The Year Video Game Movies Took Over
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- Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2023
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Five Nights at Freddys and the Super Mario movie have proven to be some of the biggest hits of the year. Meanwhile, superhero films from Marvel and DC are floundering. Does this mean that we may see one start to overtake the other in big blockbuster films?
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No I don't care im tired of cinematic universes in general
agreed@@NadeemShekh-uy9zn
True. Marvel movies are losing influence and people might turn off if they tried to make another cinematic universe.
yes
@ABShah-ku9tp and Power Rangers Abandoned it's Tokusatsu Roots. I mean people want more practical stuff. Enough is enough with CGI!
Can’t wait for the “Are video game movies dead?” video in 10 years.
I'd say we'll hear it much much sooner
Both the first spiderman movie and The Dark Knight were not only popular among audiences but also the critics loved them and both had oscar nominations and essentially, that was the foundation for the superhero movies we've had in the last 20 years. So far none of the video game movies that have come out have been popular with critics so this is probably a false start
@@LuisSierra42critics will never understand video games adaptations anyway.
@@liamphibia Critics liked The Last of Us tv show tho
Hahaha
One of the reasons videogame movies/series are doing so well these days compared to back in the day is that back then these movies were put in the hands of writers and directors who probably never even touched a game. These days we have people in the industry who grew up playing these games and understand their appeal.
That is a major part of it. And not just writers, but executives who make decisions and meddle are even people who grew up playing with atari's now.
Did people really grow up with Five Nights at Freddy's though? Games yeah, but FNAF has barely been around for a decade, and even then only really blew up the past 5 or so years.
@@overtherenowaitthereAbsolutely, mostly with older zoomers that got into it as middle/high schoolers when it was coming out and are now college students with disposable income
In Fnaf’s case the creator of the games was involved in writing the script.
@@overtherenowaitthere Whether they grew up with FNAF specifically isn't the point, it's that in the past these writers and movie producers knew games as those stupid things kids play and considered them in the same way one would look at a tickle me elmo or he man -doll- action figure.
We now have people working on the medium in abundance who know _and_ respect the source material, instead of dismissing it and needing to "fix" it for a general audience.
You could argue that the success of Barbie is part of the same trend. It wasn't based on a video game, but it was based on a beloved toy brand that people grew up with. The Barbie brand may not have a rich lore like Mario, or a strong plot like The Last of Us. But there was definitely a rich history to draw from. And you could tell that the people involved did care about Barbie's history.
That's also a big difference between video game movies today, and the ones made in the early 90's. When watching those early adaptations, you could tell that the filmmakers didn't care about the games they were adapting. That's why the 90's Mario movie resembled the games in only a very superficial level. With media now being created by millenials, Hollywood is now full of people who did actually play Mario when they were young.
But of course, there's also the executives who will just see toy and video game based movies as a new opportunity to make big budget commercials.
The cool thing about video game movie adaptations, is that a lot of them _require_ different genres. Many superhero movies feel same-y, but most video game movies will have to be filmed very differently from one another
Indeed, there's no real such thing as a video game movie being a genre, unless you count Wreck-it Ralph, video games utilize many differing genres from each other, making for a much more varied set of movies based on video games.
Until we have VG franchise movies. Mario movies in the future will likely have the same tone as the Mario movie and the space for diversifying genres only appears when other properties cross over in something of a smash bros movie
Most of The Infinity Saga was based on using very different existing genres. IM1/2 were technothrillers. Captain America was an Indiana Jones/WW2 movie. Hulk is more like the Bourne Identity. Thor is Shakespearean drama, in space. Cap 2 was a conspiracy thriller, and Ant-Man is a heist movie.
This was pretty consistent right up until Phase 4.
Yee, and multiple studios. With comics you really only get 2 or 3, games there's dozens of wildly different places they come from
Yep. Sonic the Hedgehog was a mix of different themes: road-trip, finding yourself, superhero, action, adventure, family. And Mario was a mix of action, adventure, fantasy, romance, and family. But Mario and Sonic, unlike each Marvel movie, feels different tonally. Sonic is speed and attitude, Mario is about determination and believing in yourself. Sonic always smiles no matter what, and Mario never gives up. Videogames already have a few generations of fans in their communities to make a movie around. So the studio developing the film doesn’t need to do much to hype it up. Fans recognize the characters and the staples of the games already: Mario’s courage and power-ups, and Sonic with his carefree spirit and always smiling no matter the stakes, as well as his signature speed.
