{"id":445660,"date":"2022-05-11T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/28-things-we-learned-from-the-uncharted-commentary\/"},"modified":"2022-05-11T15:00:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T12:00:27","slug":"28-things-we-learned-from-the-uncharted-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/28-things-we-learned-from-the-uncharted-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#28 Things We Learned from the &#8216;Uncharted&#8217; Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29da29245ac\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29da29245ac\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/28-things-we-learned-from-the-uncharted-commentary\/#%E2%80%9C28_Things_We_Learned_from_the_%E2%80%98Uncharted_Commentary%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;28 Things We Learned from the &#8216;Uncharted&#8217; Commentary&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/28-things-we-learned-from-the-uncharted-commentary\/#Uncharted_2022\" >Uncharted (2022)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/28-things-we-learned-from-the-uncharted-commentary\/#Best_in_Context-Free_Commentary\" >Best in Context-Free Commentary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/28-things-we-learned-from-the-uncharted-commentary\/#Final_Thoughts_from_the_Uncharted_Commentary\" >Final Thoughts from the Uncharted Commentary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/28-things-we-learned-from-the-uncharted-commentary\/#Recommended_Reading\" >Recommended Reading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C28_Things_We_Learned_from_the_%E2%80%98Uncharted_Commentary%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;28 Things We Learned from the &#8216;Uncharted&#8217; Commentary&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-media \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/uncharted.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tom Holland in Uncharted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/uncharted.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/uncharted-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\">Columbia Pictures<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>        <!-- START BYLINE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\">\n            By\u00a0Rob Hunter\u00a0\u00b7 Published on May 11th, 2022\n            <\/div>\n<p>        <!-- END BYLINE --><\/p>\n<p>        <i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Welcome to\u00a0<\/i><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Commentary Commentary,<\/i><\/b><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"> where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts. In this edition, Rob Hunter revisits Ruben Fleischer\u2019s Uncharted<\/i>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> adaptations don\u2019t have the best track record when it comes to critical assessment, but some overcome that hurdle to deliver entertainment to fans. <strong><em>Uncharted<\/em><\/strong> is one such example as it overcame a drubbing to become a hit with moviegoers. The film is new to home video now, and one of the special features on the Blu-ray is a commentary track by director <strong>Ruben Fleischer<\/strong> (<em>Zombieland<\/em>, <em>Gangster Squad<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to see what we heard on the commentary for <em>Uncharted<\/em>!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"graf graf--h3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uncharted_2022\"><\/span>Uncharted (2022)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Commentator: Ruben Fleischer (director)<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\"><strong>1.<\/strong> He opens the commentary by thanking anyone who listens to these tracks (you\u2019re welcome, Ruben!) as \u201cdirector\u2019s commentaries, with DVDs going away, are not as popular as they once were.\u201d He adds that he\u2019s learned as a filmmaker by listening to other filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <em>Uncharted<\/em> was shot in the summer of 2020 with the opening sequence \u2014 Nathan Drake (<strong>Tom Holland<\/strong>) thousands of feet in the air trailing behind a cargo plane \u2014 being shot in the parking lot of a film studio in Germany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\"><strong>3.<\/strong> The young actors playing Nathan and his brother as kids are actually the same height so they had to use camera angles, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>le boxes, and more to make Sam (Rudy Pankow) look taller than Nate (Tiernan Jones).<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> The early sequence where Nate uses a lighter to make a hidden message appear was done practically with lemon juice the way kids have been doing it for decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> \u201cWe don\u2019t ever learn its true history or lineage,\u201d he says regarding the ring that Nate\/Nathan wears around his neck, but it\u2019s something he\u2019s excited to explore in sequels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> The neon \u201cKitty Got Wet\u201d sign at 8:45 is a nod to a saying from the games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> <em>Uncharted<\/em> is Fleischer\u2019s second collaboration with cinematographer <strong>Chung Chung-hoon<\/strong> as they previously worked together on 2019\u2019s <em>Zombieland: Double Tap<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> He spends over a minute praising <strong>Mark Wahlberg<\/strong> \u2014 \u201che\u2019s a Swiss Army Knife in that he can do anything, his action capabilities are as good as anybody\u2019s, he is funnier than most co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>ns, his improv is incredible, he\u2019s also an incredible dramatic actor, he\u2019s unparalleled in his versatility\u2026\u201d \u2014 and adds that his pairing with Holland \u201cevoked Han and Luke\u201d for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> There\u2019s a Naughty Dog sticker at 16:33. They\u2019re the makers of the <em>Uncharted<\/em> games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> This was Fleischer\u2019s first time seeing <strong>Tati Gabrielle<\/strong>, and he learned after casting that she had a tight, white hair style during her time on the <em>Sabrina<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. Her hair was grown out, curly, and a bit too damaged, so they used a wig to bring her back to that older look.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.