After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.
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"The Last of Us" Stars In and Out of Character
"The Last of Us" Stars In and Out of Character
Take a look at Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, and the rest of 75th Primetime Emmy nominated drama "The Last of Us" cast in and out of character.
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- TriviaGustavo Santaolalla, the music composer for video games The Last of Us (2013) and The Last of Us: Part II (2020), was brought on to compose the series soundtrack.
- GoofsAs with the game, the series' depiction of the cordyceps fungus has some inaccuracies. Overall, the probability of a fungus of this type evolving the need and capability to infect humans is astronomically small. Human brains contain hundreds of thousands of times more neurons compared to an ant brain, and it would be an extraordinarily rapid evolution for cordyceps to gain the ability to infect and take over one. Even if it did, fungal infections are slow, taking a matter of weeks, and nothing like the near-instant transformation depicted; new filaments take some time and energy to produce. All 600 species of Cordyceps which seize control of insect bodies do so to force the host into a humid place where the fungus can feed on the body and spread its spores, so if an evolved cordyceps infected a human and over the course of many days transformed the body into a shambling host, the fungus' end goal would be much the same. Lastly, while insects do gain some level of aggression when infected, they normally do not attack other insects.
- Crazy creditsThe opening titles display a Cordyceps fungus taking on the forms of various landscapes, and finally the forms of Joel and Ellie.
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I got humbled
Honestly, I was not planning on watching this series because I'm stubborn and thought that nothing could get even close to what the game is because The Last of Us is certainly one of the most memorable games I have ever played, and it's so well done that I thought the series could ruin that.
Truth is I was wrong. They took the original plot but portrayed it in a way that it seemed like an original one and it felt really refreshing. As I supposed, it's not at the level of the game but it's pretty damn close, the only reason I gave 9 and not 10 stars is because I feel like the answers to every question were given on a silver platter and that took away a bit of the mystery part of discovering what is going on as you go on with the story.
Makeup, scenography and photography team, I kneel before you. They made an exceptional job and I think it just couldn't be better. The scenery is as flawless as in the game, and the FX work is sublime. I watched a few backstage content clips and all the effort that was put into this project was definitely worth it and appreciated.
Acting is also something that deeply influenced the score. I was a bit concerned because of the casting but they just shut my mouth completely because it was a match made in heaven. I was pretty excited to see Pedro Pascal because I'm also Chilean, but his acting is just so on point that it made me difficult not to empathize with him. Joel's character development has always been one of my favourites and he just made an incredible job!
Ellie left me speechless as well. Bella Ramsey is an absolute genius and I couldn't believe she is British! I was reluctant at first because I felt that the physical resemblance was a big deal, but I genuinely forgot about it like two minutes in because she did an impeccable job.
In conclusion, I got humbled so bad I cringed at myself. Also, I really loved that Merle Dandridge got to play Marlene again! I would definitely recommend this series to anyone, including people who are familiar with the game and people who are not.
Truth is I was wrong. They took the original plot but portrayed it in a way that it seemed like an original one and it felt really refreshing. As I supposed, it's not at the level of the game but it's pretty damn close, the only reason I gave 9 and not 10 stars is because I feel like the answers to every question were given on a silver platter and that took away a bit of the mystery part of discovering what is going on as you go on with the story.
Makeup, scenography and photography team, I kneel before you. They made an exceptional job and I think it just couldn't be better. The scenery is as flawless as in the game, and the FX work is sublime. I watched a few backstage content clips and all the effort that was put into this project was definitely worth it and appreciated.
Acting is also something that deeply influenced the score. I was a bit concerned because of the casting but they just shut my mouth completely because it was a match made in heaven. I was pretty excited to see Pedro Pascal because I'm also Chilean, but his acting is just so on point that it made me difficult not to empathize with him. Joel's character development has always been one of my favourites and he just made an incredible job!
Ellie left me speechless as well. Bella Ramsey is an absolute genius and I couldn't believe she is British! I was reluctant at first because I felt that the physical resemblance was a big deal, but I genuinely forgot about it like two minutes in because she did an impeccable job.
In conclusion, I got humbled so bad I cringed at myself. Also, I really loved that Merle Dandridge got to play Marlene again! I would definitely recommend this series to anyone, including people who are familiar with the game and people who are not.
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- sljej
- Jun 7, 2024
24 Frames: HBO's Memorable TV Moments
24 Frames: HBO's Memorable TV Moments
"Succession" and more HBO shows that captured our attention and kept us glued to our TV screens.
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- Những Người Còn Sót Lại
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- Calgary, Alberta, Canada(Season 1)
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- Runtime50 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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