Mass Effect Movie: 10 Ways To Make It Not Suck http://www.gamebasin.com/news/mass-effect-movie-10-ways-to-make-it-not-suck

WithUniversalPicturesannouncingrecentlythattheyreworkingonanunannouncedprojectfor2016,theinternethasbeenabuzzwithspeculationthatthismightfinallybethemomentwhentheMassEffectmoviefinallytravelsthroughamassrelayandhitsaCitadelnearyou.ItsascarytimetobeaMassEffectfan.Ononehand,itmaywellbeawesometoseeCommanderShepardandfriendsinmovieform,butontheother,weveallbeenburnedbygamingmoviesbefore.ThatisasideforStreetFighterandMortalKombat,whichhaveepiccheesinessandinthecaseofthelatter agreattheme tune thats perfectly acceptable for playing whenever epic tasks areaccomplished.WhoevertakesontheMassEffectfilmhasalottoprove;itsanextremelypopularfranchise (one of the most successful of the last gaming generation) and the expectationsfromgamers are high. Theres also already an extremely large universe within Mass Effect,aseverythingfromplanetstoalienraceswithfullbackstoriesalreadyexist.Sincetheressomuchtoplunderalready,itsconcerningtothinkhowthetakeonthisextremelyexpansiveseriescanbecondensedintoafewhoursofmoviemagic.Fortunatelytherearesomethingsthatthedirectorcantakenoteof inordertonotmaketheMassEffectmovieacompletefailure.Lets justhopetheyreadthis,eh?

10. Add Generous Dollops Of Fan Service

Partoftheproblemwithalotofvideogamemoviesistheytrytodoafilmaboutthegame,butcompletelydeviatefromthewholestructurethatmadethegameawesomeinthefirstplace.InMass Effects case, theres been so many memorable moments throughout the three gamesreleasedso far that theresabsolutelyno reasonwhy thedirectorcantput innodswithin themoviethatfanswilltotallynerdoutover.HowaboutGarrusatleastoncementioningthathesinthemiddleofcalibrations?ShepardpassingMordinSolusroomaboardtheNormandyandhearinghimsinginghisScientistSalariansongintheshower?OracrewenteringashopintheCitadel,onlytobegreetedwith: ImCommanderShepard,andthis isfavouritestoreontheCitadel!?Allofthesereallyneedtobeinthemovie(s)atsomepointalongsideothermemorablemomentsfromthe franchise.The fanserviceshould reallyseep throughout theentire film;everythingshouldremindusofthegameweallloved,fromthecharactersdowntotheteenytinyeastereggsonlythosereallylookingforthemwouldsee.ThisfilmisbeingmadetoappealtobothMassEffects,sowhyshouldntitbefullofthisstuff?Youallknowyouwanttosingalongunderyourbreathinthecinema. IamtheverymodelofascientistSalarian,IvestudiedspeciesTurian,Asari,andBatarian

9. A Director Who Knows Their Mass Effect

Themostimportantinitialdecisioninmakingagoodgamingmovieistohiresomeonewhoactuallyknows,lovesandcandojusticetothesourcematerial.IfyouhiresomeonewhohasntevendelvedintoMassEffectoncebefore,thereseverychancethatthemoviethatfollowsitwillbeacompletestinker.Atthetimeofwriting,nodirectorhasbeenattachedtotheproject.WedohoweverknowthatBiowaresRayMuzyka,GregZeschukandCaseyHudsonwereallrumouredtobeinvolvedatsomepoint,witheachgiventhe labelExecutiveProducer.Iftheseguysare involved,hopefullytheycannegotiateadealwiththerightdirectorandmakesurethatthedecisionsmadegoingforwardareasgoodforthefansastheycanbe.Literallythefirstthingthatshouldbeaskedofthedirectorofthismovieisiftheyknowthesourcematerial.TheresalottolearnaboutMassEffect(particularly since the universe has been extended in other mediums such as books) so it isimportant to have an understanding of the backstory, the presentation of the galaxy, thepersonalitiesofthecharacters,thewaytheplotdevelopsandabsolutelyeverythingbeforethisperson isgiven free reign tomakeamovieon it.Dont letusdownUniversalwedemandadirectorwhoknowshiherReapersfromtheirRachni.

8. Hire Matthew Fox To Play Commander Shepard

AlthougheveryonesCommanderShepardlooksdifferentandmanyarefemaletheleadinthemovieisprobablygoingtobethedefaultmaleShepard.Ifthisisthecase,therehardlyseemstobeamorefittingactorfortherolethanMatthewFox,wholooksalmostidenticaltothestandardcharactermodel.MostwellknownforrunningaroundanislandbeingchasedbySmokeMonstersandbeingallheroicinTVseriesLost,MatthewFoxisnostrangertotheworldofacting.HehashowevermaintainedsomethingofalowprofilesincehisLostdays.ItstimethatthiscametoanendbycastingFoxasCommanderShepardintheMassEffectmovie,givinghimhisN7armourandbringingdownhisfuryupontheReapers.TheonlyproblemwiththisisFoxisprimarilyaTVactorandapparentlymoviesareawholedifferentballgamealtogether.Doeshehavetheexperiencenecessary to convey Shep to themasses?Can youpicture FoxutteringCommander Shepardsfamouslines?

