Banner
Xtra Smileys
[Open]
We Unite Gaming
May 23, 2025, 03:48:24 pm
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News: Welcome to We Unite Gaming!
Formerly Wii Unite/Wii Unite Gaming
 
  Home Help Search Arcade Gallery Youtube Channel Chatbox Staff List Login Register  

The Last of Us Discussion topic (SPOILERS OMG SPOILER SPOILERS ENDING SPOILERS)

Pages: 1 [2] 3   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: The Last of Us Discussion topic (SPOILERS OMG SPOILER SPOILERS ENDING SPOILERS)  (Read 636 times)
Turboweasle
Administrator
WU Guru
*

Karma: 228
Offline Offline

PSN: Turboweasle
Posts: 16556


Turboweasle: everyone's favorite speedy rodent


View Profile
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2013, 12:30:02 pm »

The fact that he thinks of her as a replacement for his daughter isn't obvious?

Actually I'd say the complete opposite is the case, considering Joel explicitly states, "You sure as hell ain't my daughter," in the farmhouse after Ellie runs off with the horse.  And even after Joel has his change of heart, there's one moment where Ellie says she's sorry about what happened to his daughter and Joel gives a reserved thanks for the sentiment.

I'm still not convinced that he thinks of her as a replacement by the end of the game.

Quote
The fact that in his situation, the knee-jerk reaction would be to save his 'daughter' so he doesn't lose his 'daughter' twice isn't obvious?

The complete and sudden reversal of his character is obvious, sure, but it's not at all developed throughout the game (or if it is, it's certainly not done in an obvious way).  It, as I said in my earlier post, came across as extremely illogical on Joel's part and poorly explained on the writers' parts.

Quote
I'm not sure what you're looking for.

Guess you didn't see this, then:

I assumed these viewpoints drew from specific instances in the game to come to that conclusion.  I was expecting some level of analysis of the themes and character development to support the idea that that's how the ending should be interpreted.

Oh well.


I'm not sure how you could miss that.
Report Spam   Logged

"And I also told the students that, for the sake of humanity's future, I hoped they were all sterile." - Ignatius Reilly.
Never mind what your daughter is taught in school; what she remembers is what she has learned from you.
Anti-Noob Fortress of Veteraness Council Member
~Turboweasle~

I NEVER squeeze my jubblies, so that stuff wouldn't work for me.
Pages: 1 [2] 3   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by EzPortal
© 2008-2014 We Unite Gaming, Wii Unite Gaming, Wii Unite
Bookmark this site! | Upgrade This Forum
SMF For Free - Create your own Forum

Powered by SMF | SMF © 2016, Simple Machines
Privacy Policy