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[pra_viilon]

IndomitusRex wrote...

Come to think of it, even though the First Contact War would be cool to see, in the grand scheme of things it would be confusing for a non-ME-savvy audience. Think about it. In the first movie (assuming there's more than one) the Turians are the bad guys for all intents and purposes, misunderstandings aside. Next movie (say, covering ME1) has a human who is best buds with a Turian (Garrus), and is trying to track down a super evil Turian (Saren). That's a little wishy-washy for a movie-going audience to keep up with.

The Geth are a pretty awesome antagonist, and it'd be a shame to not use them. Krogans too are definitely worthy of some screen time (half-ton reptilian Klingons on nuclear steroids). With some of the fat trimmed ME1 would make a damned good movie. Eden Prime, the Citadel, Noveria, Feros, Therum, Virmire (this would be frigging epic), Ilos, then finishing off at the Citadel. I would love to see the Battle of the Citadel on the big screen.

geth are also good, just remember Legion. ME teaches us that things like stereotyping by species (in RL: race) is wrong.
First contact war would be cool, at at the end of the movie we would see peace and Normandy being build as first Turian-Human joint project xD

[ShamieGTX]

screwoffreg wrote...

For those who are harping on the problems with female Shepard, you obviously haven't seen Aliens or any of James Camerons work. He loves strong female protagonists and considering none of his movies have ever flopped, I think you can make it happen.  Does no one remember the Mom from Terminator?  Ripley?  Ripley was considered an icon because she was one of the rare female characters not defined by a relationship to a male and, of course, her famous quote of "nuke it from orbit, just to be sure"

By the way, it is sexist to assume that just because someone is a certain gender it is easier for them to command a certain respect.  lol, just saying.

yeah the only problem is that BW themselves stated that John Shepard is used for comercial purposed (meaning that if a movie is made and shepard IS in it....guess who's it gonna be?)

[screwoffreg]

ShamieGTX wrote...

screwoffreg wrote...

For those who are harping on the problems with female Shepard, you obviously haven't seen Aliens or any of James Camerons work. He loves strong female protagonists and considering none of his movies have ever flopped, I think you can make it happen.  Does no one remember the Mom from Terminator?  Ripley?  Ripley was considered an icon because she was one of the rare female characters not defined by a relationship to a male and, of course, her famous quote of "nuke it from orbit, just to be sure"

By the way, it is sexist to assume that just because someone is a certain gender it is easier for them to command a certain respect.  lol, just saying.

yeah the only problem is that BW themselves stated that John Shepard is used for comercial purposed (meaning that if a movie is made and shepard IS in it....guess who's it gonna be?)

The point is there could be a case made for either sex, though I don't disagree with you that it is likely to be a male simply because I am assuming, based on who is involved with the movie thus far, it will likely be heavily orientedt towards the male demographic.  Also, a female Shepard would invite a romance with potentially another female (Liara) and I can only vomit at the thought of how it would turn out to be nothing more than playing to the masturbatory fantasies of 15 year olds.

I think the main lesson for everyone is to check your expectations.  If you expect a glorious epic that will forever change the face of film, you WILL be disappointed.  If you expect a movie that will entertain for 2+ hours with explosions and sci fi battles, then you may be rewarded.

Modifié par screwoffreg, 27 mai 2010 - 07:05 .

[IndomitusRex]

screwoffreg wrote...

For those who are harping on the problems with female Shepard, you obviously haven't seen Aliens or any of James Camerons work. He loves strong female protagonists and considering none of his movies have ever flopped, I think you can make it happen.  Does no one remember the Mom from Terminator?  Ripley?  Ripley was considered an icon because she was one of the rare female characters not defined by a relationship to a male and, of course, her famous quote of "nuke it from orbit, just to be sure"

By the way, it is sexist to assume that just because someone is a certain gender it is easier for them to command a certain respect.  lol, just saying.

