The Last Of Us
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Joel ’s conclusion inThe Last of Us ' closure tantrum may seem virtuously questionable but is relatively more justified when compared with one contingent in the original game . After Ellie ’s worrying skirmish inThe Last of Usepisode 8 , the video game adaptation lightens its drama in episode 9 by describe how Joel and Ellie break wall and open up to one another . The sequence spotlight that Ellie is not the same anymore after recent events , but Joel tries his good to cheer her up and even promises to teach her to play the guitar . All seems well until the Fireflies see them in Salt Lake City and knock Joel out .
When Joel come alive up moments afterwards , he faces a moral brain-teaser when Marlene tells him that Ellie ’s resistance may be the key to saving humanness fromthe Fungi Cordyceps infection , but find the cure could kill Ellie . To forestall account from repeating itself , Joel goes on a putting to death rampage to save Ellie . In a final interaction with Marlene and later with Ellie inThe Last of Us ' climax , Joel faces the same moral quandary , face whether he made the right-hand call . Even in the game , his internal conflicts are no unlike , but the show pass water one change to rationalize his action .
Ellie’s Finale Change Makes The Fireflies Seem More Evil
In the originalLast of Usvideo game , Ellie nearly drowns to death , and Joel attempts to resuscitate her before the Fireflies retrieve them . This indicates that Ellie and Joel are unconscious before the Fireflies take them to the hospital in the plot . HBO’sThe Last of Usportrays something interchangeable , with the only conflict being that Ellie is conscious while being study to the infirmary by the Fireflies . While this departure seems trivial , it perfectly highlights how the Fireflies had better moral behavior in the video plot .
Since Ellie was already unconscious when the Fireflies took her to the infirmary , TheLast of Usgame ’s Firefliesnever have the opportunity to ask her for consent . Although she likely would have agreed anyway , Ellie ’s unconsciousness establish them a practicable self-justification to go on her without considering her view . In HBO’sThe Last of Us , however , the Fireflies have no ethical reasons favoring their conclusion to toss off Ellie without ask her . Again , she would have plausibly agreed , but it constitute how the show ’s Fireflies are more evil than their game vis-a-vis because they blatantly dismiss an soul ’s life and personal liberty in the hope of find out a cure .
It’s Good The Last Of Us Made Joel’s Finale Decision More Questionable
AlthoughThe Last of Us ' finalemakes the Fireflies more selfish and justifies Joel ’s decision to some degree , it does not necessarily put Joel on moral high earth . The fact that Joel lie to Ellie about the whole incident earn his conclusion even more questionable as he , too , deliver her without ever considering what she want . This is good forThe Last of Us ' future , though , since it allows witness to become more emotionally invested in Joel and Ellie ’s complex dynamic and leave elbow room for potential discussions surrounding how Joel will confront this new conflict that could jeopardise their human relationship in the future .
Since Joel ’s determination to lie is also in bicycle-built-for-two with hisnarrative inThe Last of Usgame , it sets the phase for another poignant moment from the video biz that highlights how Joel is not a traditional hero or opponent . InThe Last of Us ' corrupt post - revelatory world , he is just another flawed fictitious character whose sensory faculty of judgment is , at times , drive by his aggrieve centre . The Last of Us ' decision to make Joel ’s lie confutative also establishes that neither Joel nor the Fireflies are black - and - white-hot characters , which add more depth to their narratives and makes the show ’s world - building more naturalistic and relatable like its video plot counterpart .
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