Kojima names Planet of the Apes an influence
- January 20, 2009 11:12 AM PST
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In a recent promotion for a Borders-esque Japanese retailer, Hideo Kojima names a few of his major film influences.
We're watching you, Kojima.
Tsutaya Co., a Japanese retailer similar to Borders or Barnes and Noble recently featured a list of Hideo Kojima's major film influences for his gaming portfolio. While it's obvious that Kojima has taken cues over the years from the medium, some films are less expected than others.
Kojima notes that Planet of the Apes was a major influence due to its anti-war message, and Chilren of Men for its realistic, handheld camera-style cinematography. Other obvious choices include The Deer Hunter and the Bourne series of films. Click here for the full list.
[Via IGN]
Seeing this list made me jealous. Jealous that I will probably never have the opportunity to have a movie night with Kojima. If we did though, I think I'd suggest The Great Escape first, which is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's good to see that Kojima draws influence from films that don't just focus on war, and the convoluted politics that inhabit times of strife (and most of his games).
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- Jan 20 2009 at 11:51:10:AM PST
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I usec to hold him in the same regard as Miyamoto but as of late he seems more and more than nothing else but a fan-boy. IMO (so back off fan-boys) he's lost a lot of credibility. His games are still great and I'll still play I just won't listen to his interviews anymore.
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Bourne series is defiantly Matt Damon's best work. i'm happy they finally put on BlueRay.
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neji64 wrote:
Bourne series is defiantly Matt Damon's best work. i'm happy they finally put on BlueRay.
I have them on HD-DVD they lookin nice
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ps3thabest wrote:
slickjames wrote:
I usec to hold him in the same regard as Miyamoto but as of late he seems more and more than nothing else but a fan-boy. IMO (so back off fan-boys) he's lost a lot of credibility. His games are still great and I'll still play I just won't listen to his interviews anymore.kojima isn't a fan boy, he ported a mgs game to gamecube
I know the game your talking about I own The Twin Snakes and even though it's MGS Kojima didn't really have anything to do with that version. It was handled by the team that made Eternal Darkness for the Cube (I think it's Crystal Dynamics). I really said that because he will only make games for the PlayStation which I hate not because I'm a 360 fan-boy, but because I enjoy his games but don't like Sony so I would like the chance to play MGS4 outside of a Sony made system.
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neji64 wrote:
Bourne series is defiantly Matt Damon's best work. i'm happy they finally put on BlueRay.
your kidding right?
I would have to think it would be the movie he wrote and starred in AND took home the Oscar for "Good Will Hunting"
while the Bourne movies are slick, I mean, come on man, ... best work? lol
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this moron is still trying to figure out why his games aren't huge like Gears, Halo, or COD.
He just can't wrap his little brain around the fact that a small group of people love his long and boring cut-scenes, but to the rest of us they're like nails on a chalk board.
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