Games have has as much an impact on Hollywood filmmaking as MTV music videos did.
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In the past, a lot of films based on video games think that the audience wants to experience what it's like to play the game, and that's absolutely not the case.
While films are a very visual and emotional artistic medium, video games take it one step further into the realm of a unique personal experience.
It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as the movie themselves. And people will spend 2 or 3 years obsessing about the video game in exactly the same way that they'd be obsessing about the movie if they were working on that.
And because performing for a game involves real acting. The way they create a game is very similar now to how they create a film. I've always wanted to stretch my acting skills, and the timing being what it is, I couldn't say no.
Because videogames are so inherently influenced by movies, to take a movie and literally create a videogame out of it, you're immediately setting limitations and expectations on what that game can be.
Personally I find there is just as much if not more creativity among game makers as there is among feature filmmakers.
Games, by nature, have more plot options and non-linear qualities than TV and film.
The video game culture was an important thing to keep alive in the film because we're in a new era right now. The idea that kids can play video games like Grand Theft Auto or any video game is amazing. The video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe.
Once we start seeing video games that have more memorable characters, you'll see better movie adaptations.
Right now, more people enjoy movies, music, television and movies than they do video games.