<\/strong> The original script for <em>Uncharted<\/em> (by Rafe Judkins, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway) didn\u2019t include a face to face meeting between Nathan and the villain, Santiago Moncada (<strong>Antonio Banderas<\/strong>), so Fleischer requested one be added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong> They were scheduled to begin filming on March 16th, 2020, but Covid threw a wrench into those plans and forced a three-month delay that saw everyone get sent back home from Germany.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13.<\/strong> Holland did his own stunt work for the scene that sees him jump onto a hanging light fixture and hang high up in the air. His double does step in for the fall, though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.<\/strong> The tall blond guy at 32:36 is a well-known gamer from Spain, and the two men he\u2019s speaking to are two of the film\u2019s writers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> Early versions of <em>Uncharted<\/em> featured more of a love story between Nathan and Chloe, but it felt \u201cextraneous and gratuitous\u201d to Fleischer, studio executives, and test audiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16.<\/strong> <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em> (1981) is Fleischer\u2019s favorite film ever made.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17.<\/strong> Fleischer kept the bejeweled crosses\/keys and has them on a shelf at his home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18.<\/strong> The conversation that kicks off between Nathan and Chloe at 48:15 was part of a reshoot, but Ali was working in Australia at the time so their two halves were filmed separately. Fleischer directed her over an iPad screen from his home in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19.<\/strong> The scene where Nathan and Chloe are trapped in the small chamber that\u2019s slowly being filled with water was filmed by building a set and slowly submerging it into a pool of water. Better for safety and for multiple takes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20.<\/strong> He points out that while many people think the production is the hardest part of a shoot, it\u2019s actually post-production \u201cwhere directors spend the bulk of their time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>21.<\/strong> They filmed several scenes for <em>Uncharted<\/em> at Babelsberg Studio in Germany. It\u2019s the oldest large-scale film studio in the world and was used for films like Fritz Lang\u2019s <em>Metropolis<\/em> and Quentin Tarantino\u2019s <em>Inglourious Basterds<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22.<\/strong> That\u2019s <strong>Nolan North<\/strong>, the voice of Nathan Drake in the games, at 1:18:54. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the coolest guys I\u2019ve met.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>23.<\/strong> There\u2019s a brief reshoot insert at 1:29:02 while Nathan and Sully (Wahlberg) are talking in the hull of the ship. It was shot against a green screen while the rest of the scene was shot on location. Wahlberg had gained weight for another movie, so for twenty-five seconds or so here he\u2019s actually twenty-five pounds or so heavier than the rest of the scene\/film.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24.<\/strong> Ramin Djawadi\u2019s score offers nods to the game\u2019s score a couple times throughout the film.<\/p>\n<p><strong>25.<\/strong> \u201cThat\u2019s a computer-made boat on computer-made water with computer-made sails,\u201d he says. We know, Ruben, we know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>26.<\/strong> The ending originally featured Chloe salvaging some gold on the ocean floor, but they cut that and added a reshoot of Nathan and Sully having some gold instead. It\u2019s unfortunate as the film\u2019s final disregard for its two female leads could have been neutered a bit by allowing Chloe to snag some of the treasure too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>27.<\/strong> Fleischer added the end credits scene revealing that Nathan\u2019s brother is still alive because the character is alive in the games, and if they greenlight a sequel the character will play a bigger role. The other end credits scene was a reshoot, and he loves how it ends on a cliffhanger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>28.<\/strong> \u201cI encourage you to stay through the credits,\u201d he says, moments before signing off nearly five minutes before the credits end.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"graf graf--h3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_in_Context-Free_Commentary\"><\/span>Best in Context-Free Commentary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote\">\u201cI love the flash forward device for films, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom is not a trained bartender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you kill your father that\u2019s about as bad as it gets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you gotta kill babies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did three scenes in one day, which is a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMark\u2019s always in great shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m of the mind that it\u2019s a movie and you go with it, and if you\u2019re immersed in the story you shouldn\u2019t let physics or gravity hold you back.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"graf graf--h3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts_from_the_Uncharted_Commentary\"><\/span>Final Thoughts from the Uncharted Commentary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Fleischer is understandably proud of his cast and crew and the film they produced, and his <em>Uncharted<\/em> commentary is filled with praise for many of them. He does spend a lot of time pointing out visual effects shots \u2014 an odd choice in an f\/x-heavy movie \u2014 but for aspiring filmmakers there\u2019s value in seeing what can be done seamlessly (and not so seamlessly, as the case may sometimes be). To that point, and per his opening remarks, he does offer up the kind of commentary that upcoming filmmakers might learn from. Fans of the film will enjoy it too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Read more Commentary Commentary from the archives.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Topics: Commentary Commentary, Uncharted<br \/>\n        <!-- AUTHOR BOX --><\/p>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dca6f7118e64ea9aa6ef4f60221cfe7e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=x\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he&#8217;s so damn young. 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