Uncharted Director Changing Drake's Back Story
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Right, so this would be a pretty bad movie, without it being tied into a preexisting franchise. And a very highly praised franchise, and you get a film that does a complete disservice to all the people that spent hours creating two amazing games. And the worst part is if, if, by some miracle this film doesn't suck, it still won't have any relevance to the original games (bar a character name) and so still gives the games very little credit.
On one hand, the game never seemed to grasp that their lead character was a treasure stealing criminal, trying desperately to shove him into the Indiana Jones mold, when Indiana Jones would be the first to kick his ass. IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM! The second game starts off with him planning a heist with a proper criminal, then without a moment's reflection, have him don the white hat after he gets double-crossed. After playing it, I commented to friends that it was like playing a third rate B-movie with a very engaging cast. It's all very cinematic, but you can see the writers saying "we want a Han Solo/Mal Reynolds kind of guy" then in the casting stage forgot all about him being a edgy amoral guy and went for All-America.
But making him a treasure cop... that's just lame.
But making him a treasure cop... that's just lame.
"This idea really turns me on..."
That's weird. I was almost under the impression that other people were going to go see the movie, not just Mr. Director here.
That's weird. I was almost under the impression that other people were going to go see the movie, not just Mr. Director here.
Seriously this may be a decent movie but there is no reason in hell that they should be using the uncharted name and characters if they are going to change everything. This is worse then the doom fiasco where they decided it is a virus not the gates of hell. Why can these people not learn if you are going to make a movie based on a videogame there are certain aspects you just have to leave the f**k alone otherwise it is just another movie with names from the game.
You are on a tricky path here my friend not only are you going to be judged on the quality of the movie but if you change that much stuff even if it is a good movie people are still going to rip it apart for not being about uncharted.
You are on a tricky path here my friend not only are you going to be judged on the quality of the movie but if you change that much stuff even if it is a good movie people are still going to rip it apart for not being about uncharted.
This just in, movie title changed to Raider of the National Tomb Treasure of the Lost Ark.Logan Westbrook said:Uncharted Director Changing Drake's Back Story
Treasure hunters better beware, because here comes Nathan Drake: International Treasure Cop.
The casting [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105618-Mark-Wahlberg-Confirmed-For-Lead-Role-in-Uncharted-Movie] of Mark Wahlberg in the lead role isn't the only piece of distressing news about the Uncharted [http://www.amazon.com/UNCHARTED-2-Among-Thieves-Playstation-3/dp/B002I0F5I2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291295727&sr=8-1] movie; Director David O. Russell has also tweaked the script to give protagonist Nathan Drake a whole new history and motivation.
While the Uncharted games depict Nathan Drake as a Indiana Jones/Mal Reynolds-style treasure hunter and adventure, Russell's movie will recast him and his hitherto unseen family as some kind of antiquities police. "This idea really turns me on that there's a family that's a force to be reckoned with in the world of international art and antiquities," he said. [A family] that deals with heads of state and heads of museums and metes out justice."
Russell said that he wanted to have the family dynamic in the movie, to provide some solid character content, overlaid over the "bigger, more muscular stage" of an action movie. Russell added that he was almost halfway through writing the script, saying that the work was going remarkably quickly.
The changes to the source material don't necessarily mean that Uncharted is going to be a bad movie, but it sounds like it's not going to be the movie that fans of the games hoped it would be either. Russell is a talented writer and director, however, so perhaps we'll be surprised.
Source: LA Times [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/12/drakes-fortune-mark-wahlberg-nate-drake-movie-david-russell.html] via Kotaku [http://kotaku.com/5703567/the-uncharted-movie-doesnt-sound-like-uncharted-at-all]
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So like National Treasure?
Seriously "It Belongs in a Museum" is Indiana Jones's mantra and a "family" of Artifact Police was one of the cornerstones of National Treasrue (Treasure Protectors as I recall) so... how is making Nathan Drake EXACTLY LIKE EVERY OTHER ARTIFACT HUNTER a good idea? His somewhat amoral roguishness and ability to overcome it and do "the right thing" in the end is one of the characters more endearing qualities.
Seriously "It Belongs in a Museum" is Indiana Jones's mantra and a "family" of Artifact Police was one of the cornerstones of National Treasrue (Treasure Protectors as I recall) so... how is making Nathan Drake EXACTLY LIKE EVERY OTHER ARTIFACT HUNTER a good idea? His somewhat amoral roguishness and ability to overcome it and do "the right thing" in the end is one of the characters more endearing qualities.
If you like that idea then make that movie. You are directing Uncharted which already has a story.Logan Westbrook said:
I've gotta say that films generally have a lot more to say in terms of education and socialisation that games, dude...Oliver Pink said:
*headdesk*
What most angered people said, really.
This film might turn out to be the greatest work David O. Russell's ever produced. But it's NOT going to be Uncharted. When they adapted, let's say, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale into Total Recall, yes, they changed a lot a lot a lot of stuff from the original story, but (and here's what pisses me off the most) THE CENTRAL THEMES AND CHARACTERS IN THE STORY REMAINED INTACT. They didn't all of a sudden make it about Quaid's father issues and throw in his long lost half brother with a third of the film's lines. It would have been a slap in the face.
I almost asked "why can't video games get the same respect", but it's pretty obvious why. Like Extra Credits says, games are "toys for children" in the eyes of Hollywood and society in general, and respecting the original source material is a poor idea at best to them. They'll believe that brand recognition and a big booming story is all they'll need to get butts in the seats (though with Super Mario Bros.: The Movie existing, I don't know why they think this is the case). The only way to fight this, obviously, is with our wallets. I'm pretty much not gonna go on principle at this point. We HAVE to stand up for good AND respectful translations of our medium's work, especially when it's as well done AND adaptable as Uncharted is (seriously, they could have just lifted the story from Uncharted 1 wholecloth, or done a prequel where Nate meets Sully and gets into the business and no one would have batted an eye). It's one of the only ways we'll ever get any of the respect we ACTUALLY deserve.
What most angered people said, really.
This film might turn out to be the greatest work David O. Russell's ever produced. But it's NOT going to be Uncharted. When they adapted, let's say, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale into Total Recall, yes, they changed a lot a lot a lot of stuff from the original story, but (and here's what pisses me off the most) THE CENTRAL THEMES AND CHARACTERS IN THE STORY REMAINED INTACT. They didn't all of a sudden make it about Quaid's father issues and throw in his long lost half brother with a third of the film's lines. It would have been a slap in the face.
I almost asked "why can't video games get the same respect", but it's pretty obvious why. Like Extra Credits says, games are "toys for children" in the eyes of Hollywood and society in general, and respecting the original source material is a poor idea at best to them. They'll believe that brand recognition and a big booming story is all they'll need to get butts in the seats (though with Super Mario Bros.: The Movie existing, I don't know why they think this is the case). The only way to fight this, obviously, is with our wallets. I'm pretty much not gonna go on principle at this point. We HAVE to stand up for good AND respectful translations of our medium's work, especially when it's as well done AND adaptable as Uncharted is (seriously, they could have just lifted the story from Uncharted 1 wholecloth, or done a prequel where Nate meets Sully and gets into the business and no one would have batted an eye). It's one of the only ways we'll ever get any of the respect we ACTUALLY deserve.
