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Co-written with Adam Washington
I've wanted to make this video for AGES. The Last of Us is one of my favourite games of all time. I think it's an incredible story (and I wish it wasn't PS exclusive so my friends could play it!) Today, I wanted to unpack all the ways that it plays to your humanity, making you like someone who maybe doesn't deserve that grace - and maybe does. I'm really proud of this and I hope you enjoy it!
The SOTC spoilers are in the last 10 minutes of this video so you can safely watch until then. I should have amended the spoiler warning :'(
Bibliography
Ethics and Law, PMC Pub Med Central: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9122144/
“The Not So Hidden Israeli Politics of 'The Last of Us Part II”, Vice: https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-not-so-hidden-israeli-politics-of-the-last-of-us-part-ii/
Music Used is from TLOU OST, specifically (and in order):
The Last of Us
Fleeting
All Gone (Reunion)
Vanishing Grace
All Gone (Seasons)
The Choice
All Gone (Partners)
Home
Left Behind (Together)
Special thanks to Marcus who got all the footage for me!
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00:00 The Last of Us
03:07 End of Ad Read
12:20 What makes us Like Joel?
50:57 What makes us root for Ellie and Joel over everything?
1:35:57 The Rest is History
1:51:15 The Vaccine
2:04:47 Returning to the Morality of it