I’d love to see a Captain Midnight video on The planet of the Apes franchise now the new trailer is out as I genuinely don’t think it gets the credit it deserves as it’s one of my favourites.
The rebooted PotA has been one of the most consistently satisfying franchises in recent years. So far, we’re three released titles in and all have been great.
I think those films paint non-human great apes in a bad light and hinder their survival, protection, and path forward to personhood.
@@waverlyking6045just rewatched those movies and I’m so happy I did; they are so underrated
Monke
@@waverlyking6045Dawn of the Planet of the Apes from 2014 I remember enjoying.
I don’t remember the others though.
It took 60 years from Batman's inception for him to get a movie that managed to break him into public consciousness in a good way. For Mario, it took close to 40. The lesson? It takes time, but we're learning.
50 years for Batman (1939/1989) and 42 years for Mario (1981/2023)
So not that far apart actually
I don't think this correlation also has causality.
Five Nights at Freddie's is literally a newish game turn into a movie and it's also a big success.
Things took time to be adapted because of a lot of reasons (technology, public reception, industry pushes, literal different view of what movies are and should do, etc)
Less than 30 years actually. Whatever you might think about it the 60s Batman show was both pretty faithful to the comics at the time and a success. I loved it growing up and still have a giant soft spot for the 1966 movie.
@Renoistic I absolutely forgot about the 60's Batman movie. That's my bad
@@rodrigoandrade256while that is true, it took 8 years to get the film made going through a dozen scripts and multiple studios/directors before they settled on something. Still took quite a while to get it figured.
Honestly, it still makes me gasp when I think of how we got Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog within months of each other. I adore both, even while acknowledging neither are perfect. But both are just so. Much. FUN! And, honestly, that's all I want from both those franchises.
If there is a gaming adaptation market, it's likely going to happen on TV. Between The Last of Us' Emmy-nominated success and Netflix hitting it big with Castlevania and Arcane (plus the upcoming Tomb Raider cartoon, hopefully), it feels like there's more room to tell a gaming story on the small screen than in 2-hour runtimes.
Edgerunners was good too.
Throw the upcoming fallout show too
@@stickershock66 Not to mention Netflix is also releasing an upcoming Devil May Cry anime series and a stop-motion Pokemon show which looks pretty cozy.
Bandai Namco has explicitly said part of the reason they shelled out the money to have George R.R. Martin be involved in the creation of Elden Ring was to open the possibility of turning it into an original multimedia franchise. While it's one thing to consider whether or not movie studios will buy into gaming I think it's also worth noting that many major gaming studios are trying to push through from the other end, and that might also have a pretty major impact in bringing videogame movies into more of the mainstream as the publishers behind these games are naturally going to be much more aware and protective of the elements that appeal to the original fanbase.
I would be interested in seeing more video game movie/TV adaptations (especially from Nintendo) but I would be really hesitant to have them all interconnect in a shared universe. I feel like that would limit what each individual movie would be able to accomplish, would reduce the chances of experimentation, and potentially homogenize the tone of each work to a certain degree. Btw, what did you think of the MatPat cameo in the FNAF movie?
That was a good cameo. Although I still think the FNAF movie was just okay. Mario was very good, though.
I only had a general idea of what Five Nights at Freddy's was about but I left the theater quite entertained.
My understanding is it's a horror film for a younger fan base so it accomplished that well. That paired with Hutcherson and Lillard whom never disappoint!
I think the Mario movie was pretty accessible even if you weren't a fan. Especially since it's essentially a textbook isekai. A lot of the seeming fanservice really helps to underline how Mario is way out of his depth.
The FNAF movie was fine, but it doesn’t compare to the games. Especially FNAF 4. I will still defend that as the best FNAF game.
