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There’s one fundamental fact about video games that Hollywood does not seem to get.
Gamers do not see video games as games.
They see them, very correctly, as stories.
The best games, and even most middling ones, make you forget that you’re playing a game.
The newUntil Dawnmovie fails to understand that.
However, it seems like even that was too generous.
This is not Until Dawn at all.
Every time they die, they awake in a different subgenre of horror, and the clock resets.
This is a great pitch for a movie called Cabin in the Woods 2.
A referential riff on horror tropes that retains the gory violence is a smart idea.
But that’s not what Until Dawn is about.
There’s plenty of elements of the game that could have been adapted here.
So Many Movies Disrespect Video Games
Until Dawn is far from the only offender here.
This is not a story anyone wants to see.
I don’t even like Minecraft, and the fact they’re doing it wrong still annoys me.
Part of this stems from the chip video games perennially has on its shoulder.
TheGran Turismomovie was about someone whowon a Gran Turismo competitionand went on to enjoy alargely unnoteworthy racing career.
That’s not what the game is about.
And this is certainly not what Until Dawn is about.
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