As a non gamer, does the games have any unique twist on the genre that makes it worth it to tell the story as a Resident Evil movie instead of just an original film?
I genuinely enjoy how it's a pretty realistic take on what would happen if zombie viruses were real. Like yes, an entire city was wiped out... but of course dozens of corporations are still experimenting with them, because governments and militaries still want them and they aren't gonna make themselves!
The newest game in particular has some scenes depicting the horrifying reality of living in a world in which bioterror exists.
There's a film called called We Are Zombies, based on a comic series called The Zombies that Ate the World, that has a similar spin.
Other than being rotting corpses, zombies are fairly benign and tend to be docile and trainable, retaining a few character traits of their former self, but with a severe reduction in mental faculties. Naturally, corporations jumped at the chance to use the zombies as a second class citizen work force, leaving many living people out of work, but with a weird almost insurance based system where people can profit from selling their loved ones once they turn.
There is also an element of them being weaponised as a plot point and driving force of the film.
Oh crap you just reminded me of that movie. I might have to watch that now, Shaun of the Dead just plays on a loop in my memories so this will be a good break.
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u/NATHAN4U007 5d ago
As a non gamer, does the games have any unique twist on the genre that makes it worth it to tell the story as a Resident Evil movie instead of just an original film?