@@EGRJYes, the Mario movie was very good. Especially that ending Bowser fight.
I don't see really 2023 as the 2008 of video game movies, but rather the 2000 of video game movies. I honestly think Mario and FNAF have more in common with Spider-man and the X-men movies then The Dark Knight and Iron Man.
My biggest issue is that the Spider-Man and X-Men (to a lesser degree) movies are still better than either Mario or FNaF. If nothing else they at least have heart/soul.
@@Renoisticyou have to be genuinely ignorant or delusional if you don't think the fnaf movie didn't have heart or soul put into it
@@Renoisticyou have to be genuinely ignorant or delusional if you don't think the fnaf movie didn't have heart or soul put into it
Fnaf movie taking place in 2000 says it all
If this chain of events leads to a dark, gritty, Alien inspired Metroid film, I will be a VERY happy man.
That would be great, but my money is on something that is more tonally inline with Mario / Marvel... :(
@@alamander4444Nintendo has a lot of control on the movie side of things. I kinda doubt they would make Metroid stupid or do a Marvel Universe thing. They barely allow stories in Smash Bros.
Metroid was inspired by Alien in the first place. 😂
Given how they’re treating the Zelda movie, don’t get your hopes up
@@JorgeGomez-hx5uu we don't know anything about the Zelda movie yet.
The Last of Us was a TV show, and if we are talking those in addition to Movies, then Arcane has to be mentioned. It's based on League of Legends and is far better than I was expecting.
Comic book films have had their reign for decades, now it’s time for the video game movie boom .
I can definitely see video game adaptations being a new big thing, but hopefully Marvel and DC are able to bounce back with audiences, especially once James Gunn’s projects within the DCU come onto the scene, which are bound to really delve into different genres than what’s expected of other films.
Animated video game adaptations, especially ones like Castlevania and Arcane shouldn’t be left out of the conversation also and that model could also be a great way to adapt other video game series as well.
Yeah, I'm pulling for James Gunn's DCU to pull through. I don't envy him being in a rough position, and I think a lot of people, myself included, are getting tired of Superheroes, but I like Gunn's work and I have high hopes the future DC output will give us some fresh material and Superhero movies done in ways we haven't quite seen before. The question is will it be fresh enough that enough people will decide they have to come back for more supes just to see it?
Yeah, you make a good point that series shouldn't be discounted either, in fact I'd argue some interpretations might lend themselves better to a series adaption. As much as I'll be cautiously optimistic about a potential Zelda movie, I can't pretend that the thought of a limited series 2-3 season Zelda anime or cartoon isn't a tantalizing prospect as well if Nintendo felt so inclined.
And cyberpunk edgerunners. I think those animated shows were a big part in this renaissance because they were really critically acclaimed, especially arcane, and it destigmatised the discussion around video game adaptations online, which were up to that point kind of a running joke
I don't think the split is Superhero/Video Game. I think the issue this year was old franchises vs new franchises. New franchise movies like SMB and Barbie did well. What didn't do well are Part 10 of Fast and Furious and Part 5 of Indiana Jones. The big brunt of that was part 200 of a super hero shared universe.
Yea but at the same time Scream 6 and Saw 10 did pretty well.
oh man, Darkman was really cool, I had the novelization when I was a kid and I loved it. my first reaction to the idea that there's going to be a bunch of video game movies was dismay, it's a tough nut to crack
I wonder if Captain Midnight is aware of Mr Sunday Movies. Just because those movies he rattled off at the start (Dick Tracy, The Shadow, The Rocketeer) were all recently part of their Caravan of Garbage series.
If not that's just a crazy coincidence that 2 channels I liked brought up those movies at a similar time.
I don't mind lots of Easter eggs. The fun of seeing a game adapted to film is seeing those familiar parts in live action. It's when they sacrifice good storytelling and replace it with nothing but "Hey I know that thing!" I get mad....and we don't speak of Max Payne 😒
Video game movies and anime adaptations are going to be the new comic book movies
That's what I'm afraid of.
