I never realised how similar the two are. It's interesting how they both use children as a symbol of innocence for their most powerful scenes. For The Last of Us, it's that opening scene. The loss of innocence and by extension, anything to fight for. For Children of Men, it's the ending. We're in a war zone, watching soldiers tear the world apart. But for one moment, the soldiers hear the cries of the first baby born in 18 years, and we see what that symbol of innocence can do to vicious, blood thirsty soldiers. They stop fighting, in awe of the purity of it. For me these two scenes are hands down some of the most emotionally impactful scenes put to their respective mediums.

@K.C-2049

Ай бұрын

after all the inhumanity and cruelty we see throughout Children of Men, that moment where everyone stops fighting over the cries of the baby is just... really something. what an incredible film! I remember watching it back when and just being blown away.

@Xterminate13

Ай бұрын

Men have an ingrained instinct to guard children. We just have to remember that.

@beentheredonethat5908

Ай бұрын

Why call soldiers viscous and blood thirsty, how blind a statement. There isn't a soldier on a battle field that doesn't want tj be somewhere else! Soldiers fight because they are told to, by officials voted in by people, like you. 99.999 percent of soldiers join for a place to live, schooling, and to remove burdens from a household, not to kill. Then some political figure voted in by the people decide the have to go fight and kill, or be killed, because you know , whatever the "right" thing to do their TV tells them. Soldiers are just boys and girls taking the only way to a future they have, most are vert very poor, the poorest people of a nation's children, its always the people who scream for blood. Right now is a great time for making that example. How many billions of dollars and weapons are being sent to wars by the US government, with the people screaming it's what is right, those are weapons being used on people, no matter what people you like or dislike, more death is possible due to those weapons and money. People scream for death, be ause it's "right" , now , in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, on and on, the soldoer is just the tool, that dies even if he lives, that person is now broken forever, win or lose, he or she did the "right" everyone wanted, with weapons paid for by you or me, so who is blood thirsty? Those soldiers are only doing it because they were told they had to, and even stopping for that moment may cost them their lives for not following orders, tge orders given by the political figures put in place by tge votes of those who will later call them names for doing what they wanted them to.

@beentheredonethat5908

Ай бұрын

​@@Xterminate13Men have an insitint to protect there homes and futures. Never forget, they are just tools sent to do battle , kill, or die, by the people. The sane people who will call them monsters later, not one man or woman on a killing field wouldn't go home if offered the chance. The second a solider kills or watches a friend die, they die to, ptsd is real, but they are there in your stead, protecting you, your home, your future. It makes me crazy when soldiers are called blood thirsty , to many movies, soldiers are afraid, want to go home, and can't. Respect the people you send to die or kill for you, they are mostly lower class kids thay joined for a home and education, not to kill, then the people scream for war and they go.

@purefoldnz3070

Ай бұрын

No the book that inspired Last of Us is the Road. Hell it even has the same dialogue at the end.

"people who have lost everything, but still find new things to lose along the way" that one, hit very hard

I love how even 11 years later new last of us videos get made.

@RafaelMunizYT

Ай бұрын

and it will for several decades to come

@robinnico7564

Ай бұрын

it's almost like they released a tv show or something connected to the games right.

@FloresTv1

Ай бұрын

@@robinnico7564They did lol came out last year it’s called The last of us I think season 2 is coming soon

@Afton_Robotics_1987

24 күн бұрын

@@robinnico7564 lol they did and they already almost done on season 2

@Afton_Robotics_1987

24 күн бұрын

@@FloresTv1 tbh the show was not as good as the game at all. It was great, but not the best

Children of Men was one of the last movies to really wow me in a movie theater. Great movie.

@suzygirl1843

25 күн бұрын

You never saw Parasite in theatres?

@Skoora

25 күн бұрын

@@suzygirl1843 The Korean movie? No. I haven’t been a regular cinema goer for quite some time because of too many movies after Children of Men that had no wow. 😁 I’m not talking visual wow, ala when Marvel was actually good and fun for a minute, but the kind of wow where a movie takes you by surprise. You can’t even remotely predict what someone is going to say or do and or what may happen. Love that. So many movies stick to such repetitive formulas, you’re always way ahead of the movie and it’s incredibly boring. I might go to a theater for a purely visual aesthetic but the quality of the image at the theater these days vs. on my decent TV at home is so much less, the bigger size doesn’t help. Then of course there’s the cost. The last movie that may have had the chance to make me go wow was stopped, by malfunctioning HVAC in the theater, that made us bail after 20 minutes. I regret I didn’t go back to try it again before it left the theater. Especially the black and white version. Godzilla Minus One.

