Why film adaptations of popular video games often fall flat

Why film adaptations of popular video games often fall flat

While some film adaptations of video games achieve commercial success, others struggle to replicate the 'feel' of a video game for cinema audiences. (Warner Bros.)Video game adaptations are having a moment. On television, shows like HBO’s The Last of Us and Amazon Prime’s Fallout — each based on popular game franchises — have been gigantic hits. On the big screen, 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie broke box office records, and at the time of wr…

Pretend it's a video game: How films emulate gaming mechanics

David F. Sandberg’s new horror film Until Dawn is based on the 2015 video game of the same name, which has caused some confusion or even consternation among fans of the source material, since the film seems to have little overlap with it. In the game, players control eight different teens at a snowy mountain ski lodge who are menaced first by a masked killer and then by a pack of wendigos. The movie follows a completely different group of young …

Why Film Adaptations Of Popular Video Games Often Fall Flat - Stuff South Africa

Video game adaptations are having a moment. On television, shows like HBO’s The Last of Us and Amazon Prime’s Fallout — each based on popular game franchises — have been gigantic hits. On the big screen, 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie broke box office records, and at the time of writing, A Minecraft Movie looks to be well on its way to generating one billion dollars in ticket sales. With these recent successes, it can be hard to remember tha…