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Namirrha
Noble Knight
Joined: 03 May 2002
Posts: 218
Location: Utah County, Utah. |
Just read this on the news page:
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Last we heard, screenwriter Greg Pruss was drafting the script. He told IGN that the game's main character, JC Denton, will be "a little bit filthier than he was in the game," and that the film will be somewhat darker than the source material.
I want to see Deus Ex on the big screen. And I want to see it do well. It could be what the Matrix sequels were not. But already, I don't like the sound of this: "He told IGN that the game's main character, JC Denton, will be "a little bit filthier than he was in the game," and that the film will be somewhat darker than the source material." Why? So he can be more hip or cool? More real? What makes a "filthier" JC more appealing? It seems the misdirection has begun.
Of all the game franchises out there, Deus Ex is one of the few that has the potential to become both a movie and sci-fi classic in the same vein as Bladerunner. The story, the characters, the look and feel are there--they just need to be expanded. What they ought to do is get Ridley Scott to direct the film and have him choose a screenwriter who will give the story the power and relevance it deserves, not a "filthier" JC and "darker" source material to try to shock and titillate us. Give us a movie that'll win our hearts and money.
What are your thoughts, friends?
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RPG Frog
Blade Runner
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Posts: 748
Location: the Matrix |
Well I am a Blade Runner fanatic. So, I would love to see a good Cyberpunk movie. JC Denton & the Conspiracy would make a good script if they streamlined the game's narrative. But judging from that quote you had above...it sounds like they are going in the wrong direction.
Blade Runner, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Matrix1 are flawless creations. Sadly, like you said the Matrix sequels are not.
Also a great Sega game back in the day was Snatcher for the Sega CD. This game was very blade-runner influenced. It was done by Hideo Kojima...the dude responsible for Metal Gear Solid!
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