http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/a-gamer-defends-warcraft
His article, "A Gamer Defends Warcraft," offers an alternative reading of Duncan Jones' 2016 film Warcraft, an adaptation of the popular video game. Oller credits his work in Prof. Davis's Spring 2016 course on Adaptation as a launching pad for some of the ideas explored in the article, in which he compares the role of visual fidelity and narrative fidelity in how the film has been received by audiences and critics.
"Ultimately," concludes Oller, "'Warcraft' is the best video game adaptation we’ve gotten so far because it understands itself. “Warcraft” is a broad, goofy, trope-embracing soap opera that isn’t trying to be more—it’s pro wrestling if a spellslinger turned heel and the absurdly muscular heroes carried battle axes—and it’s a definite step in the right direction for the future of video game films."
Congratulations, Jacob!
