pretty poetic given that also towards the end of his Assassin career, Ezio also broke his hidden blade the same way in Masyaf, defending himself from a spear attack.
Eh, an AC film adapting the games would contribute nothing unless it's somehow a parallel universe and if it's involving the POE from AC1 that manipulates time; Now an AC film making its own story that actually _contributes_ to AC lore? Now that would be amazing. The movie we already have was pretty close with it and already a love letter to the franchise, but if they make another and fine tune its flaws, it'd be amazing.
There is more heart and soul in this 35 minutes than in ALL of the 2016 film. Got to love and respect those behind this, who knew the material and how to bring it to life respectfully and creatively.
It would be so incredible, the actual movie wasn't made for real AC fans, if they can pull it off with the witcher. I mean start at one and every season is another game, even the first 3 seasons alone could follow Ezio and Altair. Damn I need this in my life.
I think people were expecting an exsact replica of the game, since everyone else are exsact copies (since there the actors) and elevate the material. People wanted to se game Ezio come to life
@@WednesdayMan I think they didn't want to make cinematic Ezio look like in-game Ezio, Altair, and Desmond. Plus the motion capture actor for all three was too old to pull off looking. 16-17. It's more easy to make characters look younger in games compared to using CGI for films. And CGI de-aging back in 2009 would have looked even worse then it does today.
the reason is actually very simple. the model face actor for ezio,desmond & altair couldn't come to an agreement to act in the movie, and he took other contracts. so they (ubi) replaced him. it's quite simple and happens all the time. Francisco Randez is the model's name.
My three biggest takeaways from this short film, having watched it in full for the first time (I had seen a 3 minute trailer version before and had assumed for the longest time that was all there was), are: Firstly, the love between Giovanni and his wife. The stolen glance from the dining room to Giovanni's office makes her loss all the more heartbreaking, making me actually believe in her waking-coma like state. Second, that Giovanni was so dedicated to his cause, so skilled as an Assassin with this short film adding to the feeling thst Ezio really followed in his father's footsteps, and that he got so close to the truth only to be blindsided by trust. And third, that the true tragedy of Giovanni as a character is that he would have given anything to keep his family from harm and protect his identity as an Assassin. Not only were two of his sons killed alongside him, but he would have grieved to learn that Ezio would follow his path. He would be proud of the man he became, no doubt, but sorry that he ever had to step up to the role. Though he seemed stern with Ezio in the first few chapters of Assassin's Creed II, I think he was always proud of Ezio, however he expressed himself, whatever he chose to do. He would never have wanted him to face the life he did. But if he hadn't, so much of history would be changed, not to mention the fact Ezio reclaimed the lost knowledge of Altaïr, a pet project of Giovanni's it seemed, and interacted with his future descendant, Desmond. As much as Altaïr should be credited for reforming the Assassins in his time, and he should as he still goes under appreciated by much of the fanbase, the Brotherhood and moreso the future of the world would never have been the same without Ezio. And we have Giovanni to thank for that, though he would wish otherwise.
This shows how much passion they had for the series. I've played all the AC games and Ezio is still my favourite. Creating a short film before the game? I mean who wouldn't be hooked up on that? Ubisoft should make a movie which they write themselves and not trust the writing to others. We work in the dark, to serve the light. We are Assassins.
Shinkuno Right! I remember 4 having it but I can't seem to recall 3 having it, but it's been quite a while since I've played it. Thanks though for mentioning it!
I believe they're pretty much the same actors for the games, as their likeness was used for the characters they play. With Ezio, he shares his likeness with Desmond and Altair, as they share the same base likeness/model, Francisco Randez, so Ezio's likeness did not look like his voice actor, same with Desmond and Altair.
Genius idea to base the characters on their voice actors, because live stuff like this can happen, unless someone passes away of course, but you could probably find a good lookalike. This was simply amazing! I only became a fan of AC pretty recently, but I've fallen in love with the series! :D
5:39 i always thought while playing assassins creed how the assassin costume contrasts from literally everyone else. but now that I'm seeing it as if it was real, it actually blends in pretty well
Giovanni's outfit has always been my favorite outfit for Ezio. I think the Brotherhood one stands out way too much from the overwhelming presence of white color and Revelation's outfit is too bulky compared to what the people wear.
@@shira_yone I will say that the colors and patterns made Ezio blend in, but once you start putting on armor, he stands out. Without it, he looks like a wealthy old man.
In a way, Giovanni's & Ezio's Assassin attire wouldn't stand out all THAT much due in part to how flamboyant and kind of extravagant it was which is fitting for Renaissance era Italy.
Wish we'd get another Assassin's Creed movie set in Italy during the Renaissance. That period was by far the best in the game franchise between the Pazi conspiracy, the Medicis, Leonardo Da Vinci, and the Borgias, it was all very well done and beautifully made.
4:53 *"He will tell us what he knows."* You can feel the sadism and evil in Uberto. Little did he know what Ezio would do to him in Assassin's Creed 2...
Uberto wasn't necessarily an evil man. He was a man of justice, who wanted better for his family. The Templars preyed on that weakness, and made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
Can't help noticing the fireplace has a top. This means no smoke can pass up the chimney, so the house would fill with smoke and carbon dioxide when the fire is lit. Awesome assassin, terrible fireplace designer.
This is still a masterpiece today, wish we had a full fledged Giovanni game. These mini movies provide a bit of insight to his life but would still be great to see
The best can mean a lot of things. I loved the characters and the story in Ezio's era. But it wasn't the best game for me. It was really enjoyable but my favourite has to be Black Flag. The ship gameplay in that is so fun. I can spend hours at a time doing nothing but sailing the seas and doing piratey things.
Dr Potato! 1735, when Haytham was 10, some mercenaries atack their home and killed Edward, this was all Reginal Birch's fault, so that he could take haytham to the templars side and make him the man we all know from AC III and AC Rogue
Well, no... His goal wasn't getting Haytham. It was getting ahold of Edward's research of the First Civ. Becoming Haytham's guardian was just a side effect that he took advantage of
Nice. All the actors played their parts well. The cinematography was beautifully done. The choreography was well shot as well. This was a very well done short film. If only the producers of the movie had taken example from this.
