Resident Evil: Requiem – Evil Has Always Had A Name [Short movie]

Some interesting PR has been delivered! Evil Has Always Had A Name is a short film set in the Resident Evil universe to promote the latest game in the series: Requiem. It’s a well-made movie that depicts the final moments of a mother and her daughter during the zombie outbreak, and the eventual destruction of Raccoon City.

If this was a stand-alone movie, I mean a full-length one, it would probably have been an excellent watch, but in the context of Resident Evil—I do feel it’s a bit too dark and depressing, leaving all the fun camp for something incredibly serious. The series has taken a turn where it now takes itself too seriously, seeing as they even write out great comedy segments and change characters for the worse in their remakes. Like in Resident Evil 4 Remake, to make it more like a “grown-up” drama, instead of the cheesy horror fun that was the original. It’s kind of a futile attempt, since the stories in themselves are campy—it just makes the remake come out as a watered-down version.

Another thing that stood out to me is how, in one scene, much of the city still stands, considering it was nuked to ash. I always had the impression that the city was absolutely flattened, but I guess not! This means that parts of Requiem, or future games in the franchise, can be set in a Resident Evil-styled apocalyptic wasteland setting. That would be something. Check out the movie below!

– Thomas

Thanks to Jonathan for the tip!