The Last of Us — How to write beautiful subtext

SPOILER ALERT

Episode 6, 'Kin' of The Last of Us hit hard. I knew what was going to happen but I was still blown away by some of the decisions the Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin made.

A lot of the changes are done remarkably well - the 'All is Lost' beat is also crazy good.

But, above all, what strikes me deep were the dialogues. Rich of meaningful subtext. Let's check it out in this latest Into the Woods video essay.

For educational purposes only!

Movies and TV Shows used as case studies:

"The Last of Us" (2023 - on going) Created by: Neil Druckmann (based on the PlayStation Studios videogame written by), Craig Mazin (created for television by); Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv

"Crazy, Stupid, Love." (2009) Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Writer: Dan Fogelman Stars: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone

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