@@nasielechevarria2061 It’s already September 6, 2022 10:00 am and this is still a masterpiece even to today’s standards. God, I wish they’d make this into an actual series.
@@tommycassells i trust the netflix series to be good because the ubisoft team will also be involved with this project. Also they made daredevil which has proven to be good.
James Dominic Fenix Well they used the actors faces for their models in game. They couldn't use Ezio's because he didn't have a unique face at the time. So this is probably Ezio's real face when Desmond isn't in the Animus.
@@a.h.2203 and the Ezio collection says Lineage takes place before 1476 so this could just be after that rule change inb4 replying to a year old comment
People who think that the casting is great, the cast are the voice actors/motion capture actors who worked on the actual game. So these actors were in AC2.
That was one of the most accurate films I've seen based on a game. I hope that the upcoming 'Assassins Creed' movie is twice as good as what I've just watched
I wish I could like this more than once, the story and emotion is wonderful. It reflected so well what you might imagine the prequel to Assassins Creed 2.
For all the people thinking the assassin is Ezio, you're wrong. The assassin is his father. For proof, look up this movie, read the description box, and look at Ezio's father in Assassin's Creed 2.
Ezio didn’t become an assassin until his family was executed. He had no idea what his fathers robes or blades meant until he met with his Uncle and started to understand what it means to be an assassin. Ezio went from being a rich kid enjoying life to wanting revenge for his family to being an assassin that fights for a cause that’s bigger than himself!
+Nickolas Marchuk They'll butcher it, just like every other game to be brought to the big screen. This is the best we'll get, because this was made by AC fans, not money-grabbing film studios.
Not only that, it's well written and perfectly matches the game, the actors, the movements, how they talk, it's amazing how they were able to execute it.
I'm not gonna lie, I thought that for a second too, but this is actually very good. I love how it looks authentic, down to the way they speak and their accents. Ezio's mother is so pretty, when they were having her dressed for this movie, they really nailed it.
@@stephenking5852 Her actress in game voiced Paola. While majority of actors in this movie also voiced their respective characters and were voice models (Giovanni, Uberti, Lorenzo, Borgia), Maria was not among them. She was voiced and face modeled by different acctress. Sad, though. I kinda liked this one. It would've been wonderful to see full length movie with this cast, instead of just short one. And to think that all this was filmed on green screen... proves that game CGI is higher quality than any hollywood one
Well there's actually an assassin's Creed movie something about the main character being kidnapped by the government and the government said that he's family/the assassin Creed characters are powerful with advanced speed and stealth and the government use the main character as an assassin and the story continues
Absolutely amazing, wonder that no one decided to pick this up for a series. Besides from the assassins using torture, this was quite well written, acted and the cinematic made it surreal, a mix of game and reality. Brilliant.
that torture was the beautiful, gutsy, ballsy and grim... required move, shows no side is white or black, but grey!.....reminds me, when movies and art were not afraid to show reality. not like woke shit we are forced to eat today.
krookediIe I never knew that!! Thank you for the info! Because the likeliness between the game and this film was absolutely remarkable. I couldn’t work it out 🤣
Such a great movie!!! It is so wholesome they connected Ezio to previous and future assassins by these short movies! I would love so much if they'd still do this with nowadays games
Emperor Reign Ubisoft is what’s ruining AC, by making games like Odyssey which completely lose the purpose of the original games in favor of mindless RPG action. They’ve completely forgotten what it’s meant to be and keep giving it to game directors like Melissa MacCoubrey who do not understand or don’t care about the Assassin’s Creed and its meaning. I actually thought the movie honored the essence of Assassin’s Creed very well.
@@monsieurdorito don't blame ubisoft. Am not keen on them however it was people complaining it was the same over and over again. That's what made them Change the game to rpg
This is really good. The scenery, the costume, the fighting choreography... it is exactly like in AC II. Even the character resemblance are on the spot. They nailed it!
This is how Ubisoft should have continued making a TV Drama series in this format & style we would been into season 8 or 9 by now & it would have been a great success.
@@niko-800 Sure, if HBO produced it. Around season 10 would be the _big_ finale. Go to Warner and you get season 23 plot twist that prolongs the duration to 50 seasons. Go to Netflix, it gets 4 seasons, gets cancelled anyway lol
Exactly. Any other kind goes against what is written as sweet water can not come from poison well, order does not come chaos and true light cant come from darkness only false light, a mere fake cheap imitation no where close to beholding THE LIGHT.
I'm doing a replay of my favorite games, (AC 1-Black Flag) and Lineage was amazing as the lead up to AC2. What really tickles me is how they got alot of the voice actors to play their live action counterpart.
The trash one actually embarrassed me because I told my cousin(her birthday that day) it would be cool cause she's a huge fan of this kinds of settings EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T KNOWS ABOUT THE GAME, instead she slept in the cinemas and told me she din't get the story and she din't liked it. Then I explained her why I thought it was cool that we played the game and that was the time SHE APPRECIATED AND GOT HERSELF ADDICTED TO THE GAME. So I'll send her this LOL.
@@brendanmuller7301the framework for the story already exists in the auditore family crypt in AC2 but it would be dope if that storyline got its own game
32:34 Rodrigo Borgia: Don't worry I'll deal with Giovanni I've already got something in mind and then nothing will stand in our way anymore Ezio: Hold my hidden blade
One can only wonder at how fast Giovanni had to move to get from Milan to Rome back to Florence all before New Year's Day. After all, this movie all takes place in 1476, the year that Giovanni dies.
