The Fallout TV Show Trailer Makes The Apocalypse Funny And Weird
08-03-2024
The post-apocalypse, like superhero films, is a bit overdone. Hollywood's embrace of post-apocalyptic movies is understandable, given our dystopian world. These films sell a depressing vision of the future, not without cause.
After some time, though, zombie movies and other post-apocalyptic films become so close to reality that they are no longer enjoyable. Mad Max: Fury Road was able to get around this problem by emphasizing its dangerous, high-octane stunts. After the success of "The Last of Us", we risk seeing human horror and hopelessness become the end of all post-apocalyptic tales. We would have been if "Fallout" hadn't come along.
Bethesda Game Studios' TV adaptations will continue to be successful TV adaptions of video games. They promise that they won't directly adapt the game, but rather place an original tale in the world canon of the games and bring back the fun post-apocalyptic cuckoo of the originals.
This juxtaposition is the focus of this latest trailer (you can view the previous trailer here), which introduces us to a world incredibly dark and violent, but also ridiculously funny. How else can one react to nuclear war but by laughing?
The world doesn't need to be set on fire
The new "Fallout' trailer immediately transports you into the world of "Fallout", capturing its iconography and tone. The trailer features the "I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire", a song that is prominent in the game, as well as a yao-guai and a lasergun (props look incredible). The visuals look stunning at first and faithfully recreate "Fallout".
The trailer, most importantly, is funny. The trailer has a sense of humor that sets the film apart from similar post-apocalyptic tales. The world is bleak and Ella Purnell's character, who plays the main role, meets only people or robots trying to steal her organs and kill her. But they laugh madly as they try. It is refreshing to see the mix of grim comedy and violence in "Fallout."
It's difficult to bring animated characters (or those rendered digitally) into the real world. Just look at the movie "Avatar: The Last Airbender", and see how much it lost the spirit of the original. If "Fallout", "Arcane" or "The Last of Us" are any indication, video game adaptations on television can be successful.