Wander and the Colossus Movie Trailer

In case you're unfamiliar with Shadow of the Colossus, it's a videogame for the PS2. This is my take on it. :)
I just want to say that this is a rather rough concept, or "pencil test," type of film. I've had this idea for awhile and I would have liked to fully flesh it out (My original intention was that it might fool viewers into thinking that it was going to be a really a film) but I simply don't have the time.
Aside from the music, I did everything for this film. So yes, I did do voices(which I apologize for having poor quality), the drawings, and the story.
Speaking of which, the story is based on the original but is not exactly the same. I'd like to say that I've expanded it. If you've played the game, you know how ambiguous and open to interpretation it is. I've taken the backstory which I imagined and put them into this film, hoping to give the original's story some added character development and drama.
This is a film which I hope promotes the idea that videogames can in fact be art. This film is a visualization of my experience while playing the game. It is my interpretation and my reaction to the original work. I hope you enjoy it! Thank you
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I'm sure lots of people will notice that the protagonist's name is Wander. Check Wikipedia and you'll discover that "Wanda" was not the female's name but male lead's.

[@ouden.]

I would love an anime based on SoTC :(

[@GoredMask]

or a movie

[@BeansOnButter]

I would hate it to the core , Shadow Of The Colossus is a fantastic game but if a series was ever made I would wonder "Why did God create these types of people?"

[@RodolfoCortijo]

Rewatching in it on 31/12/2024

[@XmetaI4everX]

@seangrei: Wander never wanted to inflict harm on Emon and his men for Mono's death. Even as Dormin, Ueda has stated the reason he's hard to control is because he's half Wander (his leg is also physically wounded because of the arrow in Wander's leg). So Wander's side did not care about vengeance, Dormin however did.

[@luvJesusInHeavn]

This is just incredible. The art is awesome, the flow of the "trailer" really does give the air of a film, and the voice work is lovely. I love the ambiguity and surrealism of the game, but I love your particular take on the story as well! Again, incredible~

[@HellShooter2]

Oh man... I was entranced by you're interpretation and storytelling of this mysterious game. I have just completed Shadow of the Colossus, fantastic game in my opinion. I want to become a writer myself and your expansion on this is excellent! For the 2 minutes and 23 seconds I watched, you were my God. =D Keep up the good work!

[@LadyAmatsu]

Simply wonderful. That is very true that SotC leaves many parts of the story open. I believe that was the intension of the makers to do. So that works like this may be created, written or animated. A wonderful contribution.

[@junktim1115]

This trailer is like the game itself... Deserves way more attention than it has

[@fishwithoutwings]

Awesome! I've been fantasizing about a movie of SotC for a while now, but some of the ideas you had with the drama between Wander and the other people of the village was really good. And like you said about art, I easily consider ICO and SotC as high art!

[@Rah1234]

You have acquired legend status in my books. Kudos.

[@onikinhas]

I know you took some creative liberty but, in my personal opinion it was more fun to imagine Wanda not as a swordsman, but simply a hunter (he can ride and use the bow pretty well, but seems rather clumsy with the sword). That's just me though!

[@ShadowyKatz]

If this came out now, most people would rip on it and call it an AoT rip-off, even though its not. That being said, this has to happen.

[@naogimae]

So sad the new generation that would say it's a aot rip off doesn't know that it's is a shadow of the colossus rip off

[@BeansOnButter]

No it doesn't , not one bit , not 1% , not at all , never

[@Trever1990]

i'm impressed with what you had so far lol i really wish you'd continue making the whole movie i'd have enjoyed to see it even if it was just posted on youtube i'm pretty sure you'd have alot of views 10/10 from me man keep up the good work

[@TheLordmep]

This is some amazing quality right here. It really does feel legit. At the very least it makes me want to replay the game again.

Wow that's a pretty good job at storytelling. Congrats! And the voices acting sounds pretty resamblable to the language heard in the game. I love it!

[@crazywoodlouse]

this was really nicely done, i loved your artwork ^_^

[@giulianobevisangue]

The only problem i see here is Wander's blade proficiency and badass portrayal. Just go in the game and make him swing the sword. He's so clumsy and unsure. He's less of an angsty, vengeful teen and more of a desperate, stubborn child. An excelent climber, horseman and a superb archer? Yes. But a terrible, terrible swordsman and definitely not a seasoned warrior.

[@0Tenshi0]

Awesome! It's very interesting to think a bit deeper into the story, since it was really quite vague. Tons of ideas come up and I just adore things that allow you to really ponder. X3

[@lucydod]

This is amazing! So unique! You're incredible! Instant fav 5/5

[@Stevetheanimeninja]

.... amazingly good concept here. follows pretty tight with the game. Your voice work was pretty good too.

[@amorizel]

*___* EPIC. This was amazing! I loved the story, voices, dialog, art, and the addition of Mono's brother. Also, making Wander seem more like a 'bad guy' was genius.=) I'm really blown away, great job..^^

[@SageofSorrow]

This is fantastic. You are a god for this, keep up the good work.

