I know long title for a subject matter but essentially i mean it, i just come back from the cinema after watching resident evil retribution and fully enjoyed the movie – but whenever i look online at reviews i get so much negative reviews from fans from the computer games. I hear there outcry but if you take away the fact that this was resident evil – the stories are quite brilliant. Very creative and what movie franchise has had 5 movies and each as good as the next. Resident Evil (movies is a saga) and i hear there making the 6th or will be i dunno.
But i feel that they drifted too far from the game, like the fans who hate the movies, i figure that capcom had too much of a control on the franchise that if they just let it be and allowed certain character to appear in the movie – it would of made better sense.
So let me explain what would of possibly made fans of the game like the series a little better and improve the overall story of resident evil… and im going to do it – movie by movie.
So lets start with resident evil
Resident Evil
90% of the first resident evil movie was fine except – they really should of edged in with at least one character from the computer games. The way i see it the events of the first game could of co-insided with what happened with the events of the first movie. When you think about it – they game was more in the mansion where the movie was more in the umbrella lab. So there is alot of unexplored terratory.
How i would of re-written the movie is that i would of had the character of “Matt” played by Eric Mabius and still played by the same actor – i would of made him Chris Redfield – the very iconic character from the first game. Essentially what i figured is Jill Scenario from the game is what happened during the events of the movie, then chris who was locked up in a cell rescued by Jill his wereabouts would be explained by him teaming up with Alice in the movie.
So Alice – Chris Redfield and the rest of the normal characters go into the hive the story plays out pretty much the same the only two survivours is Alice and Chris (although chris doesnt get infected with any virus but both characters are still taken away by Umbrella and the rest of the story left for its sequel where alice awakes in Raccoon City.
Resident Evil – Apocalpyse
Now in this story – again the story going forward was fine but it was the vacant history that should have been explored – what i would of done differently is as follows – the character of Payton should of been replaced by the character of Brad Vickers (the pilot from s.t.a.r.s. So him being the only pilot in the group and the fact that he dies would of made the story more interesting considering there trying to escape. Chris’s wereabouts is unknown but you learn that Jill has been looking for him after her escape from the mansion with the remaining alpha team members. Nemesis character would of just been a bioweapon umbrella made that didnt used to be any previous character. Essentially the idea is as followers – During the events of the first movie (Alpha Team consisting of Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton, Brad Vickers & Albert Wesker (and a few other nameless stars members that you could imagine was the rest of the cast of alpha and bravo teams from the game) they went to the house after strange reports the team was hunted down by zombie dogs forcing brad to leave, the team splitting up and Chris ends up in the mansion – cut to the movie where Chris meets alice and thats how my first movie would of went. However you learn of Jill’s scenario in this movie where Jill, Barry & Wesker had made it through the mansion however Wesker betrayed them revealing that there boss trying to take over the head of the umbrella corporation. Jill finds Chris locked away in cell after him and alice was taken away in the first movie – Although Jill had no idea of Alice and Chris was unconcious when he was rescued – Jill, Chris, Barry are rescued by Brad but they also learn that Wesker somehow escaped – since that date Chris left raccoon city to hunt down wesker and hasnt been seen since. So that would of been the back story – every that happens during the apocalpyse movie would of been the same but you would of had a better idea of the envolvment of Jill in the resident evil saga.
Resident Evil – Extinction
This story was fine, but what i would of done is had Dr.Issac replaced with the character of William Birkin – the scientist that was the main antagonist in resident evil 2 game. However this time William had escaped raccoon city and was assigned by wesker to keep an eye on alice. But Birkin has other plans and the events of the movie sort of plays out the same – your also introduced to Claire redfield but her story would be explained as she went looking for her brother in raccoon city a day before the place was nuked, She has been searching for her brother ever since that day but she was more lucky to have survived that city that was infested with zombies – you also learn that she survived with the help of a Raccoon City cop named Leon (who doesnt appear in the movie but your aware of this characters appearance) this would of given you hope for his future appearance in a future movie. again the rest of the story would of played out the same and the tyrant at the end would of been the styled more like the birkin tyrant.
Resident Evil – Afterlife
Now following the same path as the movie you would of had Alice finding the group of survivours at the prison – and reuniting Chris with Claire – you learn that chris now works for the B.S.A.A as does Leon who was his contact but Chris was betrayed by Wesker and locked up in this prison until the survivours found him but wouldnt let him out. the rest of the story would of played the same as the movie only this time you know that the history is following more like the games.
Resident Evil – Retribution
Now this might contain spoilers so i will try my best not to use any – again this movie was great but if what i said in the previous movies was amended to that – this movie would of made a HELL of a lot more sense. Especially character wise – even though Chris and Claire were absent from the movie i hope they bring the back in the 6th movie they no doubtably will make. Barry and Leons characters would have been hyped up alot more so when they do appear you would be rooting for them more.
So thats my rant over… Comments.
This is just my thoughts and others might disagree but i feel this would of really helped the movie franchise with the fans of the series.
planetnerdy 