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It matches the game, in tone, and story, in every way so far.

I am so glad they didn't allow it to be made into some garbage blockbuster summer movie, like they did with World War Z, that was the plan, and the creators refused, and held out until the opportunity to stay true to the source was available.

I won't give any spoilers or reveal any of the storyline. If you liked the game you will like this. If you never played the game but like the first two to three seasons of Walking Dead then you will like this. It's well acted, dark enough to be realistic, and doesn't pander with canned emotion manipulation.

WW1 has been overlooked by film and television compared to WW2, yet in some ways it was a far more tragic and because of that interesting war.

This remake did everything right. From the sense of dread and foreboding to the meaningless of the death, all perpetrated by a small groups of politicians and elites who never got muddy and blood drenched. The music and sound effects alone in this movie did an amazing job of conveying the tone, not to mention the cinematography. I am so glad it was made by Germans, stars Germans, and is in German. Nothing is worse than the days of Hollywood were everyone speaks English no matter what country it takes place in. Even well made modern films such as The Last Duel faltered by using Americans to play medieval Frenchmen and speaking in English. If some people are bothered by subtitles then they need to practice their literacy. And perhaps not watch films that depict things outside their zone until they do.

Anyway, bravo for the film makers and actors of this. We need more well made films featuring the views of others around the world, and in their own languages.

There were rumours about a movie years ago starring Brad Pitt as Lin. I wish they had made it, even better I wish they had cast a real live Australian for Lins part, Charlie Hunnam does the worst Aussie accent. It's painful. I don't think he is a good actor all around either, bless his heart. Very wooden, and canned. If this hadn't been a story I was waiting for years to see and I saw that he was the lead I would have passed and not even given it a chance. SOA was prime time schlock. He suits that better.

Anyway, aside from that casting disappointment I am happy so far with the series. It is true to the book, with no huge deviations. When will they understand that if you title something after a beloved source and then rewrite it a bunch then it's just gonna piss off every person that went out of their way to see it because of the source name. Interview With a Vampire is a perfect example of that hubris.