The Hollywood movie is being directed by Justin Kurzel. He directed Macbeth of 2015 and all of his movies has a 75% and above rating on rotten tomatoes
Damien Croc Why do I get the feeling that it doesn't prove shit? Rockstar Games is a great developer. They make games that sell millions. Could they pull off Max Payne 3? For action game lovers, yes. But for actual Max Payne fans, no. Because it was not their creation to begin with. I see a similar case here.
paper134 Alright we'll see what happens. Game adapted movies in the past have been terrible to mediocre, simply because of the lack of lore and interesting stuff that was brought to the big screen. Certain games do have some potential for a good movie if done correctly. At least it gives me hope that the director of Macbeth is doing this movie and he hasn't gotten a bad or mediocre review for any of his movies yet. That record just shows it. You talk about Rockstar games as a reference, i believe their games cater to the more in general gamers. Gamers who can play the game and enjoy it no matter what sort of genre they prefer. Games like Dishonored, Batman Arkham City, Witcher 3 are created by lesser known companies and all of these games some people might not like fantasy, stealth or superhero based games. Likewise i feel that this director has yet to shine because his movies haven't been really action based and catered to the general public. So we'll see what happens when the movie comes out.
Damien Croc Well, actually I hope you're right dude because who wouldn't want to see a great Assassin's Creed movie? But I think you have a point there. The reason why most game adapted movies suck because they want it to appeal to as many audience as possible ($). They usually end up losing the video game fans + the general audience because it lacks context. Plus, there's a downside that Ubi screwed up the series lately, so I have no excitement for the movie whatsoever. It could have been so much different if this movie were to be released in Assassin's Creed's prime. But like you said, we'll see.
Rubbish , i prefer the past and the present ,loud mouths like you like to criticise hollywood these days yet have nothing to offer ,make your own movie ,lets access it too ,if you do not know about the past in this case ,how do you understand the present and the future ,sometime stories are told from different perspective depending on what the story teller is trying to tell.
@@Kiki-en9vm Didn't you read the comment? He said "and boring filler." This implies that the past and present thing may be bad elements, not even for an Assassin's Creed film, but with BORING FILLER, it doesn't work. What's in-between need to be as good as possible too.
its just sad though, they deserve a bigger budget for this movie, though it definitely helps with the prologue to Assassins Creed ll. Every time i watch this i get something more out of it that helps me understand Ezio Auditore's story better
its 2022 and Still waaaay better than the AC movie, i just wish someday all of these actors end up in an AC series. . they seem so true to the actual characters. Hats off to all the team who made this happen!!
Let’s be honest. This is as close as we are to getting a accurate Assassin’S Creed Live action. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the 2016 adaptation, but this is so accurate to the characters and the story leading up to Assassin’S Creed II.
I'd say so, It doesn't seem possible to find actors who look and sound so much like the characters. I'd know Rodrigo Borgia's voice anywhere and thats him!
This just shows how much passion they had when the series was still young.
Long Long time ago
Much younger than most fornite players
not about passion, but about artistic freedom and not same schedhules and time pressure. the bigger they get the more economic they need to be also.
Now its all about pa$$ion
When money didn't get the better of them
I really like how this shows just how close Giovanni came to ending the threat, and why Borgia had to eliminate him.
RIP Giovanni. You tried and Ezio finished what you started…
Shows how badass Giovanni was they had to.use the law to take him out lol
You can see playing Theo game Assassin's Creed 2, Theo story os all there.
Badassery is in the Auditore blood.
@@MrWill9002This got me misty eyed
Their plot against Giovanni just ended up creating the most lethal assassin ever, Ezio Auditore da Firenze.
Man ended 3 Generation of templars
They dug their grave themselves
He was also a great father with honour and dignity and nobility as well the heart of a real hero right guys!
@@tonystarkxx99 so crazy
@@tonystarkxx99 And expanded the order
28:26
When Ezio first wear the Assassins uniform the hidden blade was broken. Now I know how it broke..
holy shit true what a great detail
pretty poetic given that also towards the end of his Assassin career, Ezio also broke his hidden blade the same way in Masyaf, defending himself from a spear attack.
@@kungfukenny3376 That's only his right blade his left one is the main because of the poison and Gun installation
There is an extended version of this that adds another 3 hours of Giovanni just opening chests and collecting feathers
lol
XD
Cazzo
Mhmmm
@@aplaystationcontroller7814 do you know what that means
I still love that the actors reprised their roles for live action shorts like this, it’s beautiful
I was thinking the same
This was what the assassin creed movie should've been
Ubisoft, what are you imagine? The good old times are over. Just making money with titles everyone knows! I'm not wondering about that
Eh, an AC film adapting the games would contribute nothing unless it's somehow a parallel universe and if it's involving the POE from AC1 that manipulates time; Now an AC film making its own story that actually _contributes_ to AC lore? Now that would be amazing. The movie we already have was pretty close with it and already a love letter to the franchise, but if they make another and fine tune its flaws, it'd be amazing.
Fr tho
@@SlowWinterNuts The movie had like...no plot. It definitely didn't contribute at all.
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There is more heart and soul in this 35 minutes than in ALL of the 2016 film. Got to love and respect those behind this, who knew the material and how to bring it to life respectfully and creatively.
The 2016 film wasn't even true to the source material 🤣
That wasn't an Assassin's Creed movie
@@Typhoon_Lex are you like a f#@FEhashtag r3t@rd!? You dim minded simpleton
This is my first time watching this movie.Ive only seen the animated ones.Its a very nice short movie.
It’s proof that you can make a good assassins creed movie
Giovanni: You need to think ahead. Don't wait for the opponent to move
Me: *play the entire Ezio trilogy with only counterkills*
😂😂😂
Hi 5!! ×D
Lmao same
Lolz same even when I was six and I’m about to turn 16 on September 18th
hay :)))
It's already 2020 and this is still a masterpiece even to today's standards. God, I wish they'd make this into an actual series.
Now compare this to that other assassins creed movie we wished never existed and it's a no brainer which one is better
It would be so incredible, the actual movie wasn't made for real AC fans, if they can pull it off with the witcher. I mean start at one and every season is another game, even the first 3 seasons alone could follow Ezio and Altair. Damn I need this in my life.
True and i don't know if this is live action or game lol
@@stopsicle_animation this is live action using the same voice actors from the game
Thanks for explaning
Back when games actually were part of a passion project, and not money grabs.
Time flies. Requiescat in Pace, my old friend.
Damn, in the beginning Giovanni was THIS close from killing Rodrigo and preventing AC2 from happening
For real though. Dude should had chased him down.
