HBO's The Last Of Us Just Added A Fascinating New Detail About The Infected That Wasn't In The Games
This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of "The Last of Us."
"The Last of Us" is a triumph. What it's not is breaking the "video game adaptation curse" because that is a dumb concept that has already been broken several times in recent years and you just weren't paying attention. Still, HBO's adaptation puts the final nail in the coffin of the idea that you can't make good shows or movies based on games.
The show is incredibly faithful to the game, to the point where it often feels like you're watching the cutscenes from the game stitched together. Even the tiniest detail is replicated, down to camera movements. And yet, it is in the changes to the source material where "The Last of Us" truly shines.
One of the joys of being an anime fan is seeing when an adaptation brings along the original manga creator to...
"The Last of Us" is a triumph. What it's not is breaking the "video game adaptation curse" because that is a dumb concept that has already been broken several times in recent years and you just weren't paying attention. Still, HBO's adaptation puts the final nail in the coffin of the idea that you can't make good shows or movies based on games.
The show is incredibly faithful to the game, to the point where it often feels like you're watching the cutscenes from the game stitched together. Even the tiniest detail is replicated, down to camera movements. And yet, it is in the changes to the source material where "The Last of Us" truly shines.
One of the joys of being an anime fan is seeing when an adaptation brings along the original manga creator to...
- 1/23/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Photo: ‘The Hidden Life of Trees' The newest documentary from The Constantin Film Production is ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’, based on Peter Wohlleben’s same-titled book. It follows the life of a man who understands the trees and is matched with breathtaking footage of the forests. The film has received tons of positive attention, specifically because it’s solely about nature and opens our eyes. Another big positive of the film has been because of Wohlleben’s unique voice, and how the director of the movie chose to include the writer in the process. Related article: ‘In the Heights’ – Behind the Scenes and Full Commentary/Reactions from Cast & Crew Related article: A Tribute to Cannes Film Festival: A Celebration of Cinema, Glamour, and Humanity | Statement From The Hollywood Insider’s CEO Pritan Ambroase It's a film, more than anything, that raises important questions. How far is too far? What...
- 7/19/2021
- by Jordan Qin
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
A scene from the documentary The Hidden Life Of Trees.
Courtesy of Capelight Pictures, MPI Media Group and Fusion Entertainment.
A walk in the woods is a lovely thing but when it is nature tour is led by the deeply-knowledgeable, infectiously-enthusiastic Peter Wohlleben, a renowned forester with 25-years experience in forests and deep knowledge of the biology and ecology of trees, it is an entry into a secret world where trees communicate with each other and work together to benefit the whole.
It has a magical ring to it but Peter Wohlleben’s lessons are rooted firmly in science – plant biology and ecology – and his years of experience tending forests. Wohlleben is the author of the 2015 non-fiction book “The Hidden Life Of Trees,” the basis of this documentary of the same name. The non-fiction book, an international bestseller, presents scientific fact in the form of an accessible tale of the secret,...
Courtesy of Capelight Pictures, MPI Media Group and Fusion Entertainment.
A walk in the woods is a lovely thing but when it is nature tour is led by the deeply-knowledgeable, infectiously-enthusiastic Peter Wohlleben, a renowned forester with 25-years experience in forests and deep knowledge of the biology and ecology of trees, it is an entry into a secret world where trees communicate with each other and work together to benefit the whole.
It has a magical ring to it but Peter Wohlleben’s lessons are rooted firmly in science – plant biology and ecology – and his years of experience tending forests. Wohlleben is the author of the 2015 non-fiction book “The Hidden Life Of Trees,” the basis of this documentary of the same name. The non-fiction book, an international bestseller, presents scientific fact in the form of an accessible tale of the secret,...
