Key Takeaways
- Supermassive Games uses jumpscares and supernatural themes to add a scary twist to the interactive film.
- Standout and memorable scenes are essential to the film adaptation of Until Dawn.
- The game's twists, hallucinations, and final confrontation with the Wendigo must be faithfully recreated in the film.
The term 'interactive film' has been around since early 2009. heavy rain It was a new and exciting title on the scene. The game has a solid story at its core and features minimal gameplay for players to engage with. In titles like these, gamers may have to make decisions under pressure, such as having to execute QTEs or decide whether their character will survive.
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A throwback to the “movie tie-in” games of the 90s and 00s, this horror game is a direct adaptation of a classic horror film.
The developers at Supermassive Games have given this style of game a scary twist on the first horror game. until dawnThrow in jump scares, spooky locations, and potential ghostly and supernatural themes. However, some scenes are more memorable than others and deserve to be featured in the movie. until dawn A movie in any shape or form.
11 joke
A great way to introduce characters and set the scene
If you think about it, the whole horror could have been avoided if they had decided not to pull a mean prank. 1 year before major event until dawnFriends gathered at Washington Lodge. One of the twins, Hannah, develops quite a crush on Mike. This is why Jessica, Emily, etc. It creates extreme jokes with devastating consequences.
Mike pretends to be interested in Hannah and invites her to meet him privately. However, their meeting is not so private as everyone except Sam, Josh, Chris and their twin sister Beth hides in the room to laugh at her naivety. Panicked, she runs into the snow and Beth gives chase, eventually leading to the two falling off a cliff. This is an amazing way to kick off the game, and would definitely grab the attention of viewers if it were repurposed for a movie adaptation.
10 Jessica being dragged through the window
This moment is scary enough to be symbolic.
Jessica and Mike are one of the duos. until dawn After tensions between her and Emily end, she is kicked out of the main lodge. To enjoy a peaceful weekend, Josh hands them the keys to the guest lodge. The walk there seems peaceful enough for the most part until you chase an unseen creature inside, assuming it's a bear.
Unfortunately, it turned out to be something much scarier when a long-fingered hand reached through a window in the door and dragged Jessica down the mine. This scene sparks the action hero inside Mike and results in one of the most effective jump scares in gaming. If the movie didn't replicate that or do something similar, it would really be sacrificing an opportunity for a memorable scene.
9 Jack Fiedler's Death
Cast member's best shot alive dies in shocking scene
This happens often in horror movies. A helpful stranger who knows the answers and how to stop evil arrives to save the day and saves the protagonist. halloween This is a representative example. The stranger has been staying in the mountains for a long time, gathering information about the threat, calling them Wendigos, creatures that were once human but have metamorphosed into monsters that crave the taste of human flesh.
To save one of the other characters, Chris leaves his safe quarters with a stranger after being told how dangerous this creature is. However, despite being armed with a flamethrower and all the knowledge he has gathered, the Wendigo still manages to completely decapitate him. This shocking scene until dawn It also shows how much danger each character is in.
8 Psycho is chasing Sam
An important scene that establishes Sam as the final girl.
The Final Girl is an essential trope in slasher films. until dawn A parrot in many ways. Sam is a shining example of the quintessential final girl. She is one of the smartest and kindest characters, and she doesn't get along with anyone else. This usually means death for horror characters.
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Her status as the final girl shines brightest in the scene where a masked killer chases her through the villa, challenging her to think quickly to avoid being caught and killed. It's a scene that would feel at home in a horror movie, so it definitely deserves some screen time in the film adaptation.
7 killer's trap
This scene provides elements of Grindhouse horror.
There is a killer on the mountain who will try to pick off your characters one by one. As the night progresses, the party splits up and Mike, Jess, Matt, and Emily all leave the lodge in their own pairs, leaving Sam, Chris, and Ashley as the remaining victims of the killer's cruel game.
The first involves a giant horizontal saw that will tear either Josh or Ashley apart, but whatever Chris chooses will kill Josh. The second involves a circular saw coming down on Chris and Ashley, and Chris must grab the gun and choose who will live and who will die. This deadly game contains an incredible amount of blood, gore, and heart-wrenching horror that wouldn't be out of place in a grindhouse horror or action game. saw Film adaptations are essential.