هام
Good thing Rodrigo still had his Templar grade plot armor on
And brotherhood kind of
That's bad
Borgia: "I'll deal with Giovanni, i've already got something in mind... Then, Nothing will stand on our way anymore."
Ezio: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
Cesare: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
I feel like Ezio is an actual wall now for some reason.
I read the " ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?" in John Cenas voice
@@chodibarakuda4840 gravity: *ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT*
@@chodibarakuda4840bruuh Cesare can united Italia if he didnt fuck with Ezio 🗿
After 12 years since AC2 release, still thinks this is the best trilogy and series continuation we ever get from Ubisoft. Simply amazing!
I just love all the actors are the character models! Makes it feel so connected
Ikr
Just so weird how the model of ezio's character is the guy from "dairy of the wimpy kid" 🤣🤣
Except Ezio, who is Devon Bostick as his face model and voice actor were too old
@@wendelquintana7500 yes yes hahaha. I knew it was him 😂😂
It’s so cool that Rodrigo looks and sounds exactly how he does in the game. Like that is literally Rodrigo Borgia from the game that we see here
I don't get why people complain about Ezio's actor looking so young. Ezio is young! He was 17 when AC II began and these scenes are even before that!
I think people were expecting an exsact replica of the game, since everyone else are exsact copies (since there the actors) and elevate the material. People wanted to se game Ezio come to life
Uh, he doesn't resemble Young Ezio that's why.
almost everyone here looks just like their ingame counterpart except Ezio.
@@WednesdayMan I think they didn't want to make cinematic Ezio look like in-game Ezio, Altair, and Desmond. Plus the motion capture actor for all three was too old to pull off looking. 16-17. It's more easy to make characters look younger in games compared to using CGI for films. And CGI de-aging back in 2009 would have looked even worse then it does today.
the reason is actually very simple. the model face actor for ezio,desmond & altair couldn't come to an agreement to act in the movie, and he took other contracts. so they (ubi) replaced him. it's quite simple and happens all the time. Francisco Randez is the model's name.
You guys are well aware that this is NOT Ezio... Right??
I love how this explains why Giovanni's hidden blade was broken, I've always wondered that.
For those of you unaware, Rodrick Heffley plays Ezio in this.
Lmao
And Jasper Jordan!
That's hillarious!
I was unaware before reading this.
I am now aware.
Ok now I see him head in it is blindingly obvious
My three biggest takeaways from this short film, having watched it in full for the first time (I had seen a 3 minute trailer version before and had assumed for the longest time that was all there was), are:
Firstly, the love between Giovanni and his wife. The stolen glance from the dining room to Giovanni's office makes her loss all the more heartbreaking, making me actually believe in her waking-coma like state.
Second, that Giovanni was so dedicated to his cause, so skilled as an Assassin with this short film adding to the feeling thst Ezio really followed in his father's footsteps, and that he got so close to the truth only to be blindsided by trust.
And third, that the true tragedy of Giovanni as a character is that he would have given anything to keep his family from harm and protect his identity as an Assassin. Not only were two of his sons killed alongside him, but he would have grieved to learn that Ezio would follow his path. He would be proud of the man he became, no doubt, but sorry that he ever had to step up to the role. Though he seemed stern with Ezio in the first few chapters of Assassin's Creed II, I think he was always proud of Ezio, however he expressed himself, whatever he chose to do. He would never have wanted him to face the life he did. But if he hadn't, so much of history would be changed, not to mention the fact Ezio reclaimed the lost knowledge of Altaïr, a pet project of Giovanni's it seemed, and interacted with his future descendant, Desmond. As much as Altaïr should be credited for reforming the Assassins in his time, and he should as he still goes under appreciated by much of the fanbase, the Brotherhood and moreso the future of the world would never have been the same without Ezio. And we have Giovanni to thank for that, though he would wish otherwise.
This shows how much passion they had for the series.
I've played all the AC games and Ezio is still my favourite. Creating a short film before the game? I mean who wouldn't be hooked up on that?
Ubisoft should make a movie which they write themselves and not trust the writing to others.
We work in the dark, to serve the light.
We are Assassins.
We are electricians
@@AJ-dx6bn goated comment
@@TrollCannon To bad *Nowadays* these games Suck...
@@drakenpage777 today they just added daughter of loki and fantasy monsters in Valhalla
@@drakenpage777 greed is the downfall of man
Jesus, the graphics for these games are getting so real, it's insane.
Look the time they uploud 2009
@@tyank3705 r/woosh kiddo
Tyan K it went right over your head didn’t it ? 😂
@@tyank3705 r/wooooooooosh to the maximum amount
Can none of you realise that Tyan was joking too?
I love how the Assassins always wear white, yet they never get blood stains on their robes. "Nothing is true. Everything comes out with bleach."
That's not true
Unity does show blood on Arno's outfit, it's great haha. And yeah, it also shows in cutscenes. You can turn it off though.
Julia Olivero
ac3 and 4 do that already too
Shinkuno Right! I remember 4 having it but I can't seem to recall 3 having it, but it's been quite a while since I've played it. Thanks though for mentioning it!
It's not just white it's assassin's white
They must make
full movies on all the assassin's creed games, Altair and Ezio are a MUST!!
Every character’s actors looks identical
except Ezio’s.
I believe it's because in the games the Assassin's looks are actually Desmond's not the assassin's. Maybe that's what Ezio really looked like.
The guy who played Ezio is Rodrick from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies
I believe they're pretty much the same actors for the games, as their likeness was used for the characters they play. With Ezio, he shares his likeness with Desmond and Altair, as they share the same base likeness/model, Francisco Randez, so Ezio's likeness did not look like his voice actor, same with Desmond and Altair.
coz Giovanni was the father of Ezio after he passed away his son takes his place to continue the lineage..
The assassin is Giovanni
Genius idea to base the characters on their voice actors, because live stuff like this can happen, unless someone passes away of course, but you could probably find a good lookalike.
