For decades, making a movie was considered to be the top visual storytelling medium. Other forms of media like television and video games simply didn't compare. That has certainly changed over the years as they have overtaken film in many ways.
There are more than a few filmmakers that would probably have chosen video games as a storytelling medium if the option had been there earlier. And in some of these cases, there's still time to make the jump. It's not that they're not great filmmakers. They just might be even better at making video games.
10 A Bong-Joon Ho Directed Game Would Blow A Few Minds
In short order, South Korean director Bong-Joon Ho became one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the world. Parasite stormed film awards around the world, earning a variety of honors including Academy Awards, BAFTAs, and even the Palme d'Or from the Cannes Film Festival.
Bong-Joon Ho has a way of telling a story and creating characters that would translate well to the world of video games. He would be able to create a rich, deep narrative the likes of which most gamers had never seen.
9 Wes Anderson Might Make The Quirkiest Game Of All Time
Once you see one Wes Anderson film, you have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the next one. There's going to be a unique, engaging story set in an unexpected world. And viewers can be guaranteed that they're going to see at least one Wilson brother, if not two.
In another life, Wes Anderson would have made some of the most oddball, engaging, and exhilarating video games of all time. It would be interesting to see what he could do in the medium considering the lack of limitations on his imagination.
8 Quentin Tarantino's Game Would Be Violent With Great Dialogue
There are a few things that typify a Quentin Tarantino film. Naturally, fans know that they're going to watch something with a lot of violence and a lot of fast-paced dialogue. There is almost certainly going to be a retro vibe to the movie that calls back to another era of filmmaking.
If this had been an option back in the day, Tarantino would have done incredible work on franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. Samuel L. Jackson is already part of GTA, so Tarantino would be set.
7 Patty Jenkins And Gaming Would Be An Epic Combo
Patty Jenkins has turned heads as part of the DCEU, specifically by directing the first Wonder Woman film with Gal Gadot. The second movie wasn't as popular with fans and critics but she does have a knack for storytelling.
The World War I setting of the first film led more than few people to wonder what Call of Duty entry directed by Jenkins would look like. It could be incredibly interesting, to say the least, and an entirely different storytelling medium for her to work in.
6 Chloé Zhao Is Perfect For This Media
Disney and Marvel made a good choice by selecting Chloé Zhao to direct the MCU film Eternals. She has the vision and creativity necessary to pull off a story featuring such a unique group of Marvel superheroes.
At the same time, it can't be denied that her style would be well suited for video games. Once Eternals hits theaters and fans have a chance to sink their teeth into this movie, that will become incredibly apparent.
5 Jordan Peele Should Make A Horror Video Game
Fans first got to know Jordan Peele as a talented comedian alongside Keegan Michael Key. Their sketch comedy series, Key & Peele, was a hit with fans not to mention a favorite of critics. Then, his career took a sharp left turn.
Jordan Peele is now one of the most respected and popular modern horror directors. Without question, his narrative style would lend itself well to making horror video games, if not even better than feature films.
4 Playing A David Cronenberg Game Would Have To Be On A Dare
Okay, playing a game birthed from the mind of David Cronenberg would be like taking Death Stranding and turning the weirdness dial up to 11. If that's not descriptive enough, just think about the Season 1 episode of Rick & Morty when they accidentally Cronenberged the world.
The man is a hell of a filmmaker, without question. At the same time, it would have been interesting what kind of video games he would have churned out had his life been devoted to them. The lack of storytelling constraints may have inspired him even further.
3 Tim Burton's Game Could Be A Visual Masterpiece
What's interesting about Tim Burton's films is that many of them have been adapted into video games at one time or another. And some of them were actually pretty good, keeping in mind that he had no real input into those games other than creating the source material.
He's well known for movies the Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and a long list of movies starring Johnny Depp, a lot of people are fans of his Batman movies. Burton easily could have created the perfect Batman game back in the 1980s or 90s like he did the movie.
2 Taika Waititi Would Make Something Really Interesting
Over the years, Taika Waititi has built a devoted fan base thanks to working on interesting projects like Flight of the Conchords, What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and Jojo Rabbit. But Thor: Ragnarok absolutely took him to the next level.
Waititi's movies are both funny and earnest, framed by incredible stories that feature amazing characters. It's impossible to watch one of his films and not wonder what a career in video games would have looked like.
1 James Gunn Has A Storytelling Style Perfect For Gaming
No one takes chances like James Gunn takes chances. The man is more than happy to take on a project like Guardians of the Galaxy or The Suicide Squad, and turn it into pure gold. No one else could have done what Gunn did with those movies and made them work.
A James Gunn-directed video game would be an absolute masterpiece of engaging storytelling. Plus, the action would be pure insanity. At this point, it's unlikely that anyone would be complaining if the man was put in charge of a King Shark game.