![]() ![]() Within nine hour long episodes, “The Last of Us” establishes the rich lore for new fans while maintaining the original story. The impressive makeup combined with impressive physical acting from actors creates a viscerally disturbing adversary for our protagonists to face.Īs Joel and Ellie navigate the landscape, fighting to avoid the dangers of the infected and violent raiders, it’s clear that the series constructed a world that felt immersive and lived in. ![]() The VFX team created extremely realistic prosthetics to portray the visible cordyceps growing through their skin, recreating the chilling images of humans consumed by fungus from the game. The television series’ stunning visual effects brought the infected to life in a terrifying way. The game’s concept and design were universally praised for its unique take on the zombie outbreak, with a frighteningly realistic scenario that started with spores infecting flour that was distributed around the world. Unlike the traditional depiction of zombies, the “infected” are a uniquely powerful enemy with the combined agility of their human bodies and the resilience of the fungus controlling their brains. The plot follows Joel Miller, a survivor of the outbreak who is tasked with smuggling Ellie, a young girl with an unexplainable immunity to the spread of the outbreak, across the country to a medical center. The critically acclaimed story takes place in a dystopian world where a strain of the cordyceps fungus has mutated to infect human brains, taking over their bodies and turning them into ravenous cannibalistic monsters. The game’s extreme popularity gave the show’s creators a unique challenge in satisfying fans of a different entertainment medium and introducing the story to a new audience. HBO’s newest drama “The Last of Us” provides a quality adaptation of the 2013 adventure video game. ![]()
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