This was simply amazing! I only became a fan of AC pretty recently, but I've fallen in love with the series! :D
***** Thank you! :D It's been many years.
***** said no too it now I'm didn't like it
Jordan Samuel I can't understand what you're saying.
it reminds me of the time i was a kid and I had tremendous amount of diarrhea during Christmas while i was on santas lap
+bandicoot good on you mate! This game series is awesome. But I've been a fan since the beginning and still love it to this day. Keep on playing dude!
5:39 i always thought while playing assassins creed how the assassin costume contrasts from literally everyone else. but now that I'm seeing it as if it was real, it actually blends in pretty well
At that time, clothes were quite flamboyant and flashy so yeah, the Assassin robes don't stand out that much
Also lets not forget Altair hiding with monks.
Giovanni's outfit has always been my favorite outfit for Ezio. I think the Brotherhood one stands out way too much from the overwhelming presence of white color and Revelation's outfit is too bulky compared to what the people wear.
It's because in game you have all kinds of armor and weapons strapped to you, it looks kinda goofy
@@shira_yone I will say that the colors and patterns made Ezio blend in, but once you start putting on armor, he stands out. Without it, he looks like a wealthy old man.
In a way, Giovanni's & Ezio's Assassin attire wouldn't stand out all THAT much due in part to how flamboyant and kind of extravagant it was which is fitting for Renaissance era Italy.
ponchomkr yeah, the outfits have matched the times. But I think it fits this movie more than it does the games.
I still love how they used the actual mocap actor for Giovanni into this live action movie. It just fills in that immersion
This explains so much. This really sets the atmosphere for the plot in AC 2. Kudos for Ubisoft for making this amazing film. :)
I’m about play AC 2 again just because of this
@mariguana7918 ensure to play all game with Ezio
Wish we'd get another Assassin's Creed movie set in Italy during the Renaissance. That period was by far the best in the game franchise between the Pazi conspiracy, the Medicis, Leonardo Da Vinci, and the Borgias, it was all very well done and beautifully made.
And Savonarola's Bonfire of the Vanities. And the House of Sforza. And the Architecture/landmarks. And the...
8:32 D E S Y N C H R O N I Z E D The Duke died, retry mission.
😂😂😂
the Duke died in a scripted cutscene.
Alavi juuu
TheKHfan358over3d r/woooosh
@@Pansaiii r/ihavereddit
4:53 *"He will tell us what he knows."*
You can feel the sadism and evil in Uberto. Little did he know what Ezio would do to him in Assassin's Creed 2...
Uberto wasn't necessarily an evil man. He was a man of justice, who wanted better for his family. The Templars preyed on that weakness, and made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
Can't help noticing the fireplace has a top. This means no smoke can pass up the chimney, so the house would fill with smoke and carbon dioxide when the fire is lit.
Awesome assassin, terrible fireplace designer.
Assassins creed 2 is still my favourite AC game. So many good memories! Even after so long it’s still amazing
the whole ezio collection is amazing but assasins creed 2 will always be the best of them all
@@stitcheds I'm playing it right now I always felt a bit of a Zorro vibe with Ezio his outfit, the way he moves and how he fights.
@@andrewcabral963 yes true
"The conclusion is in your hands "
Plays Ezio Trilogy
and desychronized many times
@@jianmuhamad890 "I guess you'll never get to my level with no desyncs, son"
"Father, who really are you?"
This is still a masterpiece today, wish we had a full fledged Giovanni game. These mini movies provide a bit of insight to his life but would still be great to see
He would never know that his son would one day become in my opinion the best assassin of all time.
Palinghufter I think deep down he knew his potential. He bet everything he had on Ezio
Right
Depends on what you mean , the best
No, he wouldn’t
The best can mean a lot of things. I loved the characters and the story in Ezio's era. But it wasn't the best game for me. It was really enjoyable but my favourite has to be Black Flag. The ship gameplay in that is so fun. I can spend hours at a time doing nothing but sailing the seas and doing piratey things.
they should make more of this videos, I would love to see one with Haytham Kenway before AC III or one detailing the death of Edward
Dr Potato! 1735, when Haytham was 10, some mercenaries atack their home and killed Edward, this was all Reginal Birch's fault, so that he could take haytham to the templars side and make him the man we all know from AC III and AC Rogue
+cronos21619 that sucks for edward, but atleast he became rich in the end.
Well, no... His goal wasn't getting Haytham. It was getting ahold of Edward's research of the First Civ.
Becoming Haytham's guardian was just a side effect that he took advantage of
Nice. All the actors played their parts well. The cinematography was beautifully done. The choreography was well shot as well. This was a very well done short film. If only the producers of the movie had taken example from this.
It’s already 2022 and this is still a masterpiece even to today’s standards. God, I wish they’d make this into an actual series.
It's already September 5, 2022 9:58 pm and this still a masterpiece even to today's standards. God, I wish they'd make this into an actual series.
@@nasielechevarria2061 It’s already September 6, 2022 10:00 am and this is still a masterpiece even to today’s standards. God, I wish they’d make this into an actual series.
But please don't let it be a Netflix Production... XD They'd fuck it up.
@@tommycassells i trust the netflix series to be good because the ubisoft team will also be involved with this project. Also they made daredevil which has proven to be good.
Already 2023, still a masterpiece
Re-watching this movie and re-playing the Ezio Trilogy is part of my annual Winter/Christmas/New Year tradition. How many do the same?
rkmugen currently doing that, cause of corona..
Patrice Tan same haha
Me too
Maybe I should do that around his birthday in June
Replaying it now. Just got to Venezia.
Frederico DID make a point!
NEVER EVER distrust the word of an "AUDITORE" again.
You'll regret it.
I like how all the characters look almost exactly like their in game counterpart...except ezio -_-
James Dominic Fenix Ikr
James Dominic Fenix Well they used the actors faces for their models in game. They couldn't use Ezio's because he didn't have a unique face at the time. So this is probably Ezio's real face when Desmond isn't in the Animus.
James Dominic Fenix
James Dominic Fenix it's the same people for sure. Game creators needed someone to make every characters in the game.
