The Last of Us 6 post-apocalyptic visions that inspired the game

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We've got a handful of films we think played a part in evolving Naughty Dog's latest game

From the those initial teasing images to the first cinematic trailer, we've been intrigued by Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us. Even though the post-apocalyptic setting has been in pretty heavy rotation lately, Naughty Dog’s approach seems different. Maybe it’s just the pedigree of the Uncharted series, or having a developer from the underplayed Enslaved, we admit we’re excited for the stark tone and cinematic detail the early looks have shown us.

1. Children of Men

Set in a near future where people can no longer procreate, Children of Men's premise has a touch of sci-fi, but this movie will move and shock you with its grounded, visceral approach.

There are no zombies in Children of Men, no rampaging infected, just a panicked populous and out of control military forces desperate to retain order. It's not so much post-apocalypse as it is pre; the world is at the tipping point. Then along comes what could be the last pregnant woman on Earth. A resourceful group of political activists must escort her through a war zone and a military holding bay that resembles the most unsettling images of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. But the film's most famous sequence is a harrowing roadside ambush, not far off from the one Joel and Ellie fell victim to in a recent Last of Us trailer.