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Forums - Movies & TV - Netflix's Bioshock Adaptation to be Directed by Francis Lawrence and Screenplay by Michael Green

Ugh. Bioshock was already a great story told perfectly through the interactive gaming experience itself. It was one of those games brought up when the, "Are games an artform?" question was asked and it was a great example to use as an argument towards the affirmative. Who knows... maybe they'll do a decent job at this but I still feel it's just not needed. I would much rather a ground-up remake of the game itself to happen during the 10th generation or so than this (as long as the voice acting remains untouched).

Some things should be left alone as the medium they were made for, in my opinion.

Last edited by archbrix - on 25 August 2022

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Can't wait for people to completely miss the point and think that they're advocating an Ayn Rand wet dream society.



JWeinCom said:

Can't wait for people to completely miss the point and think that they're advocating an Ayn Rand wet dream society.

Yeah, my trust in networks and services having an actual grasp on the source material and its original intents and thematics is at an all-time low. Videogame adaptations rarely, if ever, work well in these formats.



Mummelmann said:
JWeinCom said:

Can't wait for people to completely miss the point and think that they're advocating an Ayn Rand wet dream society.

Yeah, my trust in networks and services having an actual grasp on the source material and its original intents and thematics is at an all-time low. Videogame adaptations rarely, if ever, work well in these formats.

I was more talking about the viewers. I've seen a bunch of people online arguing that Ryan was a true paragon of the free market and Rapture fell because of that wascally Atlas as if Ryan's hypocrisy wasn't the entire point of the game, and the series in general. 

As for a TV series, it could be kind of fun. We never really see Rapture in its prime except for a bit in Burial at sea. The game explores it through old recordings and such, so a prequel could be interesting. Although, I'm not especially optimistic considering the track record of such adaptations.