Kristopher Awojobi umm lol no ezios face was modelled after desmonds actor 😑
It's already 2021 and this is still a masterpiece even to today's standard. God, I wish they'd make this into an actual series.
2022 and i am waiting too - this could get to same level as GOT to me if not bigger - not sure how this did not end up with more episodes.... 😓😓😓
And somehow they screwed up a movie
@@JDog2656 this is what the movie should’ve been like. Make actual movies about the characters and more of a back story to the series!
It’s already 2024 and this is still a masterpiece even to today’s standard. God, I wish they’d make this into an actual series.
3:20 - Giovanni ALMOST killed Rodrigo Borgia here.
Just let that sink in for a moment, people.
Thank God he didn't... for my own selfish reasons of course. I love that game!
@AJ Carloto Too bad it sucks!
@TheDecepticondude do you mean to say that if he killed THAT guy over there, none of this would've happened? MIND BLOWN
who is borgia? like is he a king or something ( sorry im dumb asf )
BRUH 76 Reading this comment made me cringe
11:04 Ezio and Federico playing 15th century Chess. I wonder if rules are different in the past than in the present.
Probably not, board games don't change much. Mind you, ottoman chess was different than Italian
The oldest recorded game with the current rules is from 1475. Last changes of the rules were made during this period. It seems modern chess to me.
Well let's build an animus and find out lol
@@a.h.2203 and the Ezio collection says Lineage takes place before 1476 so this could just be after that rule change
inb4 replying to a year old comment
1476 anyone?
Just got here lol
Ah damn 1477, but I'll like anyway
Damn I wish
Fourteen seventy six✌👌👌
Is this 200BC
0:49 "corruption, betrayal, murder... cigarettes. Cigarettes so dangerous I must hide them even from my own family".
💀 secrets
People who think that the casting is great, the cast are the voice actors/motion capture actors who worked on the actual game. So these actors were in AC2.
Tell it to marouder or whatever his name is
Dr0p Kicks except for ezio
The faces are similar
Except for Ezio, who was voiced by Roger Craig Smith, but still not wrong. The mocap actor for Ezio is still the same one from the game.
Except for ezio
I remember watching this like everyday while waiting to get Assassin’s Creed 2 on Christmas of 2009 and this made me so hyped to play it. Fun times 😌
I'm ashamed to say, I never heard of this until today.
I didn't know this movie was released before the game.
@@shira_yone yeah it was like a promotional series for the game and also came with the special edition version of the game
@@lucidmind9676 interesting. They had so much love for AC2 and I love it.
That was one of the most accurate films I've seen based on a game. I hope that the upcoming 'Assassins Creed' movie is twice as good as what I've just watched
It's not dude its horrible...
:(
Aged like fine milk
I wish I could like this more than once, the story and emotion is wonderful. It reflected so well what you might imagine the prequel to Assassins Creed 2.
For all the people thinking the assassin is Ezio, you're wrong. The assassin is his father. For proof, look up this movie, read the description box, and look at Ezio's father in Assassin's Creed 2.
I was talking about Giovanni, Ezio' father.
I already know that. I just telling people not mix up Giovanni with Ezio.
*****
You obviously never even started Assassin's Creed II...
*****
look out!
we gotta bad ass over here
Ezio didn’t become an assassin until his family was executed. He had no idea what his fathers robes or blades meant until he met with his Uncle and started to understand what it means to be an assassin. Ezio went from being a rich kid enjoying life to wanting revenge for his family to being an assassin that fights for a cause that’s bigger than himself!
Gotta say, if the official Assassin's Creed movie comes out and is as good as this, that would be awesome
assassins creed 1 movie 2016 December m8
ARX Gaming I know. Cautious optimism
+Nickolas Marchuk They'll butcher it, just like every other game to be brought to the big screen. This is the best we'll get, because this was made by AC fans, not money-grabbing film studios.
SmokingCures I can always hope
+Nickolas Marchuk Gotta say, if the official Assassin's Creed movie comes out and is as good as this, that would be a miracle.
Assasins Creed: Rodrick Rules
From diary of a wimpy kid
Sabir Ahmad nooo really?
@@sabirahmad8286 yeah
@@WavyBenzo He thought the dog Sweety was spelled Sweaty lol
@@beefybert9354 Yes but it doesnt matter. Good actor anyways
It's already 2022 and this is still a masterpiece even to today's standard. God, I wish they'd make this into an actual series.
At first I thought this was gonna be one of those crappy student movies or something, but this is professional! Love it
Not only that, it's well written and perfectly matches the game, the actors, the movements, how they talk, it's amazing how they were able to execute it.
+Lord Void I know, it was amazing
I'm not gonna lie, I thought that for a second too, but this is actually very good. I love how it looks authentic, down to the way they speak and their accents. Ezio's mother is so pretty, when they were having her dressed for this movie, they really nailed it.
It was created by Ubisoft to promote AC2.
Scientist118 That makes sense.
Nearly a decade ago and the CGI is still amazing.
American Motorsports Gaming I can’t tell what is cgi and what’s not.
@@halomaster213 Actually, I think _everything_ looks like CGI.
Including the actors.
There’s no CGI. Those are the real actors.
But that background definitely is
CGI is like in 300, Sin Coty, and Avatar
14:30
*Tail the target*
*100% sync, stay on roof*
Me an intellectual: *Falls off roof*
tbh crowd blending works way better
Oops wrong game
I really like the actin of Ezio's mom she's a real prize we can feel the motherly love and her deep love for giovanny
Her actress is beautiful!
@@stephenking5852 Her actress in game voiced Paola. While majority of actors in this movie also voiced their respective characters and were voice models (Giovanni, Uberti, Lorenzo, Borgia), Maria was not among them. She was voiced and face modeled by different acctress. Sad, though. I kinda liked this one. It would've been wonderful to see full length movie with this cast, instead of just short one. And to think that all this was filmed on green screen... proves that game CGI is higher quality than any hollywood one
Yeah she looks like a real goer 😂
This should be a Netflix special!!!! Make it happen Ubisoft!!!
This is 11 years old I don't think so
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@@sabirahmad8286 what the fuck?