@R3TR0J4N

22 күн бұрын

The Road and Children of Men were up there being KINO goes hand in hand

@SweetZombiJesus

21 күн бұрын

​@@suzygirl1843 "One of". So there were likely others. Also, asides from slick editing Parasite doesn't have much "wow" factor. Phenomenal film, but I feel like it's strengths are more subtle.

@ForageGardener

14 күн бұрын

Definitely an excellent movie it tops my list because the end scene with the baby actually makes me cry a Lil bit 😂

dude, I've seen Children Of Men SEVERAL times before the Last Of Us even existed and I played the first Last Of Us game heaps of times on the ps3, ps4 AND ps5 and NEVER noticed this comparison until seeing this video. I feel mind blow right now. I think you could go on to make a lot of great videos.

@mattymcfabb

Ай бұрын

Same

@purefoldnz3070

Ай бұрын

The Road inspired Last of Us not Children of Men.

@benjamindeharo314

Ай бұрын

Now watch Léon: The Professional and have your mind blown again when you realize the relationship between Joel and Ellie is literally lifted from this movie.

@purefoldnz3070

Ай бұрын

@@benjamindeharo314 I hope not because the girl keeps trying to sleep with Leon!

@benjamindeharo314

Ай бұрын

@@purefoldnz3070 Neil Druckmann himself mentioned this movie and Children Of Men as influences for TLOU. I find it amusing that in a movie about a "cleaner" who's teaching a little girl how to "clean" after her whole family was "cleaned" by cops, it's the pseudo love story that bothers you. It's almost as if art doesn't have to be ethical, like Breaking Bad, The Godfather, The Silence Of The Lambs, John WIck, and of course video games and their violence.. Are you American by any chance ?

I've been saying this since 2013! Fun movie fact: The blood splatter on the camera in the final confrontation was an accident, but they kept in because it increased the immersion, made it seem like watching a documentary of war.

Wow, I thought this video was made by someone with thousands of subscribers. Great video! I hope you get the recognition you deserve

@TahoeNevada

Ай бұрын

I just subscribed

THANK YOU FINALLY SOMEONE MADE THIS. I played TLOU before watching Children of Men. So when i finally saw the movie, I was shocked. All I could think was "wow, someone at naughty dog saw this movie and decided to just take the whole entire aesthetic" like. down to the cinematography, its wild

Now that you mention it, yeah..makes sense. I remember the first time I discovered children of men. That long walk scene in the warzone, I still get chills thinking about it. A very simple scene to just walk through a hallway and then outside, but goddamn the reactions of everyone there is haunting. And hopeful, yet at the end, when the baby left, bam!

Children of Men was one of my favourite films and thought it also reminded me of missions in MGS4 2008 when you can decide to kill everything and everyone or stealth your way through chaos by crawling, using octocamo and metal bins or cardboard boxes. The Last of Us is a great game and story that definitely has a lot of inspiration from that movie and think they made it unique enough to be one of the most powerful zombie stories of humanity overcoming or accepting the downfall of the world around them.

Awesome work, the editing, script, analysis....all you're missing is a decent mic tbh....and the thousands of more subscribers you deserve. Well done, keep it up man, you're top shelf.

Felt like the video of a seasoned pro, was surprised that your videos only go back about a year as far as I could see. Great job!

amazing video! even though i watched both of these pieces, i've failed to notice the similarities until you pointed them out in this video. you did an incredible work.

This was an amazing analysis! Please do more!!!

KZread has been really dry for me, but I clicked on this video and didn't feel any desire to click off. great job man 🙏🏼🙏🏼👍🏻

This was excellent. Both of these artworks are incredible and i never once considered how similar in tone and message they are. Thank you for giving me a new and interesting perspective. I look forward to another lesson Professor. 😊

Thank you for making this! Really great work. Beautiful video essay, love both of these stories, and I had not ever seen the interview with Neil, so I didn't know about that inspiration, but it's clear through your analysis that The Last of Us was much more than just inspired by it, it was also a deep homage to it with so many parallels in their cinematography and themes/writing, and that seemed to really help to ground and solidify Last's premise and delivery. And thank you for your honesty--I hope you make more videos, you have a good voice (in both written/vocal respects), solid editing, and illustrated a great idea that clearly had not occurred to a lot of people!! Cheers

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS. I've ALWAYS said this! I feel so seen rn. two of my favorite stories

Amazing video my friend, and through the countless KZreadrs out there, I love how truly humble you are. Definetly waiting for your future projects, I'm glad to be a new part of your team!!

This is an excellent bit of work and I wish you success with your channel. It is well deserved.

Excellent video, I’m glad you finished it! Keep it up!

