levyjl1988
Banned
It can be similar to Edge of Tomorrow. The setting can be medieval-like. I would love to see something like that envisioned by true fans and have AAA production values.
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I wish we had a Dark Souls movie...
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Nautilus
Banned
The way the story(shitty way if you ask me) is told in the games, would not fit a film's format, not in a pleasant way.
And if they did change it enough to be film's worthy, then the fans would hate it.
So no, I don't think it would work. An episodic approach might, but not a film.
And if they did change it enough to be film's worthy, then the fans would hate it.
So no, I don't think it would work. An episodic approach might, but not a film.
.Pennywise
Banned
So you don't understand jack shit of what you just watched and have to run to Youtube to understand anything after exiting the cinema?
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I can’t see a screenwriter doing it justice and the progression of the film wouldn’t meet the player’s expectations. Best part of the Souls games is discovery and doing things at your own pace. Even if someone is a die hard Souls fan, it doesn’t mean they’re qualified to make a film about it either. Even the best videos on the web aren’t for every Souls fan. I think the popularity of the souls games is also exploiting some of its best qualities just to turn it into pop culture. It’s also the franchise’s poison.
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SlimeGooGoo
Party Gooper
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levyjl1988
Banned
They already have comic books for the series and I'm sure they can pull lore from Vaatividya
Dark Souls: The Complete Collection (Graphic Novel): Mann, George, Quah, Alan: 9781787737273: Books - Amazon.ca
Dark Souls: The Complete Collection (Graphic Novel): Mann, George, Quah, Alan: 9781787737273: Books - Amazon.ca
www.amazon.ca
mansoor1980
Gold Member
a dark souls movie with SEAN BEAN would be great
RydonStarLives
Member
I feel like we need to get on board the mindset of let Videogames be videogames, and not try to cram them into another media. The Sony style of AAA game where you are "playing a movie" is starting to wear thin with me. Dark souls (and the other Fromsoft stuff) is where I think VG direction should go. Don't constrain yourself to some kind of Movie format and set pieces. Movies work in a certain way because all you are doing is sitting and watching. Videogames can give you a lot more emersion and sense of urgency, player agency, etc. that movies can't touch. If you want a VG in a movie format, just watch a let's play or Longplay.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Oh God, no.
No, no, no.
There's zero chance anyone would make a decent Dark Souls movie, because it would have to be fucking depressing, fatalistic, and have a downbeat ending. The entire narrative of Dark Souls is about failure, death, entropy and decay.
They'd just make another bloody Game Of Thrones fantasy thing, and would miss the point of Dark Souls entirely. Chris Pratt as The Chosen Undead, in an epic quest to save Lordran? No fucking thank you.
Never going to happen, nor should it.
No, no, no.
There's zero chance anyone would make a decent Dark Souls movie, because it would have to be fucking depressing, fatalistic, and have a downbeat ending. The entire narrative of Dark Souls is about failure, death, entropy and decay.
They'd just make another bloody Game Of Thrones fantasy thing, and would miss the point of Dark Souls entirely. Chris Pratt as The Chosen Undead, in an epic quest to save Lordran? No fucking thank you.
Never going to happen, nor should it.
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levyjl1988
Banned
if not a movie perhaps a TV show, like Halo...
AncientOrigin
Member
Of course there is it’s what you do out of it.There doesn’t even need to be a story it could just be the evil is here we must fight it.From there you have different characters which are funny or sinister it’s like every other movie out there.For example all Arnold Schwarzenegger movies have barley story are very simple and Arnold is not a good actor but still we all love most of his films.Dark souls could be like evil dead films or more into the knights films way
To do it right it would have to be medium budget(nobody is making money on this thing) and gritty as fuck like A Serbian Film type grit.
Making sense of the story enough to make a compelling screenplay is the hard part, since the apologists all LOVE the "lore based" shit spread out over every weapon and bullshit it'd be impossible to make a story that pleases those people.
Elden Ring has a slightly more cohesive tale, it'd be a better candidate for a TV series, again it would have to be super gritty.
Making sense of the story enough to make a compelling screenplay is the hard part, since the apologists all LOVE the "lore based" shit spread out over every weapon and bullshit it'd be impossible to make a story that pleases those people.