One of my favorite video games ever, Ghost of Tsushima, is getting a movie adaptation at some point. And it's being directed by the same guy who directed John Wick. I would have preferred if it was a tv series like The Last of Us, since I think they could spend more time on the story that way and it probably wouldn't feel as rushed. But I'm still cautiously optimistic that it will be good. The source material is amazing and I think there's plenty of things to take from it.
I'm sure it'll be fine, but my issue is that Ghost of Tsushima is a pastiche of classic Japanese filmmaking translated to games. Translating that back into film feels like it'll be an ouroboros that creates a generic movie without a unique vision of its own.
FNAF was aimed squarely at my teenage niece, who went to see it with the same friends she saw Barbie 5x with. They've been waiting 8 years for this thing and it was like their Star Wars, Endgame and Chinese New Year all rolled into one. It wasn't really aimed at anyone who's rated Goosebumps or higher on the horror scale.
Great video, really interesting how videogame movies actually seem to be in a upward rise.
Though if you could I would recommend replacing the Freddy in the thumbnail as it's a model from the cancelled Fnaf+ that had some controversy regarding it.
I don't mind but some people get hung up on that sorta stuff.
I don't think I'm very excited at the idea of more video game movies, but I think that comes down to game movies (and even comic movies) being adaptations. What would be interesting to see tried are movies as partner pieces to video games that either lack concrete stories, have stories told primarily through environments, or games with stories that are so broad a single game couldn't possibly be enough for that story. There's the potential that video games, and movies of that video game could create a cohesive experience together instead of being a different flavor of either with the adaptation route.
I had forgotten how many different video game movies had been attempted until you listed them... and it's so impressive that video games still have very fertile ground in the movie landscape despite all of those past failures.
One thing that I really love about CaptainMidnight is the points he makes in his videos are super great compared to other RUclipsrs similar to him… not saying other RUclipsrs who post the same content as him are bad but I feel he makes really great points that other RUclipsrs don’t that I like to hear.
The most impact the Fnaf movie had on my attention is making my eleven years old cousin cry because he wasn't accepted at the theatre for being too young.
Tbf the original came out while I was in high school and I’m 29 now.
So with Mario, apparently the climax scene was THIS close to playing Van Halen's "Jump" instead of the invincibility star song. Which is incredible, because Jump is a great song but dated reference, whereas my daughter and I just gave each other a knowing look and started bopping along when Superstars started playing.
"Superstars" was the safe but obvious choice. "Jump" is an executive with no clue what they're doing saying "change this thing I don't understand." I worry that's a bad potent for video game movies going forward. Somebody's going to look at Zelda and not understand why Ganon is a pig wizard and demand he be a gorilla or something because why would the obvious iconic thing work?
No, they'd demand Ganon be changed from a Pig Wizard to a Chinese girl with a purple mowhawk who is also openly and aggressively lesbian and potentially a cryptobro.
@@planescaped Ganondolf played by Lizzo
@@tobin2.0I 100% could see that, it's not even a joke at this point. lol
There's something to be said for a movie that makes the lover of the original subject feel seen. Mario might not have been an Oscar candidate, but it treated something that bonds parents and children together with respect. Not exploited, or laughed at, or talked down to, but respected. Hollywood will probably get the wrong message and start cranking out video game movies with a "you suckers love anything with this branding" mentality soon enough, but we might just get a few solid movies out of a largely untapped well. And that would be great.
Nothing says 'respect' like a movie that doesn't even try to be anything but spectacle, bad jokes and references.
Never in my life did I think Hollywood would finally find a way to make video games work. But the people behind my boy Mario’s movie made me very very happy and I’m excited to see what the rest of the age of the video game has to offer.
Because I’ve been waiting for years and I’m more than ready for the age to take off for many more years to come.
What's interesting about the statement at 7:15 is that it can also create pretty large opportunities for creative people. Markiplier, a famous gaming youtuber, is making a movie about a game called Iron Lung that had very little to convey a story in it's game. It's set to release this year as his directorial debut in theaters
I haven’t seen the FNAF movie, but I really love Sonic The Hedgehog 2. I’m hoping that we get video game movie and tv adaptations of Sly Cooper and The Legend of Zelda.
there was a Sly Cooper Movie in production in 2016 before getting canceled
I think the Sonic movies are pretty underrated, they may be average but I enjoy the hell out of them
They're fun, competently made, family movies which is all they really need to be.
