Personally I’m keeping my expectations low on this one. Game adaption to movie seem to always go to shit. Though personally would love a movie about the Bloodborne universe. I imagine a horror mystery movie about it.
Can you make a movie out of pure lore? Maybe a prequel, like The Fall of Hoarah Loux or Ranni’s Rebellion? Will the audience be required to parry things?
Video game movies have a chance of being good, they are almost always trash with a slim chance of being good. For a game with a lot of lore and no plot, the chance of being good is close to zero.
I’m cautiously optimistic. The lack of a plot in the game leaves a lot of creative room for the film and the deep lore gives them a lot to work with. Also it’s Alex garland and a24 so like. I’m in.
It could absolutely be a dumpster fire but I trust a24 to not fuck it up. They have a great track record and I think the whole minimalist storytelling thing is right in their wheelhouse. Time will tell though.
I kind of hate Elden Ring. I’ve played plenty of these games, but I’ve died easily like 2 or 3 times more here. And, more often than ever, I don’t know what to do next, which is easily compensated with another couple of deaths. Nah, I will never watch this.
Doing Edge of Tomorrow style Progression where one actor plays different classes and steadily progresses could be an option. Explore the world from a changing perspective.
And it isn’t that i dont end up liking the media they pull the material from. Its that they just start shoveling these movies out and it feels like there’s no actual “love” put into the process, its just trying to make as much money as humanely possible.
Take any trending media in the public consciousness and make a movie based on it. Minecraft, mario, whatever blah blah blah. I’m sick of it all. Don’t disturb me I’ll be napping
What… uh… I can’t imagine this movie being weird enough to feel like a movie based on a FROMSOFT game while still being accessible to the wide audience needed for a big budget fantasy movie to make money.
Alex Garland is a pretty good director. Ex Machina is one of my favourite films and Annihilation was a demonstration that he isn’t so tied down by the source media, but does capture the spiritual essence of a book adaptation, at least.
He’s a pretty proven writer and director and has written for video games before (DMC 2013). Elden Ring as a universe has a lot of interesting angles you could approach a story from.
I think as an action souls game adaptation , it will be hard to avoid trying to please the two groups of people: one that wants a compelling narrative and another that just wants to see a big boss fight on screen.
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Personally I’m keeping my expectations low on this one. Game adaption to movie seem to always go to shit. Though personally would love a movie about the Bloodborne universe. I imagine a horror mystery movie about it.
Can you make a movie out of pure lore? Maybe a prequel, like The Fall of Hoarah Loux or Ranni’s Rebellion? Will the audience be required to parry things?
Sorry, best we can do is having the audience dodge roll every scene.
Didnt the John Wick movies usee the role effect? Using this one to introduce the dodge role would be funny.
If I were tasked with this project I’d probably make the plot about Vyke. It would mirror the tarnished"s journey enough.
This is pretty smart! The “twist” ending of him going chaos darksided (for love!) would be great!
“I’ll soon birth thee anew.” — Alex Garland
Video game movies have a chance of being good, they are almost always trash with a slim chance of being good. For a game with a lot of lore and no plot, the chance of being good is close to zero.
Maybe a miracle will happen.
I’m cautiously optimistic. The lack of a plot in the game leaves a lot of creative room for the film and the deep lore gives them a lot to work with. Also it’s Alex garland and a24 so like. I’m in.
But also adds more chance of the movie to fuck up the lore for the sake of the movie’s plot.
It could absolutely be a dumpster fire but I trust a24 to not fuck it up. They have a great track record and I think the whole minimalist storytelling thing is right in their wheelhouse. Time will tell though.
I think about this a lot
I love the idea of media expanding on the lore, but needing to insert a plot could ruin it
My only “solution” is a TV series instead of a movie and every episode should be a separate story
There is a plot?
This noob missed the plot.
Git gud.
Never played. I always thought it had horrible story telling intentionally. From soft games feel like reading a redacted report.
Hope they make something trippy like The Green Knight
I kind of hate Elden Ring. I’ve played plenty of these games, but I’ve died easily like 2 or 3 times more here. And, more often than ever, I don’t know what to do next, which is easily compensated with another couple of deaths. Nah, I will never watch this.
Okay
Yeah!
Doing Edge of Tomorrow style Progression where one actor plays different classes and steadily progresses could be an option. Explore the world from a changing perspective.
Chris Pratt already announced to play Melina.
I really wish studios would just start hiring writters and making original content. Im so bored of everything being ripped from other media.
i agree i immediately do not care about franchise products these days
And it isn’t that i dont end up liking the media they pull the material from. Its that they just start shoveling these movies out and it feels like there’s no actual “love” put into the process, its just trying to make as much money as humanely possible.
Take any trending media in the public consciousness and make a movie based on it. Minecraft, mario, whatever blah blah blah. I’m sick of it all. Don’t disturb me I’ll be napping
What… uh… I can’t imagine this movie being weird enough to feel like a movie based on a FROMSOFT game while still being accessible to the wide audience needed for a big budget fantasy movie to make money.
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Alex Garland is a pretty good director. Ex Machina is one of my favourite films and Annihilation was a demonstration that he isn’t so tied down by the source media, but does capture the spiritual essence of a book adaptation, at least.
He’s a pretty proven writer and director and has written for video games before (DMC 2013). Elden Ring as a universe has a lot of interesting angles you could approach a story from. I think as an action souls game adaptation , it will be hard to avoid trying to please the two groups of people: one that wants a compelling narrative and another that just wants to see a big boss fight on screen.
I have no faith that Hollywood will be able to actually capture the soul of the game’s world and story. It’s gonna be full of exposition.
“A24” is the only thing here that gives me a tiny bit of hope.