Edited by Robert Beach
Why is it so many video game films seem to purposely make terrible decisions in the adaptation process? Even with junkie games like Assassin’s Creed, where the concept should be impossible to screw up, studios seem to have found a way. I’m a hardcore Assassin’s Creed fan and was looking forward to the upcoming film for a lot of reasons. Though the games have a lot of flaws, their aesthetics and style of action are definitely worth bringing to the big screen and would provide a unique visual spectacle that wouldn’t end up just ripping off a more popular work.
Why is it so many video game films seem to purposely make terrible decisions in the adaptation process? Even with junkie games like Assassin’s Creed, where the concept should be impossible to screw up, studios seem to have found a way. I’m a hardcore Assassin’s Creed fan and was looking forward to the upcoming film for a lot of reasons. Though the games have a lot of flaws, their aesthetics and style of action are definitely worth bringing to the big screen and would provide a unique visual spectacle that wouldn’t end up just ripping off a more popular work.
What’s more, Michael Fassbender is
signed up for the lead role, and he’s an amazing actor that I actually am a
major fan of. He’s a
major fan of the games, so one could assume that the visual ethos and thrilling
par core action would remain intact through the translation process. Even this first promotional picture is
pretty awesome, a solid reinterpretation of the assassin gear for the 15th
century. Where is it all going
wrong? Two words: genetic memory.