7. The Right Scriptwriter

ThisgentlemanisnoneotherthanDrewKarpyshyn,themannotonlybehindMassEffect1and2splot,butalsothescribeofthreeoftheMassEffecttieinbooks.Inotherwords,heisprobablythegotoguyforwritinganythingtodowithMassEffectsincehepracticallycreatedmostofit.Heis,however,primarilyavideogamescriptwriter,buttheresnoreasonhistalentscantbetransferredovertomakingamovieaboutafranchisehesbeeninvolvedwithforyears.Ifyouhaventreadthetieinnovels,(Revelation,AscensionandRetribution),theyreareallygreatreadandfillinagreatdeal about theuniverse andpopular ingame characters such as Saren.Unfortunately, ifearlyrumours are to be believed, Universal may be hiring Morgan Davis Foehl, who has writtenscreenplaysforfilmssuchasINowPronounceYouChuckandLarryandAdamSandlersClick.DontdothisUniversalwellhavethemastermindbehindMassEffectwritingourmovie,thanksverymuch.

6. An Original Tale?

DuetotheopenendednatureoftheMassEffectseries,condensingitdownintoamovieseemsquitedaunting.Itsagameserieswherechoicesmatter(apartfromtheendingofcourseZING!),andtheplayerhasdirectchoicesthataffectthewaytheplotmoves,manycharacterscanliveordie,withmuchmorehappeningalongside.ThestorylineofMassEffect,while ithas its ricketymoments, isextremelypopularbecause itsgripping,expansiveandengaging. Itsabelievableworldwithbelievablecharacters,filledwithlore,ahuge,galacticthreatandisprimedandreadyfortheHollywoodtreatment.Unfortunatelytheproblemwithadaptingthegamesandcharacterssofaristhatitspracticallyimpossibletocreateanexperiencebasedaroundagamecenteredonchoice.OnecharactersShepardisnotthesameasanothersandtheressimplytoomuchplottocondenseintoafilm.Iftheydodecidetoadaptthegamesintothemovies,theyneedtomakesureitsdonerightandthepacing iscorrect.Ifnot,theresplenty intheMassEffectuniversestilltoexploreanditcouldbequiteexcitingtoexperiencethingssuchastheFirstContactWar(wherehumanitydiscoveredtheMassRelaysandannoyedtheTurians)orotherasyetunexploredfacetsoftheMassEffectuniverse.Whatwouldyouprefer?Anadaptationofthegames,oranewstoryaltogether?

5. Hire Martin Sheen To Be The Illusive Man

Althoughhesnotquiteaswellpresentedashiscounterpartduetotheinabilitytoaccessfuturetechnologythatmakesyou lookallshinyandnew,theresnobetterchoiceforthe IllusiveManthanMartinSheen.Physicallyhefitsthepartquitenicely(andcanbetouchedupbythemagicofHollywood), but the single most important thing hes got going for him at this point is heactuallywastheIllusiveManintheseries.Youcantgetmoreperfectthanhavingtheactualdudewhovoicedthisfamouscharacterplayinghim,canyou?SincetheIllusiveManissuchanintegralpartoftheMassEffectseries,theroleshouldgotoanestablishedactorwhoknowswhattheyredoing.Giventhathesplayedthecharacterfortwogamesandlivedthroughalltheexperience,youcantgetbetterthanhavingMartinSheen.Hesalsoanestablishedactoralready,mostrecentlypoppingup asUncleBen in theAmazing Spiderman.Whodoesntwant to seeMartin Sheenstanding in front of that lovely dying star backdrop and eventually descending into bonkersindoctrination?

4. Do The Aliens Right

Iftheepicspaceoperafeelandexcitingmissionsarentenoughforyou,oneofMassEffectsareaswhere it really excels is creating a collection of different alien species that look, act and feeldifferentfromoneanother.Anyonewhohasplayedthefirstthreegamesknowsthedifferencebetween theRachniand theTurians,or thedifferencesbetween themethodicalElcorand theentirely femalerace,theAsari.Thealiens inMassEffect,unlike inmanyotherscifimedia,arebelievable.Theyhavetheirownsocietyandidealsandinabreakfromtraditionusuallydontwanttokilleveryhumantheyseeoutright(justdontthinkabouttheReapersandtheCollectors).Inthemovie,thealiensneedtobedonerightandfeelliketheyvebeendonetothesamestandardasthegames.GivenouradvancesinCGInowadays,theresnoreasonwhytheycantlookliketheirgamingcounterpartsandhaveeverythingfromtheTurianstrademarkfacialstructuretothejellysquidybitsoftheHanarbepresentedinbeautifulfashion.ItsalsoimportanttorememberthateveryalieninMEalsolooksdifferenteventhoughtheyrethesamespecies,itseasilyapparentthatindividualsaredifferentfromeachother,ratherthanuniformlylookingthesameacrosstheboard. Just like the games, the aliens should alsobe involvedheavily in theplot, forming thebackboneofthemaincharacterssquadandalsoformingabelievablesocietythatisntdominatedbyhumans(letusrememberthatinMassEffect,humansarethenewestracetotheintergalacticalienparty).Forbestresults,wedprobablyliketoseethealiensperformedusingmotioncapturebyestablishedactorsbeforethetechnicalwizardslayonthealienmakeup.AndySerkisforMassEffectanyone?