Elden Ring has a slightly more cohesive tale, it'd be a better candidate for a TV series, again it would have to be super gritty.
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
RoboFu
One of the green rats
a dark souls movie with SEAN BEAN would be great
It would be a new experience for him. Instead of dying just one time he gets to die multiple times!
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kanjobazooie
Mouse Ball Fetishist
Here's your Dark Souls movie:
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
elden ring seems way more likely given it’s massive sales and the fact they could plaster the nams George RR Martin on all the promo stuff
I like Dark Souls lore better tho. Especially the first game.
I like Dark Souls lore better tho. Especially the first game.
DaleinCalgary
Member
So basically no story, 24 fps, and every 10 mins you lose your popcorn and have to go back for another bag.
Captain Toad
Banned
Well, if Sony ever buys From, you'll get it. Sony seems to be making a movie or show for EVERY IP they own, whether it makes sense or not.
I, not jokingly, kind of expect to hear of a Knack show or movie at some point.
I, not jokingly, kind of expect to hear of a Knack show or movie at some point.
Robb
Gold Member
Knack would probably work very well as an animated kids show tbh. Could be kinda like Cubix (which was some crap I watched as a kid with a somewhat similar character).
nominedomine
Banned
This is the sort of stuff that would actually be interesting to see adapted. Makes a lot more sense than trying to adapt cinematic games, the entire appeal of cinematic game is that merge the cinematic language with an interactive media, when you then adapt then you create absolutely nothing new.
Adapting something like Dark Souls would actually require translating a lot of things that are unique to video games to a movie/series, that makes it way more interesting than adapting Uncharted/GoT/TLoU/etc.
Edge of Tomorrow, what a great action movie, I'm glad I got to watch it at the theather.
Adapting something like Dark Souls would actually require translating a lot of things that are unique to video games to a movie/series, that makes it way more interesting than adapting Uncharted/GoT/TLoU/etc.
Edge of Tomorrow, what a great action movie, I'm glad I got to watch it at the theather.
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Radical Dreamer
Member
Fuck no. Knowing today's Hollywood they'd find a way to make it like marvel with fucking quips and sarcastic jokes every 2 minutes. And how the fuck would you tell the stories from Dark Souls anyway?
March Climber
Member
You're right, the movie would need to be an A24 film to succeed.
This movie came relatively close to nailing the atmosphere and oddities of what a Dark Souls movie could look like:
The overall story itself was just okay though.
Radical Dreamer
Member
Green knight was great. I've just seen it recently.You're right, the movie would need to be an A24 film to succeed.
This movie came relatively close to nailing the atmosphere and oddities of what a Dark Souls movie could look like:
The overall story itself was just okay though.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
March Climber
Member
This is why it has to be an A24 film. Reviewers will then not treat it like a typical popcorn blockbuster.If it's made, I wonder if reviewers will complain that it's too difficult to watch.
Fools idol
Banned
it exists, it's called Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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remember_spinal
Banned
it could work if it was staged like the Dredd movie, where the entire movie is trying to escape or get to the end of a dungeon.
You would have to make the pov character mostly silent and maybe have the fire keeper escort them that fills in the exposition.
You would have to make the pov character mostly silent and maybe have the fire keeper escort them that fills in the exposition.
March Climber
Member
Either this, or actually be bold like The Green Knight and have the protagonist travel alone but only talk to people when he encounters them. Having the protagonist be alone creates a better sense of dread and isolation. I was genuinely worried about Gawain and what he would encounter in that movie the minute he started traveling alone, especially when he had to find somewhere to sleep for the night.
remember_spinal
Banned
I can’t believe i still haven’t watched this year, I need to do that tonight
Bruno_Arrais85
Member
Tame your hype
March Climber
Member
Bruno_Arrais85
is right, while it has good individual moments and captures the look and feeling well, the overall main story is just okay. His side quests(if you'd call them that) in the movie are really interesting one-offs that just help capture how odd that world is. It is a visually striking movie.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
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ZoukGalaxy
Gold Member
No please no, die and retry in a movie sounds like pure hell. Wait. That maybe on purpose then ? 
By the way, I absolutely love Edge of Tomorrow, this movie is awesome.
By the way, I absolutely love Edge of Tomorrow, this movie is awesome.
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