@@abletothink and gave the fans what they wanted, better writing than the 2010s and the characters being portrayed correctly
There is a lot of interesting video game series that have happened over the last few years, like Arcane, Cyberpunk 2077 and Castlevania.
I'm excited to see more takes on video game stories, I've been burnt out by superhero stuff for years now.
I think the closer work with the ip owners is the most important part of this. Illumination worked closely with Nintendo to make the Mario movie and market it as directly as possible to the fans, and Blumhouse worked directly with Scott Cawthon to make fnaf, which gave fans enough faith to go see it in theaters.
Absolutely LOVE your videos! Your thoughts are so well articulated
6:43 I cant really agree that it was to much for the mario movie sense the reason it's like that is that it is trying to build a world. In fact most of the references are no different from other movies showing unique aspects of there creative worlds with the only difference being replacing it with something in the mario series.
In addition to getting Mario, FNAF and The Last of Us, we got two very good movies that aren't about twisting the game to fit a movie format, but the drama and fun behind the scenes of games - Tetris and Gran Turismo
I feel like the Sonic films help push the door open for video game adaptations forwards, Five nights was a film for fans, I fear that studios will just seek out video game rights and slap dash film together but who knows for certain this is only the beginning of a renaissance or a short term fad. I hope we get some good film making out of this
I REALLY liked Mario. It was brilliant in terms of its score and worldbuilding. Also, HAVE YOU EVER seen more layered backgrounds in an ILLUMINATION film?? But yeah, it DID lay the ground work for more video game movies.
The rocketeer is really underrated
Knowing Captain Midnight loves Darkman and the Rocketeer affirms why I am here.
This isn't really related to this video at all, but I'd love to see a video on Captain Midnight itself, it seems like a pretty interesting property from a quick glance, and I'd definitely be interested to hear what you love about it.
Between film and TV, I've definitely been noticing a stronger video game presence as of late (not to mention Castlevania and Arcane!). I think they present an interesting challenge for any team, considering how many more changes to character and story need to be done to adapt them. I'd be excited to see more of these cool worlds and stories get shared with a wider audience, but I really hope they dont take the extended universe route. I feel like what we've been hitting lately with Marvel and DC isn't *just* "superhero fatigue" (although I feel the market dominance and genre sameiness of superhero stories have played a role) but also *multiverse/extended universe* fatigue. I think self contained movies/franchises are going to be going stronger going forward
7:55 id love to see a video on that variety marvel article i love your opinions in general i tend to agree with them for the most part
That article is interesting. I hope that means Marvel is planning on making big changes. I do have some suggestions but first I would like to say that when me and my brother bought our tickets for the Marvels, there were only 4 other people there. It could be the time but that should be a sign that audiences have different viewing habits. I'm sure some will wait for that to go to D+. Here are some suggestions for Marvel
1. Lower the budgets. The Creator proved that you can make a film with lots of visual effects at a reasonable budget.
2. Give visual effects workers the proper time to complete their work. If that means delaying films and shows then so be it.
3. Hire more directors and writers like James Gunn who have a creative mind and let them make unique films that can stand on their own.
This applies to all Hollywood, but we are living in the post-covid world. If you want audiences back in theaters, you have to give them a reason to.
Going through a lot rn, always good tuning out of it with one of your videos
Hope things work out for you man
Feels important to mention that most of the video game adaptation success has come from series adaptations. Arkane, The Last of Us, Edgerunners, and the like.
marvel dc hollywood movies>>>>garbage hollywood video games and Animation Video game. movies.
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The Mario movie worked well for me because it was fun. Not to say other movies these pst few years haven’t been fun but that seems to have been it’s sole purpose: to be fun. And it’s been a while since I’ve seen a movie in theaters that has been made because it’s fun
One thing I will say for it: The rainbow road and Donkey Kong courses they drove on, I would like to drive on.
