tinoynk t1_j4opiwv wrote
The problem with a Red Dead adaptation is that the plots are just pastiches of like, every big western movie ever. They'd really have to steer into an over-the-topness to avoid just seeming like an endless string of cliches, but that isn't really the game's vibe.
kingdazy t1_j4oyldl wrote
Yeah, as much as I loved playing the games, I don't think they'd make very good TV, as is. Nothing much original in the narrative or characters.
I see people suggest a GTA show too, and for the same reasons, no thanks.
SilverSuferNorr t1_j4snvtb wrote
I hear you.
But TLOU is basically zombie movies and TWD shows.
I mean... let's not kid ourselves.
kingdazy t1_j4sovbr wrote
You're not wrong.
I mean, on the most surface level, it's exactly that genre. But that would be like saying Game of Thrones is just a show about dragons and swords. Shows and video games surrounding those genres are definitely not new.
What made the game, and hopefully this series, different is the approach, not the setting.
It's a story about relationships and choices, ones where moral black and white doesn't exist. Where your perspective can make you the good or bad guy. Where the choices a person makes doesn't easily define them as such, where you are forced to see things from different perspectives. (esp TLoU2)
Most TV forcefeeds you this on a spoon. These are the bad guys! They do bad things! These are the good guys! Everything they do is right! While TLoU makes it obvious that things are not so cut and dry. I really hope the show captures that aspect of the games.
kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf t1_j4q3gwh wrote
People have often made a similar statement how awesome a Sleeping Dogs movie would have been, but in reality, no, it wouldn't. The game is likewise a pastiche of major HK triad movies and themes, it would be extremely derivative. They're clever and fresh when you're not aware of them, but if you've watched a lot of movies from a given genre of film, not so much.
SilverSuferNorr t1_j4so1vp wrote
Same with the TLOU. It's nothing that we haven't already seen even before the games. But that doesn't means it's a bad thing.
TooZeroLeft OP t1_j4sqgnq wrote
Not to tell that RDR actually does some unique stuff in the Western genre. Cowboys and outlaws in snowy mountains, tropical Caribbean islands, Southern swamps and big cities or using cars isn't a common sight in Western AFAIK. RDRII's story barely even take place in the actual deserts of the West
howdybertus t1_j4qvctm wrote
I agree with you but still feel with a great cast, score and action pieces that would be enough to carry the show even if the story is simple and done before.
There are plenty of emotional scenes where the actors can showcase their talent. As well as many cool action set pieces that in an ideal world would be amazing to see live.
Agree it might not be the best adaptation material but I would be first in line to watch it not gonna lie.
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