Brilliant topic, perfect choice of source material and a solid little essay, subbing before ya lift off big time 🙏💪

Why does this not have more likes

@Dysparadia

Ай бұрын

You're part of a secret club!

@CSM100MK2

Ай бұрын

try thinking on your own

@user-fy7ru4ii1i

Ай бұрын

Because it's a fan theory, not canon.

@mattymcfabb

Ай бұрын

This channel will blow up soon for sure

@suzygirl1843

25 күн бұрын

@@Dysparadia I thought The Last of Us copied The Passage TV series

love the channel how it stick to the themes even towards its contemporaries

Now I need to watch Children of Men lol

@kevone-eo6pq

Ай бұрын

it's a brilliant movie.

@szowink

Ай бұрын

i see Children of Men posters all the time when it was out in 2006 as a kid, somehow he floating pig poster got burnt into my memory. A few years back i keep getting recommended Children of Men by reading at some movie threads on reddit, when i saw the floating pig again it just click my memory immediately and i finally watched it. Can't believe i have waited this long to watch, this masterpiece!

@mattymcfabb

Ай бұрын

You won’t regret it. It’s so good

@purefoldnz3070

Ай бұрын

watch the Road instead which really inspired by inspired i mean was ripped off.

@kevone-eo6pq

Ай бұрын

@@purefoldnz3070 children of men is better though. the road is good, but not as good.

amazing video essay, easy sub. Keep up the great content!

Wow I never even knew this…I’m definitely gonna have to add that to my watch list, great video btw!!

This is why I felt some familiarity the first time I played The Last Of Us. The car scene in the beginning of the game reminds me so much of the long take car scene in Children of Men.

WOA!H!!!Great catch. I never realized the correlation.

this was amazing to watch, thank you for making this, O_O crazy how much resembles there is.

Thank you my friend for this wonderful analysis

One of my all time favourite movies. I can't believe I am only just now seeing the similarities. Amazing video and thank you.

There is another movie that inspired creators to make TLOU. 28 Days Later. There are so many parallels between them. It a whole theme for a video.

One of my favorite movies.

Excellent video. Inspired me to go rewatch Children of Men, so thank you.

First of all, you’re welcome. Secondly, I’m the same way. Start five projects, finish one. Start seven more. Seriously though, bravo with this one. Both of these stories are very dear to my heart and the links and differences you drew between them blows me away, truly. Well done!!!! Liked and subscribed!

Children of Men has long been one of my favorite movies. I discovered it as a teen, before I ever gamed or heard of the Last of Us. The heart of melancholy and fragile hope is just the same, and I think it's what drew me to the Last of Us and beginning as a gamer, having watched and loved this movie and a few others.

This was so beautifully done. Bravo

Good video and analysis mate!

This is really awesome. I am a huge TLoU fan, and I have honestly never heard of Children of Men until today. I have always loved Clive Owen's movies as well. I will absolutely be watching this movie now. I appreciate this.

Oh now it makes sense why I was drawn to TLOU so much. Children of Men made such an impact on me when I was a teen.

Wao, I can't believe I've never seen that movie. Your video was great! Keep it coming 😉

@TahoeNevada

Ай бұрын

It's a great movie!

@AvelierPlays

Ай бұрын

Most people haven't and they should

There's another movie that is eerily similar to The Last of Us called "The Road". However the movie is even more sad and depressing compared to either The Last of Us of Children of Men

Thank you. Now I finally realize why I had a fascination for Children of Man, one I could not describe.

Great video! Happily subscribed.

Asking people to like and subscribe is a helpful reminder, especially near the end of the video. I really enjoyed this and I liked and subscribed ;)

Congratulations on the huge view count. This video and your Blade Runner series are very well presented.

Excelent video, I did suscribed and liked the video becasuse the love you have for the medium

Excellent video. Definitely makes me want to re-watch Children of Men. An amazing film. I was already going to subscribe, but your honesty about the cringe of asking for subscribers, and not directly asking made me want to subscribe more! I look forward to more videos from you.

I had totally forgotten about this movie. Loved it when it came out. Might have to revisit it.

u got my suscribe, good work mate

Great video. Never thought of this before

This is fantastic work. New subscriberber.

Clive Owen is a great actor, inside man was magic. This comparison is burried treasure, and its just been discovered.. well done!

Both are some of my favorites in their medium.

I always hated that this movie was so unknown. I stumbled over it and loved it so much.

Great video. Keep up the good work. 💪🏻 You've touched my "button"... The Last of Us will forever be in my heart and soul (both games and hopefully one more...)

TLOU was mainly inspired by The Road, but there are similarities with Children of Men too and you've analysed that well.

@downgraderecords8446

24 күн бұрын

The guy who made it says in the video that it was Children of Men.