Something like How to train a Dragon is also pure fun without being so shallow I was on the verge of falling asleep, like the Mario movie. Something about how it set up two or three slightly interesting plot points and then just ignored them rubbed me the wrong way.
Crazy how sonic the hedgehog was the catalyst for video games in cinema. IMO
Christmas came early, I always love watching your videos!!!
It just occurred to me: now that most of the superhero tropes have been overused, maybe Gunn will have to work harder to make the new DCU relevant, which inturn means we might just get better movies... kinda like they did with The Batman and Joker... what do you guys think?
Even if this year video game movies have done, it really started with the Sonic movie. Especially since Sonic 2 came out last year.
Neither Mario nor FNAF were the ‘Iron Man’ of the video game movie movement. I’d probably give that to Detective Pikachu. It had an interesting story, immersed us in the world, likeable characters, didn’t inundate us with Easter eggs and the design was spot-on. Mario and FNAF were pretty mid, but there’s potential and now that it’s becoming the central focus we might get to see where that potential goes.
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The Fnaf movie did so well is because the creator loves doing new things for Fnaf each time and try taking it to another level. He has always listened to criticism and advice. For me I already knew this Fnaf movie would not be too scary and had feeling he didn't want to do too many jumpscares since he wanted to be criticized for his story setup. I believe Scott has already responded on reddit that he is watching every criticism and taking in the feedaback. I first wanted a simple first story movie, with a lower budget, and also driven more towards the fans and try his best not creating a trash movie from past from video game movies. I think he succeeded on making it a good movie. He will take that criticism and make his movies better each time no doubt. He literally created Freddy In Space game before th release if this movie with additional footage not within the movie when you beat it in a unique trailer way. He also respects his community so much that he loves each time his fans create new Fnaf Fan games to out a twist on his story and the mechanics of that very game. He has also funded I believe close 10 Fnaf fan games. He also does charities and works with other Fnaf creators to bring spotlight to them and spotlights to his voice actors and people working at his studios. This why I think his future Fnaf movies/games will always keep getting better since he will continue to listen and grow faster than a huge studio can handle. From the lore, to funny jokes, beautiful designs scary and colorful, and to his hard work each year to create new books, movies, multiple games within a year, and always interacting with the community to kepp growing each time. Hope this gives an insight on Fnaf fan from that community on why he is successful.
No the movie succeeded because FNAF is very popular among children, and its box office revenue came about due to all the pre-order ticket sells that made up its bucks.
The film itself is a rehash to much better horror movies that not only lack the horror that made the games so well known but also rely on cheap fanservice reference that only the diehard fans will like.
There's taking criticism.
Then there's "Your animations look like animatronics."
*Doubles down on the animatronics*
@@bazzfromthebackground3696 _Kickstarter fails_
"Fine, I'll do it myself!"
TLOU, Super Mario Bros & FNAF have one thing in common. They pair their respective video game creators with great filmmakers. That's why prior video game movies & tv series have more misses than hits...
This is how I feel about the horror genre like m3gan, scream 6, evil dead rise and talk to me did very well, the audience wants something different
as someone who loves video games and nintendo, this prospect is exciting but frightening. for one, we get the potential of so many more great adaptations of our favorite properties, just like we've always dreamed. however, i don't know if i could deal with the corporate oversaturation of the genre like what happened with superhero movies. it would be so heartbreaking, and also create even more insufferable fans (as if nintendo needs more of those)
Thank u Shigeru and Scott. Without u we wouldnt have these movies and characters
Mario was fine, but the next movie should get a longer run time, especially if they're going to bring new characters like Yoshi. The current movie could've run a bit longer for world building and explanations.
People may not agree with me on this, but I'd say that along with video game movies, were about to have a massive rise in movie/tv series based on anime. Similarly to FNAF and Mario, i think many companies are looking at the most recent Netflix live action adaptation of One Piece. That show did EXTREMELY well, so im sure most people are gonna try to follow suit. Live action anime adaptations have been notoriously bad in the past, but i think with the success of One Piece and the upcoming live action of Avatar the Last Airbender (which doesn't look that bad), there will be a massive rise in these kinds of adaptations too. Heck we already have a My Hero Academia movie and another Death Note movie in the works. Who knows? Maybe video games and anime will finally be mainstream
The Rocketeer is such a cool looking character. Wouldn’t mind a gritty reboot frankly.
