‘The Last of Us’ Recap: Joel, Tess And Ellie Fight For Their Lives In Neil Druckmann’s Fright At The Museum
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT: This article contains details from episode 2 of HBO’s The Last Of Us. After narrowly escaping the confines of the strict Boston quarantine zone with their lives intact in the first episode, on continues the dangerous adventures of Joel (Pedro Pascal), Tess (Anna Torv) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in the second episode of HBO’s live-action adaptation of The Last of Us. “Infected,” directed by video game creator and series co-writer Neil Druckmann in his debut, takes a nearly beat-by-beat approach from the source material while injecting thrilling excitement for general audiences and eagle-eyed gamers alike.
Druckmann’s use of fun camera techniques, such as manipulating the depth of field and employing close-ups with shaky cam movements, makes it feel like the audience is alongside the characters on their daunting journey.
Speaking of which … what is the gang about to get into? Let’s discuss. Oh no, just when we thought time jumps were over, we are spirited away yet again to 2003.
However, this time, we arrive in Jakarta, Indonesia, where Ibu Ratna (Christine Hakim), an esteemed professor of mycology at the University of Indonesia, examines a mysterious sample of Ophiocordyceps under a microscope.
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