Book of Eli, a fallout 3 movie?

"It looks like a Fallout movie."

That's what a friend of mine said the first time he saw the trailer for The Book of Eli. I had yet to play the game again when the trailer first debuted, but I've since picked up the Game of the Year edition of Fallout 3 for PC. My friend was right, and I don't think he's the only person that noticed.


A reader over at Kotaku assembled an interesting little side-by-side photo comparison, pitting the crumbling overpasses and sun-bleached post-apocalyptic landscapes of the film and the game against each other. While I doubt Denzel Washington will face off against Super-Mutants while collecting Nuka-Cola bottles, I do expect to see some of the societal drama in the film that I've come to expect from the game.



                                                                                                                                                                               

The trailers reveal Washington (as the titular Eli) trying to cross a burned-out wasteland in relative peace, and running afoul of folks that aren't nearly as accommodating of others as he is. Violence ensues. I know Fallout didn't invent the post-apoc sci-fi subgenre, but the visual resemblance is certainly there. If the movie is one-tenth as absorbing as the game is, then sign me the hell up.

What do you think -- were the Hughes Brothers (the directors of The Book of Eli) influenced by Fallout 3?


A reader over on Kotaku has pointed out some pretty strong resemblances between The Book of Eli, a movie staring Denzel W. that comes out in January, and Fallout 3. I've embedded the trailer after the break, and while Denzel isn't looking for his poppa, there's some strong inspiration there. Make sure you pay close attention to the title font at the end.