Well there's actually an assassin's Creed movie something about the main character being kidnapped by the government and the government said that he's
family/the assassin Creed characters are powerful with advanced speed and stealth and the government use the main character as an assassin and the story continues
Giovanni don't know his son is a legend. And he saves Italy from the templers
The actors really look & sound like the characters in game, it’s incredible the level of immersion
Because they are the same actors. Except Ezio.
@@Scapegoat0442 It would be impossible for RCS to portray him irl after all ; Ezio was 17 during this period , Smith at 2009 was 33 .
@@panoskakkavas4022 Yeah true.
Absolutely amazing, wonder that no one decided to pick this up for a series. Besides from the assassins using torture, this was quite well written, acted and the cinematic made it surreal, a mix of game and reality. Brilliant.
Netflix just announced it was comming soon
no wonder they looked so real... they are real =O
that torture was the beautiful, gutsy, ballsy and grim... required move, shows no side is white or black, but grey!.....reminds me, when movies and art were not afraid to show reality. not like woke shit we are forced to eat today.
@@dude_in_his_denGotta love how basically every form of entertainment is agenda driven now, and not, well, entertainment driven.
@@Lonniehands1 nicely put, my friend!!!
Every SINGLE actor look the EXACT same as the characters. Unbelievable casting
it's because the game characters have been modelled after the actors that were in this movie :)
krookediIe I never knew that!! Thank you for the info! Because the likeliness between the game and this film was absolutely remarkable. I couldn’t work it out 🤣
@@krookedile except ezio tho.. He was modeled from francisco
Devon Bostick looks super baaaddddd
@@FzPura the assassin is father of ezio
Who's here see this in 2019?
Me
Me
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What Assians betrayed to templars besides cormac
Me bro
"Family, Justice, Honor. These are the values guiding my blade."
Mine as well my old friend mind as well we fight for the same cause as a true Christian all is the same for the kingdom of God.
@@michaellbryan59 thanks for sharing
@@booty_hunter4207
Your name 😂😂 Touché
Any title for such assassins plz?
Such a great movie!!! It is so wholesome they connected Ezio to previous and future assassins by these short movies! I would love so much if they'd still do this with nowadays games
I swear if this is better than the full feature movie I'm officially giving up on being excited for video game movies
A tf2 comic movie or a overwatch one would be nice
you still have super mario movie
Me thinks this is way better than the movie. This is third time that I've watched it.
Nightpacer1
welp, the mkovie sucks lol, this is better than the full fledged movie
I tried watching this in-game, but I kept accidentally touching my controller and skipping it.
So here I am.
Lmao
Urobouros Null which game
Brotherhood
Never knew that ive completed it and never seen it before
It's in the menus, but touching any button at all completely skips it
The movie should’ve been something very similar to this. Hollywood is fucking up making what should be incredible movies out of our beloved games.
Emperor Reign Don’t blame Hollywood, blame the Directors
Netflix is working on an assassin's series. i bet it will be like the game, starting by altair
Their animus looks so bad tbh, it just doesnt look like any of them
Emperor Reign Ubisoft is what’s ruining AC, by making games like Odyssey which completely lose the purpose of the original games in favor of mindless RPG action. They’ve completely forgotten what it’s meant to be and keep giving it to game directors like Melissa MacCoubrey who do not understand or don’t care about the Assassin’s Creed and its meaning.
I actually thought the movie honored the essence of Assassin’s Creed very well.
@@monsieurdorito don't blame ubisoft. Am not keen on them however it was people complaining it was the same over and over again. That's what made them Change the game to rpg
This is really good. The scenery, the costume, the fighting choreography... it is exactly like in AC II. Even the character resemblance are on the spot. They nailed it!
that explains why the blade is broken in ac2
Oof no spoilers
@@axiiria2270 You are watching a prologue of a 11 yr old game, did you really expect that there will be no spoilers?
@@axiiria2270 idiot
LeBron James HarDennis RodManu Ginobi Hill maybe that person is just playing the game or has just heard of the game
@@claytoncarmine244 I'm at least in the middle of ac2 so
Just bought the Ezio Collection. Havnt played these games in 10 years. Excited to go through the series.
how was it
@@birdsnestisstupid so worth it. AC2 and brotherhood are both one of the series best titles. It was only 15$ for those two titles and revelations!
@@8JFJK8 that’s awesome man
Great collection.. now with auto hdr and FPS boost on series x is magnificent 🥃
14:26 even in movies there are tailing missions...
Tailing missions are fun
@@musicformadmen said no one. EVER
@@OriUsername Well fuck you too.
@@mathunit1 stfu Yu-Gi-Oh fan boy
They are assassins so ofc they are going to tail their targets to kill or get information.
It’s already 2021 and this is still a masterpiece even to today’s standards. God, I wish they’d make this into an actual series.
Yay
Did you really just copy paste the top comment?
@@unaidhoore4031 yes the comment was 2020 but mine is 2021 poggers
"Ezio is learning fast!"
Moves knight to the edge of the board...
😂😂
Thats not ezio. Its his dad
@@paullibz it was Ezio playing chess, they literally said his name bro
@@paullibz u probably didnt even watch the full vid when typing that comment
@Jace A.W. Mistakes are the best learning tactic
This is how Ubisoft should have continued making a TV Drama series in this format & style we would been into season 8 or 9 by now & it would have been a great success.
Everything's so easy... Until you realize it's not
I think it would’ve ended around season 4 or 5
@@niko-800
Sure, if HBO produced it. Around season 10 would be the _big_ finale. Go to Warner and you get season 23 plot twist that prolongs the duration to 50 seasons. Go to Netflix, it gets 4 seasons, gets cancelled anyway lol
@@TheCPtutorales Well Netflix say that they might make an anime about it
@@uib-edits7363 If thats the case , hope its as good as the Castlevania's series on Netflix.
We work in the dark to serve the light we are..... electricians
Lol
Exactly. Any other kind goes against what is written as sweet water can not come from poison well, order does not come chaos and true light cant come from darkness only false light, a mere fake cheap imitation no where close to beholding THE LIGHT.
