Amnesia Movie Question

[J.R.S.S.]

As a thought it's awesome, but making it would be a different story. Of course it just couldn't have the same feeling as the game does, since you can't play it yourself and decide what to do and where to go. In my opinion it's nearly impossible - if not completely - to create exactly similar horror in games and movies.

But maybe the movie could be more about the characters, like Daniel and Herbert's expedition in Algeria, Daniel's attempts to seek help, meeting Alexander etc. There was lots of scary stuff happening even before the events of Amnesia. The movie wouldn't need to be so sneaking and exploring oriented as the game is. Like the game, the movie could also happen in the "present" but while Daniel's reading notes about the past we'd see them all actually happening. There could be some gatherer encounters but not so much silent time while wandering around.

And then there's this really annoying thing that irritates me every time I see a movie that's based on a book or a game: rushing and cutting too much. I understand there's a limited time for a movie but it still feels bad that they have to cut off so much important stuff. It's terrible to watch a movie where's no any breathing space or getting to know the characters, but just rushing to one important key scene to another. I don't want that to happen to Amnesia. Maybe a short tv-series or a mini-series could work better than a movie.

Anyhows, it'd be too cool to see Daniel and pals on the big screen. Then I could just die away.

I see what you and the others are saying and I love your idea. Making a movie of the events prior to the Amnesia Game would work very well and still be scary. Since they offer only a glimps into the events leading up to the Castle, one could add all kinds of detail into it. Seeing Daniel and the Shadow chasing him would be cool to see.

Now we just need a script for it and show it to someone.

The problem with this is that it really only appeals to the fans. Appealing to the fans won't work, it can't. The fan base it just not large enough. Being scary is not what Amnesia is about. It's a Lovecraft inspired game, which is in the category of survival-horror yes but it is all about his strange poetic writing which created the game. If an Amnesia movie would to happen, it would have to stray far from the original Amnesia story line and what makes Amnesia... Amnesia. It would be easier to make a short film based off "The Outsider", the Lovecraft story that Amnesia was inspired by. As I look more and more into the subject, I'd have to come to the conclusion that a film based off of Amnesia just can not be possible as it does not appeal to the film industry at the moment.

Scripts can take months to write, especially if it is written by just one man and not a writing group (in a writing room). I have been thinking and perhaps I will start writing a short script (10-30 pages) based off "The Outside". The film industry I work for currently has no time to produce such a thing (shooting a short in the spring then a feature in the summer) but I would gladly give it to the forums if one is interested.