horse.
Which.. Really.. Legend of Zelda guys.. He has Navi, maybe even tingle (*shudder*) and theres towns and stuff.. Much more perfect for an old school fantasy romp then Colossus.
Its not entirely conclusive that he's working on either of those though, he's just been "linked" to them.. Specially since they're both Marvel properties at 2 completely different studios. Unless Marvel figured out a plan to send in their own mole director (A mole man, if you will?) to make sure these two films are up to a certain standard, I don't know how Fox and Sony won't be saying "wait-a-minute here....".. Unless of course Trank decides he's going to wear a fake beard when shooting one.
As for a movie based on SotC.. I don't know.. The issue with the transition is that its going to lose a lot in the fact that people are going to need to talk, it probably won't be mostly silent.. From there it also means theres going to need to be more then just 2 humans in it.. Theres going to have to be towns and other characters, which is going to throw the tone off from the way the game was.
Way I'm seeing it is like the Tom Cruise movie "Legend" Movie could have been 2 humans and a bunch of untalking beasts.. They could have even told Tim Curry to shut up for 2 hours.. But no, they needed the little Saytr guy and shit to fill out the cast more. I see Colossus as being the same sort of thing.. You just know he's going to have a sidekick other then his horse.
Which.. Really.. Legend of Zelda guys.. He has Navi, maybe even tingle (*shudder*) and theres towns and stuff.. Much more perfect for an old school fantasy romp then Colossus.
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