Cinema in video games. Fantasy or reality?

Recently, there are not rare cases when the authors of the video game, trying to give their brainchild a second wind, decide to change the computer to a movie camera. So, the heroes already familiar to us are on large screens of cinemas, where popcorn and I are ready to enjoy the new images of our beloved characters. Everyone is happy and satisfied!

Only for some reason the reality is much more cruel. And when we hear about the next movie screenization of the game universe, instead of joy, skeptical and disapproval appear on the face. And it is worth the project to get to the cinema halls, then popcorn and pleasure are replaced by angry comments and low assessments of critics.

Is it deserved to count a movie on video games in advance? The problem is cut through the chur of high expectations of old people or the dishonesty of managers? In this material, on the example of a unique project, I would like to try to answer these questions.

Let’s start with a small historical excursion. One of the first film screenings to see the light was the Super Brothers Mario (1993). Two Maraio and Luigi brothers accidentally discover the passage to the parallel world. This world is inhabited by people who are ruled by a cruel dictator of Kupa. He craves to get to the ground and capture it. Secret weapons of swims are a gun, a shot from which turns back the process of evolution (that is, a person turns into a monkey and t.p.). The legitimate king of the country Kupa with the help of this weapon turned into a fungus, and he covered the whole kingdom into revenge. The key to salvation is stored in the adored Princess Daisy. As a result, the brothers need to find the princess and save the world.
Agree, it sounds like a good plot. And the film itself received the status of a cult. Only now, why then, the director stated that it was his worst work in his career, and the film itself failed at the box office and was defeated by critics?

“We will not remove a www.heats-casino.co.uk caramel fairy tale for preschoolers, but a story with a character. Such that will passion for children and adults “

These were the words of the independent director Roland Joff, addressed to the president of Nintendo. He really wanted to take up the shooting of this picture. As a result, the deal was concluded and the work went in full swing.

Problems pursued the project from the very beginning of its creation. It was not possible to recruit a worthy cast in any way. Those stars that planned to act in the beginning (Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwartzneiger) subsequently refused. A sad picture was also a script. In an attempt to create a deep and catchy story, the screenwriter Barry Morrow completely forgot, the heroes of which universe he is busy. As a result, it turned out that Mario was an experienced mentor, and Luigi was a stupid younger brother, which is all the other as a mental disorder. Of course, the concept was rejected and the project moved to other hands.

Here, probably, a turning point in the history of creating a film happens. Directors, in the person of a British couple, and new screenwriters diverge. The former claim:
“We need more chernukhi, nudes and cyberpankovskaya hopeless!”
The latter believe that history should become family and focused.

Thus, the kingdom is replaced by New York, and the turtle king of the Cup becomes a crazy alligator. Now Mario and Luigi are not good old plumbers, but real heroes of the action movie.

The city itself actually added a kind of color. Thanks to the decoration, it was possible to create a whole metropolis filled with bandits and prostitutes. As we see, a family film in his own juice.

The result of this epic was the need to conclude new contracts that entailed the conditions: to reduce the level of vulgarity. The script in haste was rewritten, and the directors had to leave the project.

Cinema was released on May 28, 1993. And instead of deafening success, Nintendo received a crushing failure. The film and the game had practically nothing to do, so the viewer did not seem possible to catch on his native images. I tried in general terms to tell the story of failure, which marked the beginning of a new era in the cinema and became cult for many fans. The conclusions, of course, remain with you.

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I have a bunch of jokes, but I will not gloat. Essentially possible explanations about the disadvantages:
1.I hoped to see more examples of games on the blog in the blog. That is little information.
2.I know many aspects even me, who was not particularly interested in the film.
3. “Video Cinema. Fantasy or reality?” a strange name, given the fact that there is a movie on video games, that is, it already exists. Especially your example. If this is a “click of Beit” – without disappointing the audience, Dmitry Kungurov and all sorts of YouTube can afford such. It is difficult for beginners here, but a dashing robber will break through. Unless of course it will do no worse than the rest, or even better. I recommend taking pictures from under the “spoilers” (let the gifa remain there) and good luck.