Woah, never made this connection in my head. wow

Keep on going mate!

Well executed video!

Children of Men is my favorite movie of all time. What a beautiful, gut-punch of a story.

Nice video man

It's great, the editing, the drop of the music at 4:40 (intentional or not when you said : Joël's rage) the music! All it's geat. I didn't know the movie, but I'm going to watch it. Good work ! (Can you give the name of the song?) :)

Thanks to this video I found out about the movie. And what a movie it is! Loved it!

It’s so easy to see the similarities but have their own unique ways of telling a story.

Great video!

this was a fantastic video

The soundtracks you utilized for this video essay are very good. Where can I find them please? Thank you

Great video analysis @Dysparadia, it has been some time since i saw children of men now, it is a really good movie. Fun fact, i remember before i knew that the last of us was inspired by children of men, and when i played the last of us and then on another occasion watching the movie i felt the similarity and the tone, and kept thinking, this kinda feels like the last of us in some way, it was cool to hear why that was later on, which made me like children of men and the last of us even more which i already thought was impossible 😄

O wow it did show some fireworks when I clicked the subscribe button. Also Pretty good vid not going to lie.

Children of Men was and still is awesome I actually saw it in theaters back then. I can hardly believe a film that good was a commercial failure. If it was released today, it’d be a guaranteed success.

Good job bro! :)

Children of men is such an underrated movie. I loved it growing up

amazing video bro, does anyone know what version of the soundtrack this is?

this is a great video, thank you

this was a phenomenal video. Please keep it up you got my Sub, Like and notify

I’ve actually never seen/played either, Jaja. But your video captivated me. I’ll def have to check out children of men.

Fantastic video.

Thanks for bringing it up, or bringing it out to us yt algorithm common people

CoM is One of the best movies made and so amazingly shot with amazing long takes. I also enjoyed trying to recognise places near where I live in east london that it was shot and figure when they got chance to do it without shutting everything down 😊

Children of Men was a good movie! Great video Bro!

Wild i didn't know Children of Men inspired The Last of Us, Children of Men is in my top 5 favourite movies ever made. And when TLOU came out it iimmediately became my favourite video game. It was like a better RE4 which previously held that title. Now it seems like it was RE4 mixed with Children of Men, to me at least.

Ive never realized this comparison!! and now it also makes me want to watch children of men again hahah

FUCKING HELL!! New sub, this video was and is amazing. Well done, I've only recently bought a ps4 last year a completed Last of Us and dlc, and seen the Man film many times, this video is spot on. Thank you. Good work, sleep well. Very good.

wow this was really good

Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road was also a major inspiration.

Wow. That's one hell of an inspiration. No wonder the game was so absolutely good.

the theme of this song is just perfect for it, the dreadfulness of the tune, and the way the music is like a fading breath is just perfect.

Wow, I never made the connection, even though I loved the movie. This was a great video.

Bruh the slow TLOU theme playing in the background was so good

Saw children of men in theatres, absolutely loved it

Niel Druckman also mentions "The Road" as an influence. You should read it. Cinematography wise, Children of Men might have influenced the game, but the soul of TLOU (part 1 only, not part 2) comes from The Road. Great video though, I will add this movie to my list.

@Puppy_Puppington

25 күн бұрын

That’s what I figured cause I can’t see the surrogate Father daughter connection… superficially I can see just “oh a dude pretty much going on an adventure to bring valuable cargo. And risking his life for it”. Maybe if Ellie was sacrificed to save man kind. And she was like an embryo lmao. Or in a bb pod. Or some crap. But last of us is about the connection that forms between them… not the delivery for humanity…

Still yet to watch this movie, from everything i heard it’s a masterpiece

Now you can make a video about Léon: The Professional too,the relationship between Joel and Ellie is pretty much lifted from this movie

The scene in CoM where the soldiers stop fighting while the girl and her baby are evacuated out of the building is just gut wrenching. Sarah's death was the first time a video game made me cry.

Love how in Children of Men it's the Fishes, and in Last of Us it's the Fireflies. Watched this movie a couple months ago, and it is absolutely wild how similar everything is. Even one of the final scenes in the movie is something borrowed by Part 2.

What are some of the background music that you used for your video? They sound fantastic.

@purgruv

Ай бұрын

The first one is a melodic, perhaps piano, version of The Last Of Us theme music.

@aaa-cn4wp

Ай бұрын

@@purgruv ty 👍

@pedruxgamerpro123

Ай бұрын

did you find any? they are so good

That movie in imax with those explosions = holy crap

I never even knew the children of men was a flop. I remember watching it and was mind blowing and all my friends thought it was amazing when it came out so I just assumed it was a big hit. Seriously though, it is an amazing movie.