the way for you Uncharted: off the map reaches the big screen has been like that of its protagonist: full of setbacks. Its previous releases included March, July, and October 2021. Prior to those dates, it was scheduled for 2015, 2016, and 2017. Several filmmakers were even initially hired to direct it. The COVID-19 pandemic was also to blame for the delay.
Dominated by green screen special effects and treasure hunt plots, the story basically takes place between Spain and the Philippines. Directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland: Kill and finish, Venom), shows the cunning Nathan Drake (Holland) recruited by the experienced treasure hunter Victor Sulli Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada. What begins as a heist job for the duo turns into a globe-trotting, survival race to claim the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world’s oldest mysteries, they may find $5 billion worth of treasure. and maybe even Nate’s long-lost brother Sam, but only if they can learn to work together.
Holland has been doing some serious work with his personal trainer for his role as Nathan Drake and Spider-Man.a tough guy with serious abs and a talent for Parkour reminiscent of certain pirouettes of the arachnid. We first meet Nathan when he was 10 years old and living with his older brother Sam in an orphanage, although Sam escapes the place after a run-in with the law, leaving his brother with a family artifact (which is of little use in the film). film, but it is assumed that in the ones to come it could become a valuable object). This ring belonged to the explorer Sir Francis Drake. He is engraved with “Sic Parvis Magna” or “Greatness from Small Beginnings.” The game series reflected that motto, with the modest first installment spawning three direct sequels, each one better than the last.
In the years that follow, Nathan discovers a trail of vague postcards from exotic locals, while working as a bartender and stealing jewelry while the gullible are unaware. It’s just when Sulli finds him and offers him the job. Nathan dreams of finding Magellan’s loot, which his beloved older brother once told him about before mysteriously disappearing. But when agreeing to the treasure hunt they meet some difficult clients: cunning treasure hunter Chloe (Sophia Ali) and cold-hearted martial arts warrior Braddock (Tati Gabrielle), who is in the pay of soft-spoken baddie Moncada. Or do they both work for him?
Fans of the video game the movie is based on might be surprised to see how much has changed to fit a story of Uncharted in the runtime of a single movie: It packs in a new origin story while recreating action sequences from multiple games, but it all makes for a pretty funny showing in parts. Although Drake is the central protagonist of the games of Uncharted, the big change that is made in the film is to essentially transform the concept into a game of two hands between Holland and Wahlberg. In the game there is a strong chemistry and dynamic between both characters.
Instead, Holland and Wahlberg are pretty much locked into their movie star personas, with Holland not really doing much to banish any thoughts of Peter Parker; while Wahlberg does what Wahlberg has been doing so well since the early 2000s, when he turned to blockbusters. It’s about a couple of muscular guys on the trail of a lost gold from the 16th century. Yes indeed, Uncharted: off the map captures the brilliance and prowess that helps bring the spirit of Indiana Jones to the modern world.
The film happily copies -without coming close- to the character of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, the films of the National Treasure with Nicolas Cage, and there’s a touch of the goonies in a certain moment. The “flying” part of the boats is very funny.
It’s worth remembering that for 28 years, ever since Super Mario Bros. hit theaters with the tagline “This is not a game,” Hollywood has been trying to turn hit video games into hit movies. Other cases are Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Max Payne (2008), Prince of Persia (2010), warcraft (2016), Sonic (2020).
At the end of Uncharted: off the mapa scene leaves open the possibility of one or more films of the intrepid and brave explorer.
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