SummarySet 20 years after the destruction of civilization, Joel (Pedro Pascal) is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey) out of a quarantine zone in this drama series based on the PlayStation video game of the same name.
SummarySet 20 years after the destruction of civilization, Joel (Pedro Pascal) is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey) out of a quarantine zone in this drama series based on the PlayStation video game of the same name.
By leaning just enough on the source material but not so much as to lose sight of the mission, which is to deliver a gut-wrenchingly emotional and poignant story, The Last of Us is not just the perfect adaptation; it’s an adaptation that has the potential to transcend even the original game.
Druckmann and Mazin have taken this unforgettable story and made it richer and more impactful, letting us live with these characters and this world in a way that we couldn’t in the game. The Last of Us is a monumental success, and in this universe of incredible darkness, Mazin and Druckmann show us the light that makes this story so powerful.
Mazin, Druckmann and the directors got the vital elements of "The Last of Us" right by honoring what makes the game outstanding and making its story come alive for anyone who has never played it and never will. Nonstop action can be enough to move along stories in that format and in comic books. Real people require additional dimensionality – and here, at last, is an apocalyptic fantasy that strives to give us that along with its monsters.
The Last of Us takes up the mantle The Walking Dead set down long before it left the air, picking up where that show left off instead of attempting to trod its well-worn path. ... The Last of Us operates entirely differently, keeping the action centered on Joel and Ellie throughout the main story, and providing side characters with flashback spin-offs. We get to appreciate these side characters, and even become greatly endeared to them, but within the confines of their own story.
“The Last of Us” can lean too hard on action sequences, which emphasizes the uncanny surreality of the infected. But what lies beneath the chaos is the nascent bond between Joel, a rootless man who’s promised to guard Ellie. ... Through Pascal’s and Ramsey’s performances and some strong writing, this dynamic glimmers with emotion and life.
The high production values and the series' ability to pivot its storytelling — the third episode is a lovely and quite moving distraction from the main plot — keep it fresh, even as the show's familiarities and the rudimentary bickering between characters ("you sure do ask a lot of questions!" Joel crankily remarks to Ellie, as he'd rather walk in silence) ring all sorts of bells.
In the end, by stripping out the gameplay from a vivid genre game that’s fleshed out by cinematic and televisual tropes, the series ends up as mostly just the latter: all flesh, no bones.
¿Qué es lo que piden la mayoría de los fans de videojuegos cuando se enteran de que adaptaran una pelicula o serie de su juego favorito? Simple, que respeten su historia y personajes. Esto es lo que hace The Last of Us de HBO.
Una serie dónde cada capitulo va en aumento y que respeta demasiado su material de origen, cambiando solo lo necesario para actualizar la visión de esta obra. Es que simplemente si eres fan o no del videojuego esta serie te mantendrá al filo del asiento hasta el final.
sin duda en la espera de la segunda temporada.
So episode 1-2 were pretty damn good. I let alot slide because it did give me the feeling of the game at 1st. I have done my 2nd re watch at this moment. Bella is fine actress but simply not Ellie in anyway. Episode 3 was fine if it was not TLOU. I have played the game 3 time start to end. The show strays more and more as it goes on. To much of the story was condensed. Like is said EP#3 was fine but not TLOU it wasted the precious episodes we had. The DLC episode was infuriating waste of time. Also looking back with Sarah being race swapped should have given me clue of what is in store. I cannot imagine what they will do for season 2. Will they really have a trans gender kill Joel right off the bat?
Show has become so woke talk fest. Not saying it has to be action packed but a complete episode without a single peace of action and a hole episode that doesn't drive the story forward at all but instead spent going into full blown detail of a relationship that wasn't even in the game! Clearly they wanted the series to be an easy cash grab and didn't want to fork out much money on special effects. This is why its all just talking. Wasted opportunity.
a big let down if you compare to the masterpiece such as the original. bella ramsey tried to carry this series and she almost came close but with pedro pascal's lackluster acting it failed to deliver.