What A Hardcore Uncharted Fan Thinks Of The Uncharted Movie

6. The "Boost Me Up" Joke Was A Nice Touch (And The Easter Eggs, In General, Were Very Well Done)

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Nathan Drake Chloe Frazer boost up
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There are three main things you're going to be doing in an Uncharted game: shooting endless waves of similarly-dressed thugs, climbing up red or yellow handholds, and holding triangle to boost your ally up a ledge.

That latter trope is such a famous one that the movie even pokes fun at it, with Nate giving Chloe a boost, only to have her trample all over his head. The games make it look so simple and easy, so it was funny to see that, no, this would actually be very uncomfortable (and difficult) for the person doing the boosting.

In general, the movie did a good job at incorporating easter eggs and references, without making them feel cheap and obvious, or just a way of scoring points with fans of the games. Obligatory Nolan North cameo aside (which was brilliant, by the way), they were all fairly subtle, from the Naughty Dog sticker on Nate's suitcase, to the Uncharted-inspired font used to introduce new locations.

Other good ones include Chloe's love of red clothes (pulled straight from the games), and the line "Well, well, well", a nod to an extremely cringey joke in Uncharted 3.

I also got very giddy when "Roman" and "Nazi map" were mentioned in the mid-credits scene, hinting at the plot of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and its lead villain, Gabriel Roman. That's probably who Nate and Sully bumped into at the very end (we don't actually see who they're reacting to), so it looks like the sequel might end up following Drake's Fortune's plot, rather than cherry-picking from each game.

Which would be odd, because the cherry-picking was one of the movie's strong points...

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