Every time the story of a video game is transferred to the movie screen, comparisons are made between the original version and the version that instead of graphics will have flesh and blood actors. In the case of The Last of Us, which is already being prepared by HBO, the first comparisons of iconic moments that far exceed expectations have already been revealed.
Following the first trailer for the HBO adaptation, fans have been quick to identify the title’s most iconic scenes and have put together a beautiful video that puts the two media’s version head to head. They range from that moment in the prologue when Joel carries his daughter Sarah in his arms to when he teaches Ellie to shoot or when they meet Bill. The similarities are surprising and make us look forward to the respect and care with which the series is being made.
The series is still far away on the horizon, as the teaser itself points to 2023. We must be patient to see Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the skin of Joel and Ellie. Because as long as it breathes half the quality of Naughty Dog’s work, we could be facing one of the great series of the year.
If the comparison makes you long teeth and awakens the monkey of The Last of Us, relax because the series is not the only product on the way based on the Naughty Dog franchise. This same September 2 will be released a remake of the first game (of which there are also several comparisons) that seems the best possible way to refresh every story and have something to compare it with once the HBO fiction is released.
And after the remake and the series we will get the expected multiplayer of The Last of Us 2, which has grown so much and has become so ambitious that its creators have decided to turn it into an independent game with its own story. It will introduce new characters, revamp the Factions mode and is expected to be ready by summer 2023. There is The Last of Us for a while.
