'Best Video Game Adaptation', The Internet Can't Get Enough of Bella Ramsey's The Last of Us

As more television shows and motion pictures are winning over viewers' hearts, ¡®The Last of Us¡¯ is edging closer and closer to taking the top spot. Fans of this series, which is based on a game, are completely enthralled and unable to stop talking about it.

The first episode of the HBO series ¡®The Last of Us¡¯ was released a few days back. 'The Last of Us' is already trending on social media and people are loving it! It has without a doubt turned into a critically lauded video game adaptation.

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The Pedro Pascal-led gaming adaptation attracted 4.7 million viewers on both linear and HBO Max. After House of the Dragon, it was the most anticipated debut since Boardwalk Empire debuted in 2010.

The show is set in a post-apocalyptic landscape overrun by zombies. It is well known that the show is based on a game.

However, the franchise's two games, The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II, revolutionised gaming with its cinematic approach and brilliant actors. Many actors have appeared in the game and will continue to do so in the series.

The project stars Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Merle Dandridge, Jeffrey Pierce, Lamar Johnson, Keivonn Woodard, Graham Greene, Elaine Miles, Ashley Johnson, and Troy Baker in addition to Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Anna Torv, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett, and Nick Offerman.

Ellie, the main character of the game, has been portrayed by the lovely Bella Ramsey, best known for her portrayal of Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones. But the makers have taken a lot of heat for it ever since the same was unveiled. The young actress experienced a flood of hate and criticism following her casting because some people thought Ramsey did not look like what they imagined Ellie to look like.

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Apart from this, the first episode of the series is receiving tremendous praise for its superb execution and ability to keep viewers interested. Social media users from all around the world are raving about the show's perfect casting, plot, and game-accurateness.

Check out the reactions right here:

#lastofus : on point. Well done first episode!

¡ª stango.algo (@StangoAlgo) January 18, 2023

Holy shit #LastOfUs episode 1 was good. One scene left me scarred. Got me rethinking what I¡¯d do on day one of the apocalypse.

WTG #HBO

¡ª CryptoIsTheWay (@VGXisTheWay) January 18, 2023

The #LastOfUsHBO #lastofus is one of, if not in my opinion the best video game tv adaptation. Hands down pic.twitter.com/u3IqtSW4E8

¡ª Jack (@JackLD99) January 18, 2023

#lastofus #LastOfUsHBO pic.twitter.com/CluhNc1owl

¡ª Kelly (@luckygirl2k1) January 18, 2023

I just blown away by how much I enjoyed The Last of Us. It's based off a video game of the same name.The pilot episode is one of the best pilots I've ever seen even surpassing that of the Walking Dead. #lastofus #LastOfUsHBO #lastofuspart2 pic.twitter.com/003kuW6THr

¡ª Abhijeet Chauhan (@Abhijee39710431) January 18, 2023

HBO never disappoints. #lastofus

¡ª Balu UR (@URwhoo) January 18, 2023

@HBO Im so satisfied with the #lastofus thank you

¡ª Noof Assi (@noofeshka) January 18, 2023

Wow, that #LastofUs first ep was just pure excellence.

¡ª UniversalHead (@EOGamers) January 18, 2023

Honestly it¡¯d be SO COOL if Andrew Lincoln had a cameo in the last of us. Probably not as Rick Grimes as everyone¡¯s hoping (because they¡¯re not even the same universe) but just as a survivor or something. #RickGrimes #AndrewLincoln #TheLastOfUs #TheLastOfUsHBO #LastOfUs

¡ª MNXE ? (@Mnxeu) January 18, 2023

I viscously cried watching #lastofus that shit hurt

¡ª Lukes Lightsabers (@lukes_sabers) January 18, 2023

#lastofus ep1 was amazing. True to the source material but different enough to surprise, even when you know probably what¡¯s gonna happen.

¡ª MattQuinn (@MattQuinn) January 18, 2023

In addition, Alberta served as the location for The Last of Us, which was reportedly the biggest television production in Canadian history, from July 2021 to June 2022. Produced jointly by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, the Mighty Mint, and Word Games, it is the first HBO show based on a video game. The first season has nine episodes that were co-written by Mazin and Druckmann, who also authored and co-directed the original game. David Fleming and Gustavo Santaolalla, who also composed the game's music, created the score.

The Last of Us made its debut on January 15, 2023. The acting, script, production design, and score were lauded by critics, who hailed it as the best live-action video game adaptation.

About the story:

In 2003, a pandemic brought on by a widespread fungal infection turns its victims into vicious attackers. Joel departs with Sarah as the fungus starts to spread. However, Sarah is killed when they are attacked by a soldier, but Joel is kept alive by his brother Tommy. Twenty years later, under the supervision of the Federal Disaster Response Agency, Joel is still working as a smuggler in the Boston quarantine zone with his partner Tess (FEDRA). When Tommy's attempt to contact them from his location in Wyoming fails, they make an attempt to buy a car battery from a neighbouring dealer, but the battery is instead sold to the Fireflies, an anti-FEDRA rebel group.

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After he checks them for infection and spots them leaving, Ellie stabs the soldier. When the soldier tries to shoot her, Joel punches him to death.

Tess may be aware of her illness, but Ellie insists she won't turn. They enter a biohazard area to get away from the chasing FEDRA soldiers.

¡®The Last of Us¡¯ is available to stream on Jio Cinema in India.

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