**Warning: Mild Spoilers Below!**
The Last of Us is an apocalyptic show captivating the internet, and for good reason! The story follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) who 20 years ago was thrust into the apocalypse, throwing his suburban life out the window. In the present, he gets tasked with taking a girl named Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across the country so that scientists can use her to create a cure for the rapid zombie-like infection spreading around the world.
Video game adaptations have long had a bad reputation, as most of the time the films either didn't have a good budget, or they just didn't turn out the way fans wanted them to. From Mortal Kombat, to Uncharted, to the Super Mario Bros. of the 90s, most of the community agrees that game films don't often succeed. However, in recent years, we have begun to fix that with hits such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Werewolves Within, Detective Pikachu, and now, The Last of Us!
Overall, the representation has been stellar. The only problem is that practically every character will not have a lot of screen time. This is one of the major downsides of having a zombie/apocalypse plotline as most characters either die or get left behind as the main characters continue their journey. Still, the two main characters happen to be Pedro Pascal (Chilean) and Bella Ramsey (Non-binary), which gives a decently diverse image.
