LISTEN: \u2018The Last Of Us\u2019: Craig Mazin Talks About His Hollywood Origins, Adapting Video Games For TV & Subverting Expectations [Bingeworthy Podcast]<\/a><\/p>\nIn a latest Facebook publish, Paul Schrader explains his latest expertise making an attempt to observe HBO\u2019s \u201cThe Last of Us.\u201d The collection tells the story of a post-apocalyptic world the place a fungus contaminated the brains of people and led to the near-extinction of humanity and a horde of zombie-like monsters. But the story is unquestionably about extra than simply zombies. There are severe emotional stakes, thanks in no small half to the exceptional performing and writing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTHE LAST OF US. \u2018You gotta watch this,\u2019 a friend said. \u2018But,\u2019 I replied, \u2018it\u2019s a zombie show.\u2019 \u2018Yeah,\u2019 they answered, \u2018but it\u2019s really good.\u2019 So I watched. And sure enough 35min into episode one zombies were staggering around the street.\u00a0 So I shut it off. \u2018But you got to watch episode three,\u2019 my friend countered. So I did. It was a super shmaltzy gay bro euthanasia melo (at least there were no undead).\u00a0 What am I missing?\u201d<\/p>\n
Without getting an excessive amount of into the spoiler weeds, suffice it to say, Episode 3 does characteristic a little bit of a bottle episode the place the story follows two survivors of the apocalypse who come collectively in surprising methods to develop love. It\u2019s an episode that the majority are saying is well going to be among the best episodes of TV all 12 months. But to Schrader, it\u2019s \u201csuper shmaltzy gay bro euthanasia melo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
To every their very own, in fact, and Schrader has earned the proper to his personal opinion. But you possibly can\u2019t assist however suppose that possibly the filmmaker has delivered a sizzling take a bit too spicy for his personal good, and he\u2019s lacking the boat on what may be one of many higher tales advised on TV and in movie this 12 months.\u00a0<\/p>\n