Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution vs On the Impossibility of an Homage

On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 30m. Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution is the older of the two (2015 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution posterGameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution2015 VS On the Impossibility of an Homage posterOn the Impossibility of an Homage2024
Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame RevolutionOn the Impossibility of an Homage
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 10.0/10
Year20152024
Length1h 30m19m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–Germany
DirectorRichard GoldgewichtXandra Popescu
Main castNolan Bushnell, David Crane, Todd Howard, Eric LindstromGabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu

Synopsis

Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution

A feature documentary on the history of video games. From 'Pong', 'Pac Man' and 'Mario' to 'Call of Duty', 'Grand Theft Auto' and everything in between it tells the story of how this industry was created, by whom and where it is headed.

On the Impossibility of an Homage

Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.

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