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A four disc dvd box set containing all nine episodes of season one of 'the Last of Us.' A tv adaptation of a very popular video game.
The story: In 2003, a fungal infection breaks out and human civilisation is quickly destroyed as a result. Some people are turned into terrifying creatures by this. Twenty years later, what's left of humanity has to deal with them. And exist in a new world. Among the ruins of the old.
We meet Joel. A man who lost many things when the infection hit. He's now a tough and hardened survivor doing jobs for hire. He is hired by a group of resistance fighters to escort a teenage girl called Ellie across country. Because she might just be the key to saving humanity.
And Joel and Ellie might just save each other...
This is a fifteen certificate. Strong language. Violence. And graphic horror. There's a lot of this, so I wouldn't let kids anywhere near it. The episodes vary in length. The first is eighty one minutes. One other one goes over an hour. But most of the others are fifty to fifty five. The season finale is only forty. This doesn't wrap things up at the end. More is to come. A second season is on the way.
I've not played the video game, so can't compare it to that. But reviews are saying it's the best adaptation of any game ever.
Added to which, for someone like myself who has no experience of that, this is an utterly amazing bit of post apocalyptic drama. It's also a brilliant character drama. It works because the latter is the heart of it.
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are both utterly brilliant in the lead roles. They really get into their characters and both grab your attention and get your sympathy. The narrative follows how their relationship develops as their journey goes along. We also see the dangers they face along the way. It's all a very convincing world, superbly realised and brought to life.
Since I didn't know the story of the game, this held me completely as I was left wanting to see what would happen next. And the two characters had me also.
Moral dilemmas do come up. In particular a lot of the last episode. But it all happens thanks to character action rather than needs of the plot. Which is how it should be.
The score is also great. There's music here that isn't bold or loud, but it clicks and will stick in your mkind.
The extras do go into detail what has been done to make this work for tv. I would think fans should be happy, as it just expands on some things and makes minor changes to others. If you are a fan, give it a chance. If you're into post apocalyptic drama, or just good character stories, give it a go. This is a labour of love from all concerned. As you can tell from the extras. And they have created something superb. That can appeal to so many. And leave you desperate for season two. Can't wait.
The dvds have the following language and subtitle options:
Languages: English, Castilian Spanish, Italian, Parisian, French.
Subtitles: English, Castilian Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Parisian French, Swedish.
Extras;
Every episode has an inside the episode feature on the same disc that it's on. These run four to five mins and are overviews of things from them. Lots of extras like this can be dull or just a bit hollow publicity. These are not. These are really interesting and great watching as they do say and show things that are worth hearing and seeing.
Main batch of extras are on disc four:
Controllers down: adapting the Last of Us. Twelve mins about the genesis of the adaptation and how they made it work. This is absorbing viewing. Although there is a little bit of duplication with the inside the episodes.
From levels to live action. Ten mins on comparing the game to the show and how they made the latter work. Also really interesting viewing.
The last of us: Stranger than Fiction. Twenty three mins about fungal infections and surviving the end of the world. Amazingly good. Fascinating and scary, and full of great survival tips.
Ashley Johnson spotlight. Two mins with the actress giving an overview of one key scene. Short but sweet.
Get to know me: four four min long features - which can only be viewed individually - with various cast members answering questions about their work on the show. This is a good format for these, and they are good viewing as a result.
Is this a last of us line?: Two five min long features - both only viewable individually - with cast members playing a game of seeing if a line of dialogue is from the show or not. This is a good game which makes for a good watch, although the second one does slightly duplicate the first as some of the questions are the same and doing it individually isn't as fun as the paired dynamic of the first one.
The last debrief with Troy Baker. Five five min long features - again only viewable individually - with actor Troy Baker, who was in the game and is in the show also - answering questions about the whole thing. Again the format really works, and his passion for the Last of Us comes over in the answers, so these are worth a watch.
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PEDRO PASCAL as Joel
A hardened survivor, tormented by past trauma and failure, who must trek across a pandemic-ravaged America, all the while protecting a girl who represents the last hope of humanity.
BELLA RAMSEY as Ellie
A 14-year-old orphan who has never known anything but a ravaged planet, struggles to balance her instinct for anger and defiance with her need for connection and belonging… as well as the newfound reality that she may be the key to saving the world.
GABRIEL LUNA as Tommy
Joel’s younger brother, a former soldier who hasn’t lost his sense of idealism and hope for a better world.
MERLE DANDRIDGE as Marlene
Leader of the Fireflies, a resistance movement struggling for freedom against an oppressive military regime.
ANNA TORV as Tess
A smuggler and hardened survivor in a post-pandemic world.
STORM REID as Riley
An orphaned girl growing up in post-apocalyptic Boston.
MURRAY BARTLETT as Frank
Frank and Bill are two post-pandemic survivalists living alone in their own isolated town.
NICK OFFERMAN as Bill
Bill and Frank are two post-pandemic survivalists living alone in their own isolated town.
NICO PARKER as Sarah
Joel’s 14-year-old daughter.
KEIVONN WOODARD as Sam
Sam and Henry, brothers in Kansas City hiding from a revolutionary movement seeking vengeance.
LAMAR JOHNSON as Henry
Henry and Sam, brothers in Kansas City hiding from a revolutionary movement seeking vengeance.
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