The Last Of Us: 5 Scenes That Must Be In The Movie

5. Henry and Sam's Deaths

The closing scene of the summer portion of ‘The Last of Us’ is one of the most emotionally-draining in the whole game. Henry, overcome with grief after just having shot his brother Sam, who had turned into a runner overnight due to a bite suffered the previous day, almost instantly decides to take his own life when he imagines a world without his brother.

While Henry and Sam were minor characters in the story, this scene perfectly exemplified the sheer hopelessness that some people experience in this dystopian universe, especially when faced with the dreadful idea of living alone. The previous night, Henry was having the time of his life, discussing old times with Joel about motorcycles, pretty much living like death wasn’t waiting on their doorstep at any given moment. He went from being happy to instantly deciding that suicide was the only option in a matter of hours.

While the scene is a big moment in Ellie’s life, adding another name to the list of people she cared about, and had to witness die in front of her very eyes, it’s more important when paired with Joel, and the fact that he somehow managed to keep going even after the loss of Sarah. You have to imagine that those thoughts went through Joel’s head a lot over the first weeks and months of the outbreak. Maybe Tommy helped him stay strong, but it shows off the difference in character will from the get-go, and it would be a great way to capture that sense of hopelessness and the fear of isolation early on in the film.