5 Reasons to be Thankful Deus Ex: Human Revolution is Coming to the Big Screen

As far as I’m aware, movies based on video games have always at best aspired to be decent game movies, rather than good pictures in their own right, so I find it difficult to be excited about the planned Deus Ex: Human Revolution motion picture. Clearly that’s not the angle Movieline is going for though, as they have penned a list-type editorial with 5 reasons to be thankful the movie is being made.

Here’s one:

2. The Tension of Transhumanity

The central theme and conflict of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is Adam Jensen’s ambivalence about his augmentation. His most famous line is (I didn’t ask for this,) when waking up every morning to face the mirror he broke in horror at his own appearance. But hey, since there’s no turning back, he makes the most of his technological gifts, becoming a super-cyborg assassin who exacts revenge against the murderous evildoers who altered his body and kidnapped his girlfriend. (The most exciting parts of the game are unlocking and choosing new implanted abilities.) And frankly, it’s hard to empathize with Jensen’s nano-angst since his flesh has been replaced with bulletproof skin and the ability to pose so hard it kills all enemies in a ten meter radius. It’s called the Typhoon defense system, and it’s the most lethal Tim Tebow touchdown celebration in history.