Max Payne (film) - Differences From The Game

Differences From The Game

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The film is loosely based on the video game of the same name developed by Remedy Entertainment in 2001. The number of differences between the game and the film caused the CEO of 3D Realms and producer behind the game, Scott Miller, to make a public statement against the film. Miller did not approve of the fact that the film's audience does not know why Max is seeking revenge. A flashback scene where Max finds his family murdered was right at the beginning of the game, but in the movie it was shown mid-film. He was also surprised that one of the story's main villains, Jack Lupino, is killed by Hensley where in the game, Max finishes the job personally. The end scene was also changed from Max killing Nicole Horne in her helicopter by shooting out the tower's lightning rods' guy wires, causing them fall into her helicopter as it is about to take off, to Max shooting B.B. on top of the helipad, which he had already done earlier in the game at the Choir Communications Garage.

Many people were confused by the addition of the demonic creatures. These creatures seemingly represented Valkyries, though in Norse mythology Valkyries are female warriors and not demonic beings. And though the game makes heavy references to Norse mythology, Valkyries do not actually appear. The film has a much larger element of the supernatural than the game, as it is never revealed in the film if they are part of the hallucinations. Max takes the drug in the film to prevent the onset of hypothermia; however, in the game, he was forced to take it by Nicole Horne and left for dead.