Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima recently compared Netflix’s movie The Last House to his popular video game Death Stranding. The Last House, directed by Louis Leterrier, was released on the streaming platform on August 7 and instantly topped the charts. The film’s cast includes Wagner Moura, Greta Lee, Emma Ho, Noah Alexander Sosnowski, and Riley Chung, among others.
Hideo Kojima compares Netflix’s The Last House to Death Stranding
Hideo Kojima recently took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account and posted a review of Netflix’s latest sci-fi thriller, The Last House.
Kojima mentioned some themes he observed in the movie and said it feels similar to his highly acclaimed video game Death Stranding. He wrote, “I watched ‘The Last House.’ Isolation? Loneliness? There were parts that felt a little like Death Stranding.”
The Last House showcases the survival struggles faced by Jason, played by Moura, and Ann, played by Lee, and their two children as they are trapped in their own home. It is further revealed that their whole neighborhood has been locked in their homes by some kind of outside force that is accompanied by mysterious rain. Amid this, the family is forced to survive on whatever resources they have left available.
On the other hand, in the Death Stranding video game, the world faces a similar situation. In the game, the world is plagued by Timefall, an endless rain that ages and decays everything it touches. Along with the rain, the world is threatened by entities called BTs. This forces citizens to survive in isolation after communication is cut off.
The Netflix movie has reportedly amassed close to 27.5 million views in the first three days of its release. Moreover, it also became the number one English-language film between August 3 and 9. However, the numbers stand in sharp contrast to the movie’s Rotten Tomatoes score. It has received a 27 percent score on the Tomatometer, with many critics criticizing the film’s plot.
Originally reported by Ishita Verma on ComingSoon.
