Well, it's an Adam Sandler movie, but putting that aside:
Interesting article on a gamer/film editor's effort to include a mature/relevant representation of gaming in a mainstream movie.
It's something I hope other filmmakers consider seriously in the future.
How many movies actually attempted something like this other than The Wizard?
Quote:
| Reign Over Me must be one of the first Hollywood films, if not the first, to deal with games thematically and intelligently. While other industry pundits try to figure out how to take the latest blockbuster game and turn it into a movie or vice versa, Reign Over Me already has an insightful leg up: Let the games speak for themselves. Characters bond through games and lose themselves in them, only to find themselves again. They enjoy the simple act of play. "We're starting to get people in Hollywood who have perspective of what the video game experience is like," says Roush, "what it can feel like. And all that gets integrated into Reign Over Me." |
It's something I hope other filmmakers consider seriously in the future.
How many movies actually attempted something like this other than The Wizard?
