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REVIEW
Jan. 22, 2024
Tetris (2023)
Situated in the days of the Cold War, this film delves deep into the backstory behind the creation of Tetris, the iconic strategy game. By: Dylan Low
Genres:
Biography, Thriller
Distributor:
Apple TV+ https://tv.apple.com/sg/
Length:
118 min
Producer:
Matthew Vaughn, Gillian Berrie, Claudia Schiffer, Len Blavatnik, Gregor Cameron
Production
Companies: Apple Studios, AI Film, Marv Studios, Unigram
Description
Situated in the days of the Cold War, this film delves deep into the backstory behind the creation of Tetris, the iconic strategy game.
The
film showcases less on the gameplay concept of Tetris itself, and more details
regarding market shares, legal rights, and Cold War politics.
Tetris
entails the tale of entrepreneur Henk Rogers who places his savings into the
game and looks to bring Tetris on the world stage, despite facing many
obstacles such as a harsh political battle and death threats. In his trip to
Russia to earn distribution rights, he forms a friendship and collaborates with
Tetris creator Pajitnov.
What
makes this origin film standout to others is the fantastic casting of the main
characters. Taron Egerton and Nikita Efremov did incredible jobs portraying
their roles as Rogers and Pajitnov respectively, joined with the other cast
members to achieve ‘a level of tension’ – makes the movie entertaining as a
biography. Director Jon S.Baird heaped praise on all of his film actors,
stating, “When you get guys like Taron and Toby Jones and Roger Allam and the
amazing Russian actors we’ve had, these guys make my job a lot easier.”
Additionally,
the production of the film should be highly credited, in which production
designer Dan Taylor reimagined the historical backgrounds of Russia, Japan,
England and Scotland to portray the Cold War times of the past.
The
notable film was also largely praised for its close to accurate depiction of
real-life events. Both Rogers and Pajitnov confirmed the storyline was similar
to their past historical experiences, with Roger mentioning, “They captured
what happened to me over a year-and-a-half in two hours” and Pajitnov adding,
“That was emotionally, intellectually and spiritually a very truthful movie.”
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