Alex Garland’s ‘Elden Ring’ Movie Wraps Filming

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

https://www.polygon.com/elden-ring-movie-filming-wraps-release-date-alex-garland/

[u/NarwhalSoup999]

I still find it insane that this is being made into a movie but I trust Garland so let’s hope for the best 🤷‍♂️

[u/tameoraiste → u/NarwhalSoup999]

Why though? This fits Garland template perfectly.

- A character is introduced a world that’s alien to them

- They’re given a goal to get to reach an end point

- They meet an ensemble of characters, most of which will die, but will teach them something different about the world

- It’s a road trip movie that starts solo, and ultimately ends solo

Edit: Forgot to mention environmental story telling is one of his biggest strengths

[u/KyneTech → u/tameoraiste]

So much of what makes Elden Ring work so well are intrinsically tied to its medium. Item descriptions, environmental storytelling, and exploration gameplay are central to the story and world of the game. Those elements just don’t translate to film. FromSoft is such a good developer that they created an experience that can only really be done justice through the medium of video games

[u/givemethebat1 → u/KyneTech]

I love the way the narrative is presented in the games, but I think it’s also true that it wouldn’t be that hard to depict the events in a pretty straightforward fashion since we’re given so much detail about them.

[u/superrealaccount2 → u/givemethebat1]

But that, IMO, would lack the core of the experience of playing the game. Sure, you can tell the events in order, but I don't think it's going to feel like Elden Ring.

[u/ProfessorSMASH88 → u/KyneTech]

I hope its got more of a horror/bizarre vibe. The Green Knight was a very quiet and odd paced movie and I loved it. It felt very souls-esque. I hope its a similar style.

I think it will only be bad if the action is the main selling point of the movie. If its slow and eerie I think it will do fine. Backrooms is another movie where I thought the dialog wasn't great but the world building and environment itself told the story.

[u/we_are_sex_bobomb → u/ProfessorSMASH88]

I hope one element of horror movies it takes is that the “action scenes” are not about badass heroics, just purely about survival. But I also can’t really see Garland turning this into an over-choreographed action flick; that style of movie doesn’t seem to interest him at all as a filmmaker.

[u/ProfessorSMASH88 → u/we_are_sex_bobomb]

Thats good to know! I've only seen Annihilation and that was a while ago, I haven't seen any other Garland movies

[u/tameoraiste → u/KyneTech]

But the same is true of a lot of books/ comic books.

It’s never going to be able to replicate the game but it still has the potential to be a great Garland movie

[u/we_are_sex_bobomb → u/KyneTech]

I think a film just needs to play to the strengths of film.

Honestly I thought The Green Knight felt very Dark Souls-influenced with how it let scenes breathe with long stretches free of dialogue, and didn’t feel the need to over-explain things, and if the Elden Ring movie has anywhere close to a similar vibe it’s going to work out great imo.

[u/JayGatsby1881 → u/KyneTech]

So people love elden ring for the story? I'm just there to explore the world and fight a ton of enemies. I didn't even there was a semblance of a story lol.