Fallout is good – but there’s no escaping Hollywood’s epidemic of ‘gamer brain’
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Films such as The Super Mario Bros Movie and Sonic the Hedgehog have broken box-office records, while HBO’s The Last of Us won eight Emmys and became the most streamed series on HBO’s platform Max. A series like Fallout would have been inconceivable even two decades ago: a mainstream, big-budget production that cares deeply about fidelity to the nerd-intensive lore of a video-game universe. This pathological compulsion towards fan service – what you might call “gamer brain” – can be seen in nearly all modern game adaptations. It’s impossible, too, not to view this as a reaction to Hollywood’s historical mishandling of video-game adaptations – a lurch back in the other direction, from oblivious disregard to pious homage.
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