What I've wondered is if ND purposely made Ellie look like Ellen Page at first. What a lot of people don't know is that Ellie's original look was altered to look more like Ashley, and even with her look altered, a lot of people still thinks she resembles Ellen Page (I personally don't think she does anymore, I like this Ellie more).
Then I thought that maybe she was just a face model, but it turns out the characters don't really have face models.Īnyway, I remember reading something about how Ellen Page felt flattered but felt as though ND "ripped off" her likeness. I thought it was her myself, until I looked it up and realized that Ashley was her actress. I thought the character of Ellie looked WAY too much like Ellen Page, thus which is why a lot of people thought it was her. This involves Marlene returning Ellie's belongings, with Ellie immediately clutching her switchblade, showing off the aforementioned temperamental nature of the character.So let's all look back on when the The Last of Us trailer debuted. Again, Ramsey captures this completely, which is exhibited again in the next scene featuring Ellie. Given how Ellie was born and raised in the Boston quarantine zone, where any standards and values held in high regard in real-life society have deteriorated, this personality is expected. This scene should put doubts to bed, with Ramsey perfectly capturing the rebellious, rash, foul-mouthed, and temperamental part of Ellie's personality from the games. Related: The Last Of Us Show Is Already Making Big Changes To The Game's Story Ellie is told to count from one to 10 slowly and clearly, which she completely rushes through in a way that is clear she is done with their endless tests, complete with flipping off the Firefly after the test is finished. This scene centers on Ellie's Firefly captors putting her through tests to see if the bite on her arm would cause her to become infected by the Cordyceps virus in the 2023 timeline of The Last of Us. This is evident from her first introduction, with the character tied to a radiator by the Fireflies. Secondly, Ellie's character in the game and HBO's The Last of Us is 14 years old, meaning judging the character and any actor hired to play her based on attractiveness is more than problematic.ĭespite all of this backlash, problematic or otherwise, The Last of Us episode 1 proves that Bella Ramsey is fantastic as Ellie. For one, judging an actress based purely on her physical appearance is demeaning, degrading, and utterly dismissive of Ramsey's acting ability. Some of the other Last of Us casting criticism has centered around Ramsey not being "attractive" enough to play Ellie, a complaint that is inappropriate in numerous ways. Since then, however, some more unfavorable criticisms have surfaced among certain circles online. While Ramsey does undoubtedly look different from Ellie's game design, the backlash was blown completely out of proportion.
Despite these many fancast theories, Bella Ramsey was announced as Ellie in February 2021, with many online voicing their disappointment due to Ramsey's different look to Ellie's game model. However, due to Johnson's older age and Ellie's in-universe age of 14, Johnson was rarely fancast for the live-action version of The Last of Us. In the original game, Ashley Johnson provided Ellie's voice and motion capture.
The fan castings for Dever and Page were majoritively due to their similarities to how Ellie looks in the game.
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