Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater

Some people were a bit disappointed after watching this half hour short from director John Hillcoat. I do not agree with them. It's necessary to understand that it's actually very difficult to craft a movie from game-play and cut-scenes taken out of a game. As Hillcoat himself stated; It's the opposite of doing film. You have to work with material that already exists, in stead of creating it. You're placing cameras and start filming. However you can't give directions to the actors cause it's all been programmed. You're just recording events and try to show what's relevant.

I thought the movie was OK and it invited me to buy the game. It is not epic but it does it's trick. It introduces us to the world of John Marston. Rockstar (the game's developer) has always been very good at telling stories and Red dead Redemption is no exception.

I hope there will be similar projects in the future. Merging movies and games might be the next big thing!