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So I thought I’d delve into the similarities between Children of Men and The Last of Us, it’ll mostly be contained within spoilers, so I’d recommend watching the film and playing the game (ideally in that order) before reading through this as it may spoil large sections of both.
It’s worth noting that after I made my initial post, I did a Google search for “The Last of Us Children of Men” and I’m not the first to make the connection, there are posts on another forum and in particular Kotaku mention the similarities between them (and The Road too) in their review.
http://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-the-kotaku-review-511292998
I have to admit, I’m probably not massively far through the game, I’ve recent got to a section that includes smugglers, but already the similarities are too close to ignore.
SPOILERS AHEAD (I can't see how to add the tags to text - mods feel free to amend).
First observation when right towards the beginning:
TLOU: After the initial outbreak; you’re playing as a middle aged man (Joel), you’re in a city that’s run by the military. There are people being partitioned into cages or cells with military men with guns to the prisoners’ heads.
COM: The main character is a middle aged man (Theo) in a city that’s run by the military, it has people being partitioned off into cage like cells with military men with guns to the prisoners’ heads.
TLOU: There is immediately talk of a group of people that are against the military, known as Fireflys, these people fight the military and set off a bomb right near the beginning of the game that’s associated with that group. Joel gets a little hurt during the attack.
COM: There is immediately talk of a group of people that are against the military, known as Brotherhood of Fishes, these people fight the military and set off a bomb right near the beginning of the game that’s associated with that group. Theo gets a little hurt during the attack.
TLOU: The world has an infectious disease that brings down civilisation (children haven’t been born in ~18 years)
COM: The world has an infectious disease that brings down civilisation (turns people into zombie-like creatures)
TLOU: There’s a female character (Tess) that has a task for the leading man, they appear to be having some kind of relationship.
COM: There’s a female character (Julian) that has a task for the leading man, they appear to be having some kind of relationship.
TLOU: A new female character is introduced that is the leader of the Fireflys (Marlene), she gets hurt early in the game.
COM: Julian is the leader of the Brotherhood of Fishes, she get killed fairly near to the beginning of the film.
Note: I believe the characters of Tess and Marlene are both derived from Julian from Children of Men, as they both plays out elements of her character and story ark.
TLOU: There is a girl (Ellie) handed over from the rebellious group, Fireflys, that needs to be protected by the main character and brought a location. She is handed over by their female leader, Marlene.[/COLOR]
COM: There is a girl (Kee) handed over from the rebellious group, Brotherhood of Fishes, that needs to be protected by the main character and brought a location. She is handed over by their female leader, Julian.
TLOU: It transpires that the girl has a special element about her that means she’s not subject to the same issues as the general populous. She is immune to the disease.
COM: It transpires that the girl has a special element about her that means she’s not subject to the same issues as the general populous. She is immune to the disease.
TLOU: The female lead and possible partner of the main character dies in an attack.
COM: The female lead and possible partner of the main character dies in an attack.
TLOU: There is a scene where some smugglers try and stop the characters’ car, a bus is thrown at it and hits the car.
COM: There is a scene where some smugglers try and stop the characters’ car, a bus is thrown at it, but it narrowly misses.
These are the items I can think of right now, I'm fairly sure there are other that I have forgotten about. I will add once I realise them or come across more from the game as I progress.
Also as a side note, The Road features a scene with a man on a table that has been half eaten, there is also a pile of shoes in the same building (gathered resources by the cannibals) . In TLOU there is also a scene with a man on a table right next to a pile of shoes (gathered resources). In the file of The Road this makes more thematic sense since the world is ruined and plant-life doesn’t grow – everything is dead. It makes less sense in the game since the world is overrun with plant-life and therefore vegetables and fruits must be easily grown.
It’s worth noting that after I made my initial post, I did a Google search for “The Last of Us Children of Men” and I’m not the first to make the connection, there are posts on another forum and in particular Kotaku mention the similarities between them (and The Road too) in their review.
http://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-the-kotaku-review-511292998
I have to admit, I’m probably not massively far through the game, I’ve recent got to a section that includes smugglers, but already the similarities are too close to ignore.
SPOILERS AHEAD (I can't see how to add the tags to text - mods feel free to amend).
First observation when right towards the beginning:
TLOU: After the initial outbreak; you’re playing as a middle aged man (Joel), you’re in a city that’s run by the military. There are people being partitioned into cages or cells with military men with guns to the prisoners’ heads.
COM: The main character is a middle aged man (Theo) in a city that’s run by the military, it has people being partitioned off into cage like cells with military men with guns to the prisoners’ heads.
TLOU: There is immediately talk of a group of people that are against the military, known as Fireflys, these people fight the military and set off a bomb right near the beginning of the game that’s associated with that group. Joel gets a little hurt during the attack.
COM: There is immediately talk of a group of people that are against the military, known as Brotherhood of Fishes, these people fight the military and set off a bomb right near the beginning of the game that’s associated with that group. Theo gets a little hurt during the attack.
TLOU: The world has an infectious disease that brings down civilisation (children haven’t been born in ~18 years)
COM: The world has an infectious disease that brings down civilisation (turns people into zombie-like creatures)
TLOU: There’s a female character (Tess) that has a task for the leading man, they appear to be having some kind of relationship.
COM: There’s a female character (Julian) that has a task for the leading man, they appear to be having some kind of relationship.
TLOU: A new female character is introduced that is the leader of the Fireflys (Marlene), she gets hurt early in the game.
COM: Julian is the leader of the Brotherhood of Fishes, she get killed fairly near to the beginning of the film.
Note: I believe the characters of Tess and Marlene are both derived from Julian from Children of Men, as they both plays out elements of her character and story ark.
TLOU: There is a girl (Ellie) handed over from the rebellious group, Fireflys, that needs to be protected by the main character and brought a location. She is handed over by their female leader, Marlene.[/COLOR]
COM: There is a girl (Kee) handed over from the rebellious group, Brotherhood of Fishes, that needs to be protected by the main character and brought a location. She is handed over by their female leader, Julian.
TLOU: It transpires that the girl has a special element about her that means she’s not subject to the same issues as the general populous. She is immune to the disease.
COM: It transpires that the girl has a special element about her that means she’s not subject to the same issues as the general populous. She is immune to the disease.
TLOU: The female lead and possible partner of the main character dies in an attack.
COM: The female lead and possible partner of the main character dies in an attack.
TLOU: There is a scene where some smugglers try and stop the characters’ car, a bus is thrown at it and hits the car.
COM: There is a scene where some smugglers try and stop the characters’ car, a bus is thrown at it, but it narrowly misses.
These are the items I can think of right now, I'm fairly sure there are other that I have forgotten about. I will add once I realise them or come across more from the game as I progress.
Also as a side note, The Road features a scene with a man on a table that has been half eaten, there is also a pile of shoes in the same building (gathered resources by the cannibals) . In TLOU there is also a scene with a man on a table right next to a pile of shoes (gathered resources). In the file of The Road this makes more thematic sense since the world is ruined and plant-life doesn’t grow – everything is dead. It makes less sense in the game since the world is overrun with plant-life and therefore vegetables and fruits must be easily grown.
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