I actually have seen Aliens, and Terminator (and I actually remember the "Mom's" name, Sarah Connor, Linda Hamilton), and they're excellent movies.  You're right, a female lead can work.  However, as far as which gender is the more canonical and iconic version of Shepard, just check out the box art for ME1 or ME2.  Shepard was conceived of as male, and the female option was included in the interests of player choice.  My Shepard is a blond, steam-shovel-jawed Duke Nukem-looking Vanguard, but I concede that the canonical Shepard is has brown hair, a buzz cut, and is a Soldier.

And it's not sexist to assume that men have an easier time commanding respect (particularly in a military setting). Recognizing the disparity and residual prejudice in our society doesn't
necessarily condone it.  It would be sexist to not grant equal respect to a woman, but that's not what's been done in this thread. 

[screwoffreg]

Well, if we are seeing a John Shepard I vote for Vin Diesel! He was great in Pitch Black and has talent, but it seems his recent movies have been rather bad. Let's get some diversity in Shepard so we can pretend in the future that heroes can be anything other than an American GI Joe.

Modifié par screwoffreg, 27 mai 2010 - 07:32 .

[Kreid]

screwoffreg wrote...

Well, if we are seeing a John Shepard I vote for Vin Diesel! He was great in Pitch Black and has talent, but it seems his recent movies have been rather bad. Let's get some diversity in Shepard so we can pretend in the future that heroes can be anything other than WASPs.

No Vin Diesel please, I have nothing against him but he's already Riddick.
Also, no Jason Statham, or Dwyne Johnson or generic crew cut action heroes, take someone with a good body but  charismatic please.

[screwoffreg]

Well if you want well developed characters let someone who has done work for the BBC help write. It would be funny to see an entirely accented cast. Rule Brittania even in the stars?

If we wanted a realistic Shepard who would represent humanity as it would be in the future, he'd be from the currently developing world (China, India, Latin America).  Then again, that wouldn't play well in America.  A beautiful epic that didn't get much attention in the US was Red Cliff.  Now that's a movie to aspire to be like...great plot, great characters, awesome battles. 

Modifié par screwoffreg, 27 mai 2010 - 07:37 .

[BlacksmithPL]

Maybe that what i will say now will be not very polite... but damn! You got to be f**king kiding me :X

[XoN008]

i swear if they ruin the 3rd game story/gameplay wise coz of this film heads are gonna roll...I am excited for the film dnt get me wrong but i love the franchise as a game much more and im worried bout the repercussions that this will have on the games not only ME3 but all the other games that will be in the ME world

[screwoffreg]

In a fantasy world John Woo would direct as I mentioned Red Cliff was a great, great movie. If you want to see history come alive see that film. 5/5 stars. Now if ME could do that for Western audiences...well, that would be something else.

[shodiswe]

Firstcontact war sounds like the perfect idea for the movie.

It would have all the classical scifi/action/story elements and present people to the Masseffect universe.

[Aries_cz]

I dont think that movie based on Mass Effect can be done, especially when there is no canon, like in Star Wars games.

I would prefer to see film adaptations of books and/or comic. Much easier for screenwriters, and much less likely to cause negative reactions, like "they killed wrex, I dont like it"

[Kreid]

I know it'll sound most ironic having account I just said no action heroes please buuuut
 

Andy Withfield looks quite a bit like Mark Vanderloo and he can act.

[Darth_Ravor]

Izioie wrote...

pra_viilon wrote...

first contact war!!! please!

Second this! That would be cool to see William's grandaddy fighting!

yeah, cept william's granddaddy didnt fight. he surrendered......$#%&*@

[ComaGrey0]

I'm in favor of making the movie a prequel, but the First Contact War was more of a skirmish. They tried to emphasize that by how the Turians call it simply a relay incident. It wasn't a huge deal. A prequel should focus more on the personal story of one of the squadmates as a younger soldier. Garrus being the perennial fan favorite, he would be a good choice.



You could also go farther back and show the quarians being ousted from their homeworld by the geth. The rachni wars were probably epic, and the krogan rebellion that followed. A three-hour epic spanning all these events would be awesome. That would be the Peter Jackson route to take.