I know it wasn’t super well received but I thought that this year’s Gran Turismo movie was actually a pleasant surprise too. I went in with very little expectations and ended up enjoying it. The racing scenes were well executed and David Harbor was a good choice for the coach. . (Even if it is familiar territory for him coming from that mentor type role in Stranger Things)
I just want to say that your pitch for Nebula Classes made me finally get a subscription
Perfect video to watch during halftime!
Video game movies:
You could not learn from your own mistakes,
where did that bring you,
Back to me.
I just want movies with good character development and real stakes and a cohesive plot. Video Game movies will never fully be a success as long as there's a movie director involved instead of a fan of the videogame. Directors want to do something different, put their own twist or mark on the already existing narrative which ruins the attempt at the video game movie already enjoyed by an existing fanbase. I think Meat Canyon did a great review of where the FNAF movie failed and the opportunities dropped because the director wanted to tell a story unrelated to the simple premise of the FNAF games.
Okay, hear me out:
"Animal Crossing: The Movie" starring Robert Downey Jr as Tom Nook, Margot Robbie as Isabelle, and Ed Sheeran as KK Slider.
I would love to see movies about the infamous games, superhero and video game movie all in 1
Yes.
I would love to see a 2D (maybe even 3D mixed with 2D) Zelda movie with a more of a painted feel. Maybe even painted backgrounds.
despite that there are still some bad video games show/movies aka halo live action show and netflix resident evil show for example its good to see that video games movies/shows are doing better.
to be frank, it was really Pikachu who cracked that wall and Sonic who broke it open with two movies and going up against Superheroes for Mario and Freddy to flourish with a third Sonic movie and a show to come out next year or so
and honestly, I see Sonic to be the Best Approach, an adaption, yeah, the first movie seemed meh but setup the foundation for the second movie to expand upon without leaving people confused since it built on the first movie, and yeah, Mario and Freddy are flawed but considering their owners, Nintendo being the equivalent of Classic Disney in term of Mario's image and Scott's style of Story Telling, it's surprisingly they came out as coherent as they are
Kinda unrelated but I really like the the font you used for the thumbnail.
It feels weird, Halo has a few movies/series (Halo Legends, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Halo: The Fall of Reach, and Halo: Nightfall), and out of all of them, including the television show we don’t talk about, the first two were the best. Halo Legends is a fun anthology film, while Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is actually a kind of an actually fun watch. Not to mention the quality of the CGI on a 10 million dollar budget.
Silent Hill is my personal favorite video game adaptation. The director is a fan, he may not fully got Silent Hill but he got the atmosphere and how SH uses symbolism and nailed it. Can't wait for his Return to Silent Hill based on SH2.
I love for there to be Nintendo movies focused on their video game franchises, but seeing them all connected in a big narrative or storyline sounds frightening to think about, maybe they can pull it off but it’s going to take years upon years to create an amazing cinematic universe based off their games connected it’s more than likely going to take a longer time than Marvel when they were planning out their universe, for Nintendo to even try going down this route.
knowing how stingy Nintendo is, I doubt they'll go too far into narrative and go for more basic one to one with their games in terms of adaptations, could be wrong
I am remember Activision was thinking about having a Call of Duty made back in 2018 but they scrapped that I wonder if they will ever revisit that idea
if y’all don’t put some respect on sonic the hedgehog for breaking the video game movie curse for its TWO films they made, and the third is on its way soon which is anticipating more hype than previously before
I don’t pay attention to the whole “comic movie dead, video game movies take over” thing. I’m just glad for the Sonic movies.
Let's hope the quality of them gets better
I'm open to seeing more Nintendo games getting movie adaptations of different styles, but they should stay in their own realms with the occasional exception of spin-offs that make sense. I'd be on-board for a Donkey Kong Country movie that happens to take place in the same universe as the Super Mario Bros Movie, but puts more focus on DKC and doesn't heavily rely on the Super Mario side of the universe. The fact people want to see a Super Smash Bros movie or "cinematic universe" become a reality rubs me the wrong way because I don't see it working at all.
