Lessons from Uncharted Review written by the Unicorn (Kate) on February 19th, 2022. This post contains affiliate links, you can find out more on our policies page or in the disclaimer at the bottom of the blog.
Know Before You Watch
Movie: Uncharted
Rating: PG-13
Age Suggestion: 13+
Running Time: 1 hour and 56 minutes
Release Date: February 18, 2022
Warnings: Mild violence, some blood, drinking
Quick Uncharted Summary
History nerd Nathan Drake who has a love of crime. Victor “Sully” Sullivan is an adventurer needing a new partner. Together they try to find the greatest treasure never found, while Nathan tries to find clues to lead him to his brother Sam.
Uncharted Parent Review:
As far as movies based off of video games go, this was not a bad movie. Check out the Video Game Series here! However, the characters were hard to follow. Tom Holland as Nathan Drake was interesting and initially what drew me to the movie But the rest of the characters, though played by talented actors, were not loyal to any other character, instead focusing on whatever would make them the most money. This is necessarily bad, but it made any moments of relationship building between a character and Nate feel worthless, because 5 minutes later they would betray him.
The villain is unclear for most of the movie, which made the constant backstabbing even more annoying, because you think you know who the villain is, but then you’re in the dark again. Antonio Banderas was great as the final villain though!
Some of the dialogue was disconnected and felt like it was lifted directly from the game in a bad way where it felt unnatural. The CGI was pretty good, and the action was interesting. It is very much so an action movie, and the last act packs in as much action as possible. One thing that felt like a video game in a good way was having Sam read the postcards. It was a cool touch and reminded me of similar video games I have played.
Uncharted Discussion Questions
1) Almost everyone Nate meets tells him not to trust Sully. How can you be a trustworthy person?
2) Sully gives up the treasure to save Nate’s life. How can you be more selfless in your life?
3) Santiago Moncada kills his father to keep the family fortune. What were other ways they could have solved their argument?
4) Have you played any of the Uncharted games? How did the movie compare to the games?
Lessons from Uncharted
- A Little Bit of Trust is Good
Every character makes it clear that Sully is untrustworthy, but when it came down moving forward to find the gold or being trusting Nate and Chloe, he made the choice to trust them and move forward. He and Nate were only able to find the gold by trusting each other. It is important to trust at least a little bit.
- Friendship is More Important than Treasure
At the end of the movie, Sully chooses to save Nate and let his backpack of gold go. This is a cool example of choosing friends over stuff. There are lots of ways to care about each other, and having Sully save Nate instead of the gold was a great way to demonstrate friendship.
- Everyone Needs a Little Adventure
When Sully asks Nate to join him, Nate is working a job that kind of sucks, while living on his own, and missing his brother. Seeing Nate go on a fun (though a little scary) adventure reminded me that having a little adventure is good!
Meet the Author- Kate
Kate is a young disabled writer based in Iowa. She’s obsessed with anything Marvel, Disney, or theatre. She can normally be found performing, singing dramatically in the car.
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