[@Trifrog77]

Very nicly done. I liked the end there where you tied in the games name too. I think this depiction of the game is the common one. You have indeed proved your point of games being art - they are somthing big indeed. Awsome

[@FullClipFilms808]

this is so awesome dude! its in my favorites now! I love the SOTC video game!!!

[@february4sunbeams]

So good, I got shivers. Great art, great voices, great vision. I actually like how Wander isn't portrayed as some pure hero, because we saw in the game that he really did do something dangerous. The only thing missing from this "trailer" is Mono, but I have a feeling you would have had to get a girl to do the voice, haha. This video made my day (or week or month). Thanks and excellent work!

[@MisoAcacia]

I literally got chills and tears in my eyes as I was watching this. (Which is bad news 'cause I'm at work haha) As an aspiring animation and a HUGE fan of Shadow of the Colossus... You did justice to this idea. I can't even....geez. I noticed your deviantArt account, so I'm definitely gonna check that out.

[@AngelOfIron]

...Absolutely beautiful. Wow. I hope you add onto it one of these days. 5/5 & Favorited.

[@drscoopy]

we need shadow of the colossus 2 rn

[@lugia3]

wow i hope u make the movie , it looks great :) . ANd yes sotc is one of the most artistic games i've ever came across.

[@flashjmg]

Dude, this was awesome. Well done.

[@gucumatz]

amazing!

[@LadyAssassin]

I´m speechless. You got a new fan.

[@kirethedemon]

Amazing video!!! really beautiful idea and the original story is good enough to give respect of the masterpiece that Shadow of the colossus is!!!!

[@legaiaflame]

This was really good, nice animation and voice work!

[@SunnyPopFeline]

This is truly a very interesting movie trailer and will fill the viewers with some excitement and understanding more on the characters

[@AlexM-gx8tt]

An HBO adaptation of this game would be phenomenal if filmed and directed appropriately

[@micaholson7293]

Sad thing is that if newbies saw this today, they would call it an Attack on Titan ripoff, when really this came first.

[@LuxwingGo]

Freaking awesome. I love this so much. I showed it to my friends and they spazzed because it's so amazing. :D Again, super cool.

[@cennyaleid]

Great interpretation! The video is very well done! I like to think that she was sacrificed though. It explains why the priest is so adamant about making sure she is dead when they get there, instead of looking for Wander. ~In any case...great!

[@arcanosam]

awesome damn man, I want to do it like you did. maybe one day. this will serv as inspiration to I learn draw and animation just to make something about this stories we see in game and books. congrats!

[@xXNickPXx]

AWESOME. This makes me realize, with enough fleshing in of the backstory, and flashbacks used to illustrate some past and draw the characters together, this could actually be a great movie. Of course, it wouldn't have the same isolated feel of the game, but it would be a boring movie if they made it identical to the game. It works beautifully that way as a game, of course. Great work!

[@pyramidred3792]

Hey make good job!!! Ilike the way you added new caracters, which is nesissary to make a SOTC movie work. Freggin awsome! Keep it up! :D

[@bloodrunsclear]

An artist after my own heart! I tried to make a Colossus trailer but unfortunately my voice (and art skills) are nowhere near your caliber. I have made quite a few trailers based on the principal that films should be story based and represent true art, but yours remains to this date the most stirring example of what I aspired to. Well done!

[@p6mkq]

Excellent job pal. Loved the game,Respect for hard work put.

[@MaikonFariasRoldao]

Amazing!!! I hope you make more of those!!!

[@NiebieskaAura]

Impressive

[@KainXiorcal]

Great tribute to SotC! Keep it up.

[@theredeft5319]

Wow this so cool. Can’t believe this is 14 years old and I’ve never seen it. SOTC would be a sick anime.

[@HALFSQUASHED]

This is brilliant, well done

[@oversizedmochalatte2607]

Woo Shadow of the Colossus fan!!! :)

[@hardyhologram]

This is truly amazing art!! What kind of work are you doing now?

[@FlyingVGoddess]

I'm fairly impressed. Even kept the "language" of the game. It could be a fairly good film if its as good as this pencil test.

[@Lairial1]

That was amazing! I wish it WAS being turned into a movie! It'd be the best movie. EVER!

[@onbekendonbekenedd537]

Whats up with the naruto run on Gaius

[@kurakurav5]

Awesome, I love the art style.

[@IndigoWraithe]

cool, i dig it. you have a very nice technique. very aesthetic.

[@brightsuzaku]

Absolutely awesome. I added it to my favorites. :)

[@HiguraGainishigi]

Wow,Go for it. Make a Movie. I would so watch it in a heartbeat. I even forgot it was in pen. Great Voices too! They sounded Exactly Like Emon and Wanderers. I don't understand What was up with the younger man with the Scar. But I loved this Video none the less.

[@Aisheyru18]

I wish this would turn into a film. This is amazing.