Super Smash Bros is a party fighting game that crosses over various Nintendo franchises (and some third parties) that is not canon to any franchise. It's a hot take for me to think that Subspace Emissary in Brawl is overrated, but at least it makes sense for a spin-off video game to do something like that since it's meant to be a collection of cutscenes between stages the player's intended to go through at their own pace. The story was very simplistic for what it tried to do, and I can't see critics or fans getting much enjoyment out of a movie that aims too high and misses across all audiences. That doesn't even include statements from the lead director of the Smash Bros games, Masahiro Sakurai, being disappointed that cutscenes from Subspace got leaked online. How do you think he'd feel about having scenes from a Smash Bros movie being leaked on sites like Twitter or RUclips revealing big reveals or plot points?
If Nintendo wants to have movies or TV shows based on Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero, etc, then that's fine. Just keep them in their own separate universes as to not tarnish the reputation of the movie counterparts of these IPs.
Thanks for tha video
Dungeons and Dragons honour among the thieves is the best game adaptation of this year.
Well video game adaptations will certainly have more variety in who make them as opposed to superhero movie where it was mostly just marvel and dc. The Last of Us was made by HBO, Five Nights at Freddy’s was made by Blumhouse which is a smaller studio, the rights to make a god of war show was bought by Amazon and the right to make a Bioshock movie were bought by Netflix.
I'd love to see a DK standalone movie, a Kirby movie and a Zelda movie, all culminating in Smash Bros movie akin to the Avengers.
i think video game movies could really take off if they keep putting this much effort into them, like the practical effects in fnaf and the beautiful animation in the mario movie. animation itself is having a resurgence, and video game movies should take advantage of that.
nah they trash non video game movies are better
video game movies are dog shit
Comic book movies are better.
I haven't seen all of Super Mario Bros, but its cute; haven't seen FNAF; have seen Castlevania Nocturne and i enjoyed it.
I do hope this trend of actual decent video game adaptations continues because why wouldn't I want decent/great entertainment?
Man, who knows, maybe they'll do BioShock and it'll be good.
I feel like the Sonic Movie somehow becoming good was what really started this.
the gran turismo movie is also a really good recent video game movie because its pretty much a feel good sports movie disguised under a popular video game
I can't wait for the Super Smash Bros cinematic universe.
With the Master Hand played by Pete Davidson for reasons.
This is definitely the year of movies finally being a little more original
The reasons the video game adaptations are doing so well this year is because these people are making the movies just to make a quick buck obviously they wanna make money however these movies are actually catered towards the fans of the franchises as someone who loves fnaf, Mario, and the last of us these movies/shows are a great adaptation that shows people how much money they can make if they make actual good movies that is accurate to the existing franchises.
Sonic the Hedgehog proved videogame movies can work. The Super Mario Bros movie proved they can be a worthwhile investment of executed well and done right, following what makes them special.
How was the Mario Movie executed well?
marvel dc hollywood movies>>>>garbage hollywood video games and Animation Video game. movies.
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When considering video game movies of the future there is a key potential future to consider.
The movie tie in-games about gaming movies becoming better experiences then the movies themselves.
I am more excited for the Videogame Series.. Arcane and Castlevania showed how damn good it can be.
There are so many good video games that could be adapted
It might take a lot of coordiantion between creators, but I think a Smash Bros movie down the line would be pretty cool (as long as it isn't canon to the movies they're based on)
Oh, and the Freddy in your thumbnail is actually from a fangame called Five Nights at Freddy's Plus.
I thought the Mario movie was decent for what it was. My main nitpick was the use of random pop songs that sometimes didn't even make contextual sense when they still had so much amazing music to choose from the game series. But I'm afraid Nintendo will now use Illumination to adapt ALL of their franchises. It could work for some of them like Kirby or DK, but I really don't want to see an Illumination-made Zelda or Metroid.