TheLastOfUs is a phenomenal retelling of a story that was already one of the best narratives ever told in a video game. Our review:
Whenever a video game gets adapted into a movie or TV show, the same question always comes up: how do you adapt a video game into a new medium? Of course, a major reason why this gets asked is that the list of decent video game adaptations is quite short—although it’s seemingly getting better every year. But the answer to this question seems both obvious and essential in the case of The Last of Us.
While on the surface, this might sound akin to a zombie story—and certainly the Cordyceps function in a very similar way—this is more of an exploration of the people who have survived these horrors and how they get by in this deeply painful world. Through Joel, Ellie, and an excellent cast of supporting characters, we see not just how this world can destroy and alter who these people are, but the joys and beauty that can occur even in the worst of situations.
Pascal and Ramsey play brilliantly off each other, as we see the connection between them grow. Druckmann and Mazin make the scenes of quiet the most impactful for this pair, like watching them camp out for the night, telling terrible jokes to each other, and slowly realizing that they need each other in this punishing world.
The most major of these changes comes in the story of Bill , a survivalist who thrived post-pandemic, walling up his town, and closing off the world around him. In the game, Bill has a partner named Frank that is never seen, yet in the show, we get to spend time with Bill and Frank in an episode that fundamentally changes the purpose of the character, yet makes this overall story even stronger.
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