3. Weighty Plot Decisions Are A Must

Scifitendstohaveaproblem;quiteoftenitgetssowrappedupinthespectacle,ittendstoavoidtheactualsubstance.MassEffectsuniverse isallaboutsubstance. Ifamovie is tobemade, itneedstofocusnotjustoncreatingavisuallystunningexperience,butalsoneedstocraftatalethats just as plotheavy and weighty as the games. While the choice element of the gamesnaturallygetstakenawaybyhavingamovie,theresabsolutelynoreasonnottohaveemotionallyinvolving sections where the viewer will genuinely have feels. The games felt grounded andbelievableenoughtohavethesemoments;forbesteffect,soshouldthemovies.Ifthemovieistofollowtheplotofthegames,weneedtoseethemomentsthatreallydefinedthatexperience.HowaboutwhenCommanderShepardhadtodecidetosacrificethecouncilforthegreatergoodattheendofthefirstgame,orthedecisiontodestroyanentireraceinthethirdgame?TheresalwaysafearthatthemoviewillcompletelyforgotheplotofMassEffectinfavourofabigbudgetspaceepic;itcandothis,buttheresgottobeabalance,anditsgottoultimatelyfeeljustlikethegamestosucceed.Iftheymanagetopullbothoff,thiscouldverywellendupbeingthenewscifimoviefranchisetowatchoutfor.

2. Kill Some Characters

Unfortunatelyduringyour journey throughBiowaresepic trilogyyoull leavemore thana fewbodiesinyourwake.Someofthesearecriminalswhoprobablydeservenothingmorethanbeingoneofthem,oralienswhotrytoshootyoutodeathbutsomeofyourcompanionswillalsolosetheirlivesdependingonyouractions.Inthemovie,theresnoreasonwhythistrendcantcontinue.CommanderShepard,orwhichever characterwere journeyingwith, shouldhave tomake thetrickiestofdecisions,andhis/hercompanionsshouldconstantlybeinjeopardy.WhenweplayedtheclimacticmomentsofMassEffect2,battling through theCollectorbaseon theaptlytitledSuicideMission,manyofushaventfelttensionlikethatingamesbeforeorsince.Itfeltlikeatanymomentyourcompanionscoulddieandthankstothecharacterdevelopmentofthegameslosing one of them had the emotional impact it should have. In themovie, there should beelementswherethedeathofacharacterhasthesameweightitdidinthegame.Withouttheplotdevelopmentandgenuinefeelofthreatestablishedwithinthegamingfranchise,theredbelittlereasontogetemotionallyinvolved.Pluskillingoffthecharacterswouldbeagreatwaytoshockthosewhowillbewatchingthefranchiseasamoviewithoutexperiencingthegames.Justmakesureitsdoneright.

1. Have A Tie-In TV Show

Amovie,onaverage,lastsanywherebetween1andahalfto3hours.ThatsnowherenearenoughtimetogeteverythingaboutMassEffectcondensedintoatrilogyofmovies(ifindeeditcomestothat!).Thesolution?Simple;youhaveaTVshowwiththesamecastthatrunsinthetimeperiodbetweenmovies.ThisTV/moviethinghasbeenbandiedaboutinthepastbythoseinterestedinadaptingStephenKingsTheDarkTower,butitnevercametofruition.ItsalsoworkedtoadegreewithMarvelsAgentsofS.H.I.E.L.D,aspinoffoftheMarvelcinematicuniverse.WithME,thisideawould work brilliantly. The areas that the film doesnt have time to explore could easily beaddressedontheTVshow,openingupthepossibilityofmorecharacterdevelopment,agreaterlookattheuniverseitselfandperhapsmostexcitinglythepossibilityoftheaudienceskewingthedirectionoftheshow.HowaboutthoserunningtheTVshowasktheaudienceatcriticalpointsinthenarrativehowtoproceed?Thisway,gamerswholoveMassEffectwillbeinvolvedjustlikeplayingthegame,withthemajorityvoteskewingwhichoftwofilmedsceneswillairthefollowingweek. You can just picture it now cant you? What will happen to Shepard and co as theycontemplatethefateoftheRachni?Findoutsoon,sameShepardtime,sameShepardchannel!

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