Or there's another idea I had: show the Protheans' struggle with the Reapers, all the way up to Ksad Ishan's last stand on Ilos; being forced to accept the doom of his entire race and his research team's final effort to engineer a countermeasure against the Reapers' control of the Citadel.



True, there wouldn't be much action, since the Protheans were defeated quickly . . . so maybe not them. But another race that was conquered by the Reapers might be interesting. Maybe it's not revealed that they aren't common-era humanity until the end . . . when they're wiped out, leaving you to wonder until that moment why you haven't seen any familiar faces.

[massranger]

screwoffreg wrote...

For those who are harping on the problems with female Shepard, you obviously haven't seen Aliens or any of James Camerons work. He loves strong female protagonists and considering none of his movies have ever flopped, I think you can make it happen.  Does no one remember the Mom from Terminator?  Ripley?  Ripley was considered an icon because she was one of the rare female characters not defined by a relationship to a male and, of course, her famous quote of "nuke it from orbit, just to be sure"

By the way, it is sexist to assume that just because someone is a certain gender it is easier for them to command a certain respect.  lol, just saying.

Point taken good movies, classic, but newer movies have one up on older movies... they are more believable, and a movie that would flop today, may have been more successful back then.  Today directors and producers hire consultants to instruct on how to shoot, how to move while holding a gun, how to move like cohesive tactical unit, how to speak like your in the military, and how to act like your in the military, etc.   Back then they didn't and there were parts that were cheesy, you remember.  The hero or villians "spraying and praying" while the gun was fired from their hip instead of actually aiming, or pointing the gun up in the air as they ran around.  All of these this cheapen the experience, especially now.  Using real tactics and a ligitimate canidate to play a respected "black ops" commanding officer, which is what Shepard is.  Remember N7 is their special ops.  So, I am not trying to take away from the ladies, I am just saying that it would be a tad bit more real if Shepard was a male.  

[Dreadstruck]

Hmm, actually, male Shepard wouldn't be that bad. But I may have been spoiled by Blur's badass cinematic trailer so...

[astrobot702]

I dunno at this point I'll take Christian Bale, Andy Whitfield, Sam Worthington, Chris O'Donnell or Gerard Butlwer as Shepard.. If they surprise me and go with femme-Shepard than someone like Charlize Theron,or I'll even take Famke Jansen, or some uber awesome actress, none of these new tartlettes who can't act like Demi Lovato.... I want MILF Shepard!!! 

Modifié par astrobot702, 27 mai 2010 - 08:36 .

[astrobot702]

OOOh or Andy Whitfield!!!!!

[jkashx]

Lucy_Glitter wrote...

BIGGEST FACEPALM IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

Jesus, BioWare, what the heck. ME doesn't need a movie, it already is one for christ's sakes. Cash cows.

^^^this

[noisecode]

I'm not so sure this is a good idea.

I love Bioware, I love Mass effect 1 and 2, Kotor, dragon age....   I love Bioware and all their products....

But a movie is just.....well, i don't know how to put it.   Mass Effect has always been about choice.   It's always been your (the player's) story.   Making a movie will essentially solidify certain events into a "Canonical" sequence.

Not to mention most games turned into movies (and vice a vera) have been disasterous, with a few exceptions.


Now a movie set in the Mass Effect universe, with nothing to do with Shepard............now THAT could be good.

[Thumbs-Up-Dinosaur]

Don't worry guys... I'll play Commander Shepard.

[Dopeslap]

Tempus Frangit wrote...

Does anyone else hope Shepard isn't even in it? For some reason when I imagined an ME movie, I imagined it to be an original story in the MEverse that doesn't involve Shepard. But maybe I'm weird. :S

I agree. The movie should provide some structure to the trilogy, keep Shepard out of it. I don't think BioWare would benefit from defining Shepard as male or female, good or bad etc.

[diamondtron nf]

Can't wait to see this and film and the best mass effect character ever  GARRUS VAKARIAN