The Last of Us: Storytelling Flaws in a Faithful Adaptation

A video game adaptation worth seeing? The best video game adaptation we’ve ever had? An impressive production feat? Yes yes & yes. Watch a scene by scene comparison and there’s no doubt The Last of Us HBO was loyal to its source to a fault? Week by week I was invested while watching but couldn’t remain so in between episodes, so behold the suggestion that TLOU was closer to escapist entertainment than the work of art it could’ve been. 00:00 Intro 01:26 The Challenge of Adaptation 10:07 The State of the Apocalypse 15:36 World Building 21:45 Narrative Stakes & Episodic Structure 29:41 Protagonists & Antagonists 39:31 Conclusion: What’s the Point? Time Magazine Review: Vulture Interview: #thelastofus #thelastofushbo Joel Miller Ellie Williams Pedro Pascal Bella Ramsey Station Eleven Marlene Merle Dandridge Tess Henry and Sam Bill and Frank