I'm doing a replay of my favorite games, (AC 1-Black Flag) and Lineage was amazing as the lead up to AC2. What really tickles me is how they got alot of the voice actors to play their live action counterpart.
Can't believe we got this beauty and then a trash a movie
The trash one actually embarrassed me because I told my cousin(her birthday that day) it would be cool cause she's a huge fan of this kinds of settings EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T KNOWS ABOUT THE GAME, instead she slept in the cinemas and told me she din't get the story and she din't liked it. Then I explained her why I thought it was cool that we played the game and that was the time SHE APPRECIATED AND GOT HERSELF ADDICTED TO THE GAME. So I'll send her this LOL.
I think Giovanni deserved his own game. He was and still is a great character.
I'd actually really like a game about the founder of the auditore family he's pretty neat and there's enough mystery for a game
@@brendanmuller7301the framework for the story already exists in the auditore family crypt in AC2 but it would be dope if that storyline got its own game
32:34
Rodrigo Borgia: Don't worry I'll deal with Giovanni I've already got something in mind and then nothing will stand in our way anymore
Ezio: Hold my hidden blade
One can only wonder at how fast Giovanni had to move to get from Milan to Rome back to Florence all before New Year's Day. After all, this movie all takes place in 1476, the year that Giovanni dies.
walking distance would’ve took 5 days depending on how fast you were really going
It's not out yet, but I can certainly bet that this is still gonna be x1000 better than that hollywood movie.
Probably lol
The Hollywood movie is being directed by Justin Kurzel. He directed Macbeth of 2015 and all of his movies has a 75% and above rating on rotten tomatoes
Damien Croc Why do I get the feeling that it doesn't prove shit? Rockstar Games is a great developer. They make games that sell millions. Could they pull off Max Payne 3? For action game lovers, yes. But for actual Max Payne fans, no. Because it was not their creation to begin with. I see a similar case here.
paper134 Alright we'll see what happens. Game adapted movies in the past have been terrible to mediocre, simply because of the lack of lore and interesting stuff that was brought to the big screen. Certain games do have some potential for a good movie if done correctly. At least it gives me hope that the director of Macbeth is doing this movie and he hasn't gotten a bad or mediocre review for any of his movies yet. That record just shows it. You talk about Rockstar games as a reference, i believe their games cater to the more in general gamers. Gamers who can play the game and enjoy it no matter what sort of genre they prefer. Games like Dishonored, Batman Arkham City, Witcher 3 are created by lesser known companies and all of these games some people might not like fantasy, stealth or superhero based games. Likewise i feel that this director has yet to shine because his movies haven't been really action based and catered to the general public. So we'll see what happens when the movie comes out.
Damien Croc Well, actually I hope you're right dude because who wouldn't want to see a great Assassin's Creed movie? But I think you have a point there. The reason why most game adapted movies suck because they want it to appeal to as many audience as possible ($). They usually end up losing the video game fans + the general audience because it lacks context. Plus, there's a downside that Ubi screwed up the series lately, so I have no excitement for the movie whatsoever. It could have been so much different if this movie were to be released in Assassin's Creed's prime. But like you said, we'll see.
*Assassins Creed new movie exists*
*Assassins Creed Linage* I’ve already ended this movies whole career
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fight scene
WHERES CHARLES LEE!?
@@sedeeqaanwari6921 Ezio killed Charles Lee
I really want to watch assassin Creed Full Movies....
The Hollywood version sucks, this is better. This is what fans wanted to see, not a mix of past and present with boring filler.
The game is about past and present too but present time Animus sequences are very few.
You are right
Rubbish , i prefer the past and the present ,loud mouths like you like to criticise hollywood these days yet have nothing to offer ,make your own movie ,lets access it too ,if you do not know about the past in this case ,how do you understand the present and the future ,sometime stories are told from different perspective depending on what the story teller is trying to tell.
the camera is too shaky ruined a fight scene. And a lot of the scene are forgettable
@@Kiki-en9vm Didn't you read the comment? He said "and boring filler." This implies that the past and present thing may be bad elements, not even for an Assassin's Creed film, but with BORING FILLER, it doesn't work. What's in-between need to be as good as possible too.
"My son always remember, we are auditore da firenze and we are assassins" thats make me goosebumps
I would pay money for a full 2 hour movie this is amazing!
i agree, the official movie will be released in 2016
+Chan Long awesome !!! I cannot wait !!!
+Chris Kiyaseh me to👹
Just wished the 2016 movie was on the auditore family still
Yeah I know it would be better.
Stop.asking who's watching 2020.... We never stopped it..
its just sad though, they deserve a bigger budget for this movie, though it definitely helps with the prologue to Assassins Creed ll. Every time i watch this i get something more out of it that helps me understand Ezio Auditore's story better
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I still can’t believe that’a Rodrigo’s voice actor actually playing the character
its 2022 and Still waaaay better than the AC movie, i just wish someday all of these actors end up in an AC series. . they seem so true to the actual characters. Hats off to all the team who made this happen!!
Let’s be honest. This is as close as we are to getting a accurate Assassin’S Creed Live action. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the 2016 adaptation, but this is so accurate to the characters and the story leading up to Assassin’S Creed II.
First time watching just now#why. This is an epic movie deserving of a franchise. Brilliantly filmed and written. Thanks for the privilege to watch it
Still a masterpiece. Can't wait to see what Netflix is preparing for the live action series!
28:26 so that's how the hidden blade broke. i gotta give this movie credit for continuity.
Were the characters from the game modelled after these people? Because they look exactly the same.
I'd say so, It doesn't seem possible to find actors who look and sound so much like the characters. I'd know Rodrigo Borgia's voice anywhere and thats him!
everyone in this movie was the voice actors too. except the boy who played Ezio.
ezio is soooo sexy in the game, but here he looks like a nerd... dissapointed :(
Lisa Titus i sorta of agree with you
I have to agree with you, it's creepy how alike they are. (apart from Ezio)
damm, this was a pretty good adaptation, nearly all of gameplay elements were there in some scene, except for Eagle Vision
Never gets old..this was the reason why I replay assassin's creed...incredible