Alien: Romulus There’s still a lot to prove when it comes to taking inspiration from the sci-fi franchise to make a film worthy of another showing. Luckily, director Fede Alvarez seems to have done his homework and scored some extra credits from the series’ 2014 hit video game.
In an interview with GamesRadar+, Alvarez revealed that playing Alien: Isolation while shooting don’t breathe Inspired him to make a horror movie as scary as an atmospheric first-person horror game.
“Alien: Isolation is what made me see this alien Could be really scary and well done [today],” Alvarez told GamesRadar+. “That’s why, at the time, I was like, ‘Fuck, if I can do anything, I’d love to do it alien And scare the audience again with that creature and those circumstances. As I played, I realized how scary it is alien That’s probably what it would be like if you brought it back to that tone.
Alvarez was inspired by more than just Alien: IsolationIn tone, he also refined the game’s visual cues to create suspense and fear for the viewer. As GamesRadar+ points out, Alien: Isolation There are less secure save points in the form of emergency calls. Rather than providing a safe haven for players to panic-save their progress, players are dealt with extremely sluggish mobile operation times, leaving them vulnerable to sudden attacks by the aliens. In layman’s terms, whenever a mobile phone appears Alien: IsolationGamers will reflexively sit in their chairs, worrying about what might happen to their avatar.
“The setting of this movie is like this [that] Whenever something bad is about to happen, you see a cell phone,” Alvarez said. “In games, every time you know there’s a cell phone, you’re like, ‘Fuck, I’m going to get into some bad set pieces.’ It’s the same thing here. You’ll see them throughout the movie. Strategically placed. When you see the phone, you feel it: Get ready for impact.
if Alien: RomulusThe first reaction to anything shocking is that Alvarez knocks it out of the park by playing hits from the series while also injecting his own ominous practical effects flair – and gamer expertise. Alien: Romulus Opens August 16th.
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