The Last Of Us Movie: 9 Crucial Things They Need To Get Right

2. The Tone

The aforementioned book-to-film adaptation The Road did a spectacular job at painting a father-son relationship in a world utterly devoid of anything resembling positive outcomes, and save for Kodi-Smit McPhee's dividing performance as The Boy, in terms of tonality it's this unremitting bleakness that serves as the perfect backdrop to stage the events of the game. Humanity was eating itself alive in that movie, and as we see in the game through the likes of the cannibal group in-game, many have resorted to increasingly disgusting measures in order to stay alive. The problem with crossing the medium-divide into film, is that it opens up so many more comparisons to triple-A titles and indie flicks who have essentially done everything their is to do with a zombie film. Last of Us has a unique ending up its sleeve, as well as a heartfelt tale between a grieving father and a young, utterly desensitised girl, yet it will be interesting to see how these elements are conveyed without leaning too heavily on what has gone before in terms of cinematography or flagging certain eventual revelations for the sake of a wider audience.