I like this interview. This guy really know what's the bottleneck game movies face now. Usually those movies die in the script part, cause the screenwriter doesn't understand the game and don't know how to catch the essence and the spirit, same as the director. Not to mention the bad casting. And what he said is right. Many people in film field don't play games. They're not the generation or probably they dislike games. They think games are stupid or something, and indeed not every game should be adapted to the movie. It really depends if the game has solid storyline, or even attracting characters. Most games are weak at the plot. I think RPG and adventure games have more potential to be movies, because these games focus on character and story more than other type. Anyway, all good movies derive from good screenplay. If Hollywood wants to make good game movies, they have to come up with a good script first, and the director must know how to deliver the original work spirit. Why game movies always look like B-movies? Because THEY ARE. Film producers don't intend to make them good, so they stay in "B-Class" so far. Only if they're considered as "A-movie", they can be a hit.
Oh, now they want to do something like Marvel does. Why didn't they think about that when they make Resident Evil movies? Apparently they don't know how to make good movies or even want to make them good. They just keep looking for the place lies the money, imitating what western company does.
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I like this interview. This guy really know what's the bottleneck game movies face now. Usually those movies die in the script part, cause the screenwriter doesn't understand the game and don't know how to catch the essence and the spirit, same as the director. Not to mention the bad casting. And what he said is right. Many people in film field don't play games. They're not the generation or probably they dislike games. They think games are stupid or something, and indeed not every game should be adapted to the movie. It really depends if the game has solid storyline, or even attracting characters. Most games are weak at the plot. I think RPG and adventure games have more potential to be movies, because these games focus on character and story more than other type. Anyway, all good movies derive from good screenplay. If Hollywood wants to make good game movies, they have to come up with a good script first, and the director must know how to deliver the original work spirit. Why game movies always look like B-movies? Because THEY ARE. Film producers don't intend to make them good, so they stay in "B-Class" so far. Only if they're considered as "A-movie", they can be a hit.
Oh, now they want to do something like Marvel does. Why didn't they think about that when they make Resident Evil movies? Apparently they don't know how to make good movies or even want to make them good. They just keep looking for the place lies the money, imitating what western company does.
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