6 masked killer revealed
The first twist in the game is a must-have item
Before Wendigo was released. until dawn The face is that of a masked killer who climbed the mountain with them. He seems to have taken inspiration from Jigsaw as he places Chris, Ashley, and Josh in this terrifying game of survival, forcing Chris to choose who lives and dies both times.
It must have shocked many people when the killer took off his mask and revealed himself to be Josh. He boasted about the victory almost too energetically, proclaiming it was a payback prank for what happened to his sisters the previous year. . The killer reveal is a classic trope in slasher movies, especially movies like screamThe murderer is always someone the survivors know well. Because this is the most important moment in the game, until dawn movie.
5 fire tower
Matt and Emily's decision to visit the tower has unexpected consequences
All characters appearing in until dawn Sharing screen time is necessary and Matt and Emily's scenes are definitely unskippable. The confrontation with the elk was unsettling, but it had nothing to do with the situation they faced when they visited the fire tower.
They climb the tower to radio for help and learn that immediate rescue is needed. The Wendigo attempts to break into the radio room, and when it fails, it collapses the tower instead, causing the tower to fall into a mine. Emily and Matt face danger as they must make careful choices to find a way out of the collapsed tower, but this puts them in even greater danger in the mines. The best Matt and Emily sequence and one of the most adrenaline-pumping sequences in the game, this is a must-have in the movie.
4 nursing home
Mike's visit to the Sanatorium created one of the most impactful chapters.
Sanatoriums are located in prime locations: until dawnAnd that's where Mike ends up after seeking revenge for the potential death of his girlfriend Jessica. An eerie building that disappeared long ago, every corner of this place is terrifying. Even befriending and exploring wolves does little to offset the fear. Especially when a wendigo appears on the scene.
As a rather long part of the game, the sanatorium needs to be scaled down to fit the game. until dawn It's the runtime of the movie, but it's an integral part of the story. There's a lot of documentation that hints at the horrific history of the mines on the mountain, and this gives Mike a great character arc, transforming him from a typical high school idiot into a plucky action hero. It's difficult to decide which sections to include. That's because creators have a wide range of choices.
3 Hannah's fate is revealed in a big way.
The final twist is timeless
After falling off a cliff into the valley below, Hannah and Beth's fate seemed sealed. This was half true because Beth died in the fall. But Hannah miraculously survived and seems to have stayed there all year.
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Upon reaching this part of the mines, the player will find hints of Hannah's survival scattered throughout, including a makeshift grave marker with Beth's name engraved on it, Hannah's glasses and locket found in various locations, and her diary slowly flowing as she succumbs to hunger. You can. Eat your little sister. This act of desperation turns Hannah into a Wendigo, and a final twist reveals that one of these creatures has the same butterfly tattoo as hers. It's nicely done, and is by far the most surprising twist in the game. If a filmmaker is going to include just one plot twist in a movie, it should be this one.
2 Josh's Hallucinations
Some of the scariest visuals in gaming
The mine is a terrifying place where almost every character in the movie appears. until dawn Find yourself at any point, including Josh. Josh suffers from serious mental health issues, which may be the reason for his rather extreme 'pranks' on his friends, and it's clear that's why he's having vivid, nightmarish hallucinations.
While alone in the mine, he sees the twisted faces of the sisters covered in blood, their faces zombified, and Hanna even rips off their faces in the scene where the boat capsizes. He also thinks he sees a giant pig's head burrowing out of the fleshy wall, letting out a series of disgusting screams. These hallucinations are disgusting and horrifying, and the filmmakers clearly turned this scene up to 11 so they could terrify viewers. until dawn movie.
1 final showdown
Who will live and who will die in the final?
The remaining survivors gather at the end of the game at the mountain cabin where it all began. But they are not alone there, as the Wendigos claim them as victims. In the game, the player must pass through several stasis segments to ensure that all characters survive the night. The last person hits the switch, causing the lodge to burst into flames and kill the Wendigo inside just as the helicopter arrives on the scene.
It was a solid way to end a game full of tension and challenge, and it was also a great way to end the movie. However, it's entirely up to the studio whether all the characters survive the villa, or live long enough to reach this point in the story.
- released
- October 4, 2024
- developer
- ballistic moon