Was not expecting this.
Look at the special page on the Konami website featuring famous people kissing Kojima’s ass because somebody showed them the first serious story videogame trailer they’ve ever seen, and asked them what they’d like to publicly state about it.
Among the quotes is the director of the movie Drive, who thinks the Kojima is possessed by a 19th Century Russian writer, a 16th Century Italian painter, and American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick rolled into one. Yes, truly, this one trailer is proof enough that Kojima is on par with revolutionary creators whose grand creations have stood the test of decades and centuries. He goes on to call the trailer “A daring and bold move from one of the founders of the future of technology,” which I’m assuming refers to… videogames? I guess he doesn’t realize violence is the opposite of daring when you’re talking about game trailers, but oh well.
One of my favorite filmmakers, Park Chan-wook, has a more reasonable and intellectually honest comment, stating that Kojima “…has actually been making films in his own way already. Metal Gear Solid games are already films, the films of the future.” Which is a really nice compliment, I think.
Then again, this is literally just a trailer they’re talking about. Isn’t this crazy? Captain Ahab really wants to hunt down that white whale.