‘The Last of Us’ was inspired by these movies which you can stream right now

In the video game environment we have rarely seen something like ‘The Last of Us’, an adult story that is not afraid to show truly tragic moments. Whether it’s the HBO series or the original work of Naughty Dog, you can see a lot of inspiration in some films that marked an era in cinema and which you can now see on different streaming platforms, as each new chapter arrives . .

Neil Druckman and Bruce Straley, along with the entire Naughty Dog development team, considered Alfonso Cuarón’s masterpiece “Children of Men”. This was one of movies they inspired ‘The Last of Us’, right in the treatment of violence, and in an aesthetic of a world where humanity is on the verge of extinction, and everything is increasingly decadent. Available on Claro, Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.

It’s no country for old men

Featuring Tomy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin and more, we have a history that influenced that of ‘The Last of Us’ in different ways. This is ‘No Country for Old Men’, a western by the Coen brothers, which Druckmann himself pointed out that they watched him to create the most tense moments of Joel and Ellie’s journey. Available on Claro, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video.

28 days later

Of course, since this was a zombie story, they had to look to the big post-apocalyptic works. It is one of movies that inspired ‘The Last of Us’, in that respect, was ’28 Days Later’, directed by Danny Boyle. The story stars Cillian Murphy and is set 28 days after a zombie outbreak has wiped out most of the country’s population.

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Night of the Living Dead

For starters, the zombie genre wouldn’t exist as we know it today were it not for the mastermind of George A. Romero and his masterpiece, “Night of the Living Dead.” ‘The Last of Us’, ‘The Walking Dead’ or ‘World War Z’ and all stories about humans returning from the dead owe their success to this tape that you can watch on Amazon Prime Video.

the street

The missing ingredient in the story of ‘The Last of Us’ was that of drama, and that’s where the novel adaptation, ‘The Road’, comes into play. It’s a journey into an apocalyptic world directed by John Hillcoat, starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit and Charlize Theron about a father and his son trying to survive in a world full of rather well-known cannibals. Available on HBO Max.

Fools

Finally, one film that, according to Bruce Straley, they watched during the development process of ‘The Last of Us’, was ‘The Crazies’, released in 2010 and directed by Breck Eisner. The clear heir to George A. Romero, this story is set in a world where a toxin in water creates murderous humans, who gradually bring society to ruin. Available on HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video.