8 Video Games From The 2000s That Deserve A Film Adaptation

The recent Ghost in the Shell film starring Scarlett Johansson should've been a bonafide hit. It wasn't.

Great representations of the cyberpunk sub-genre, such as Blade Runner or The Matrix trilogy, concisely present a story in which the limitations of a dystopian society does not have to be the norm for the people who live in it. Oni can be what the aforementioned Ghost in the Shell wasn't.

The game was released back in 2001, and was ahead of its time in terms of attention-grabbing, cyberpunk storytelling. The lead character, Mai Hasegawa, was a strong female protagonist known for her extreme determination in taking down those who wronged her. Instead of being passive in her approach (like Motoko from Ghost in the Shell), vengeance influences her motives. Using this modus operandi, and modelling Mai after Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road, can further differentiate her from other female protagonists currently in mainstream discussion.

Alita: Battle Angel is a fine example of how using a cyberpunk backdrop, along with a hero that won't stop short of discovering the truth, can result in mainstream success. But imagine a film that takes the best parts of that, while mixing in the insane martial art action and choreography from a series like The Raid. That's a movie that'll have us purchasing tickets well in advance.