- 7/16/2021
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In 2020, an Ethiopian project aimed at tackling climate change planted around five billion trees. A similar programme in India planted 250 million. These projects are vital but can't solve the problem on their own, and not jut because the burning of the Amazon rainforest now means that those trees are no pumping out more carbon than they're drawing in. They simply don't have the same value as ancient, virgin forest, and this film, based on the book by German forester Peter Wohlleben, explains why.
We see Wohlleben in the forest in the opening scenes, one of a series of curiously framed moments in which he records an educational video on his phone whilst we watch him through another camera, the phone image included as an inset. He's examining an old tree stump on the forest floor, peeling back moss to reveal that, underneath, there's living tree tissue. How is it...
We see Wohlleben in the forest in the opening scenes, one of a series of curiously framed moments in which he records an educational video on his phone whilst we watch him through another camera, the phone image included as an inset. He's examining an old tree stump on the forest floor, peeling back moss to reveal that, underneath, there's living tree tissue. How is it...
- 7/15/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"Forests will return... it would just be nice if we were still around." Capelight Pics has released an official US trailer for an acclaimed German documentary titled The Hidden Life of Trees, that is about exactly what the title states - the hidden lives of trees. Did you know trees might be capable of thought, memory, communication? When Peter Wohlleben published his book "The Hidden Life of Trees" in 2015, he quickly entered bestseller lists. The forester wrote vividly about his experience that trees are able to communicate with each other, a thesis explored in depth in this film. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. This documentary will open in US theaters starting this July.
- 6/8/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Munich-based sales agent Global Screen has closed deals on major territories for nature documentary “The Hidden Life of Trees,” based on Peter Wohlleben’s non-fiction bestseller, which has been published in more than 40 countries.
Capelight has acquired all rights for North America, with Metropolitan picking up France. Further deals are being lined up for Canada (Mongrel Media), Spain (Surtsey Films) and the Benelux (Paradiso).
The Constantin Film production, which attracted nearly 350,000 German cinemagoers before theater attendance was put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic, provides answers to such questions as: Are trees able to talk? Do they have a memory? Do they have a social life?
“Director Jörg Adolph (“Parents’ School”) combines a portrait of a man who understands the language of trees with breathtaking nature footage from the world of forests to create a documentary that is as entertaining as it is fascinating,” according to a statement from Global Screen.
Capelight has acquired all rights for North America, with Metropolitan picking up France. Further deals are being lined up for Canada (Mongrel Media), Spain (Surtsey Films) and the Benelux (Paradiso).
The Constantin Film production, which attracted nearly 350,000 German cinemagoers before theater attendance was put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic, provides answers to such questions as: Are trees able to talk? Do they have a memory? Do they have a social life?
“Director Jörg Adolph (“Parents’ School”) combines a portrait of a man who understands the language of trees with breathtaking nature footage from the world of forests to create a documentary that is as entertaining as it is fascinating,” according to a statement from Global Screen.
- 6/23/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
German film and TV company Telepool, jointly owned by Hollywood actor-producer Will Smith and Swiss investor Elysian Fields, is moving forward in multiple areas of the entertainment business, CEO André Druskeit tells Variety. Druskeit reveals a major new acquisition for its German distribution arm, and Julia Weber, head of theatrical sales and acquisitions at Telepool’s world sales arm Global Screen, speaks about the films making their market premieres at this month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
Last year Telepool launched into theatrical distribution in Germany, and continues this year with titles such as “Ironbark,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Now the company has acquired the German distribution rights for the next Will Smith movie, “King Richard,” about the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, Druskeit says. The film is fully financed by Warner Bros., but co-produced by Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment.
Referring to “King Richard,” Druskeit says: “This...
Last year Telepool launched into theatrical distribution in Germany, and continues this year with titles such as “Ironbark,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Now the company has acquired the German distribution rights for the next Will Smith movie, “King Richard,” about the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams, Druskeit says. The film is fully financed by Warner Bros., but co-produced by Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment.
Referring to “King Richard,” Druskeit says: “This...
- 2/3/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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