Virtual reality games like The John Wick Chronicles, I Expect You To Die and Star Trek: Bridge Crew are giving us a taste of what it’d be like to interact with the characters and settings of some beloved movies. Developers are rushing to get new games and ideas into the headsets of VR users everywhere, but sometimes the best way to showcase a new technology is to use it to show something classic in a new way. So we put together this list of our favorite movie scenes that deserve a virtual reality translation.
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10. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: Obi vs. Anakin
Lots of Star Wars moments would be worthy of translation into VR—Yoda training Luke comes to mind—but the fiery lava of Mustafar sets the backdrop for what was, easily, the best fight scene in the prequels. Plus, at that point in the films, we’d all grown to hate Anakin so much, that plenty of people would jump at the chance to dismember him in VR… over and over and over again.
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8. Bullitt: The Chase
We’d gladly accept any movie chase scene recreated in VR, but we’d give an appendage to take on the Steve McQueen role in Bullitt. Roaring through the gears of the iconic fastback Mustang, weaving through oncoming traffic, dodging gunfire and, ultimately, sending the bad guys to a fiery death, Bullitt’s chase has everything we want in a VR experience.
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6. Pulp Fiction: Dance Off
There’s so much potential in the Vincent Vega/Mia Wallace dance at Jack Rabbit Slim’s from Pulp Fiction. It could be the best kind of Just Dance offshoot. You could play as either character solo, or you could grab a partner and share the spotlight. You could even skip the dancing and just bitch about a five dollar milkshake or explain the ins and outs of a Royale with Cheese instead. We could even see a bonus round where you have to stab a hypodermic needle into Mia’s heart at the end of the night for extra points.
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4. Reservoir Dogs: The Ear
The Mexican standoff at the end of Reservoir Dogs is a fun moment to imagine in VR, but if any scene in the Tarantino classic deserves a virtual reality playthrough, it’s Mr. White shuffling around to Stuck in the Middle with Youwhile doing a hack job on a captive cop’s ear. Moving this scene out of cinema and into VR would probably make it the reigning champion of VR gore, and we’re perfectly fine with that.
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2. The Shawshank Redemption: Andy’s Escape
The best moment in one of the best movies of all time combines hope and victory unlike any other movie ever. We want to feel like Andy Dufresne did and would gladly crawl through a (virtual) river of shit to do it. The Shawshank VR experience could have everything from tunneling through prison walls to stealing the warden’s shoes—for authenticity—and would end with a lightning storm and some glorious freedom; conveniently skipping the prison assault, the beatings and the solitary confinement.
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Source: Maxim