[@Generic-ODST]

Fun fact, the movie already has a team and is confirmed for sometime this year or next year

[@Aisheyru18]

andrew berryhill *Sudden delighted screaming is heard millions of miles away* YOU SERIOUS! YEEEEEEEEESSSSS~

[@MrBobtheSquirrel]

This, my friend, is brilliant for a storyboard like idea. You should, if you can, try to finis this as a trailer. 5/5

[@MorganHaro]

really cool work, awesome!

[@ninjalord411]

This is what it would have been like if Ryu Hyabusa or Link was the main character, if i remember correctly Wander is not actually skilled with the sword but is mainly skilled with the bow and arrow (judging by the way he swing his sword).

[@ilikestruffles]

love the sketchy sequences

[@machinegunmatu]

Editing skills level epic

[@magicscreamsummoner]

DUDE! That was really great! A real life movie of it would be awesome! Especially the 16 movie one! The only problem would be that Wander's actor would age quite a lot in the span of those 16 movies. But to make a couple big ones with like 5-6 colossi for each one would be awesome!

[@trollbflmao1259]

or, 4 colossi each movie, and then the cutscene that plays after each 4

[@trollbflmao1259]

i think they should make it 4 movies, with 4 colossi each, and then the cutscene after every 4 colossi. then rinse and repeat.

[@mahalodst6373]

amazing video! I like the addition of another male in the story to challenge Wander, that would have been great in the game

[@BeansOnButter]

What exactly would have been the point if he was going to challenge Wander? The Forbidden Lands are forbidden because each Colossus in the game holds 1 of 16 segments of Dormin's essence (Which is that black stuff that always impales you when you kill a Colossus) and once killed all the essence held within that Colossus is released , once all are killed , the segments rejoin and you can already guess what happens next , so the Colossus don't attack in self defense but only because once you attack it , it will think you are here to free Dormin , trying to stop you from doing so by killing you , it would make sense if he was there to protect the Colossi from people trying to kill them , as there is a bridge into The Forbidden Lands , but someone like that was never even thought of being in the final game , if he was here to kill them before Wander , exactly why? He has to know the legend of Dormin , so , why?

[@darkmachete]

this is brilliant it should be made into a movie

[@Rocketai]

Wow! I love it! I love those videos 'in pencil'! Very criative!

[@negroconvuvuzela]

Amazing, this is pure BADASS.

[@regorllerref]

wow... just wow.. the story it what sold it!!! and i could actually see that story happening.. and the ending (however cliche it might be) was AWESOME!!!

[@SpiritofWander1]

@cluisr94 the name of the girl was Mono.She died because she had a cursed fate.That can be the destiny of turn into the Queen of Ico. The boy is called Wander,I think he loved her,and don´t acepted her death.You noticed that after every battle tentacles reach you and you fall?This is the essense of an evil god called Dormin.That is the basic.You will find more things on the Team Ico wiki

[@embyr75]

So cool!! But I think it might end up being controversial; there are a lot of theories out there as to identities and whatnot, several of them stating Wander/Mono is a one-sided romance. But it was awesome, very well done; I would totally watch it!

[@WealthyPenguin]

This is an awesome trailer. Even though its fanmade, its really good and could actually work as a film.

[@Axesmed]

1:18 where in the game does this play? cant remember hearing it before

[@hirotwo2018]

It was originally supposed to play at the 2nd phase of Argus when he drops his sword, the song name is called "Final Battle" it's like a continuation of "Gatekeeper of the Castle Ruins" you can find it at Original OST.

[@Bleagle]

Really nice, buraisuko. Like your imagination. Thats why i love this game: You can imagine 1000 different stories, how the colossus were created, why the land isnt populated anymore and what happened before the game. But one question: Why do they call it the "Iron" Colossus? Aren't they made out of stone?

[@haywirewindgod]

And besides... in the actual game itself and all of the other research I've done, it's actually not really explained how all of it happens or how he knew. I've always wondered how the wanderer found out about them ect... this is actually a very good interpretation, and i think it's the one a lot of people can agree on.

[@Regularshowguy124]

Still waiting for this lol

[@MissJocelynne]

this was fantastic!

[@stege]

GREAY!!!! nice work

[@p6mkq]

I liked your WANDER, lord Emon was spot on ,too! Also I found the little fact this man,the keeper of the sword-he stabs Wander in the ending =)

[@StrikerEureka85]

whoa, dude, this is soo fucking awesome, must see more!

[@feymouse]

@valeerian1grace Actually, that is an opinion. It is never actually said who Mono is to Wander. Lover? Wife? Sister? Mother- well, I suppose in the end, this is true. The beautiful thing of SotC is that the writers left the plot support to the players. We know that Mono was sacrificed because of a "cursed fate," but what led to that? Where do Mono and Wander, and the Shaman and his men, come from? I have my own theories, and you may have your own. Perhaps the developers have theirs, too.

[@kiansoo2]

real great work! i like this very much!

[@draconidae5536]

This is amazing

[@CantankerousTrencher]

You are very talented.

[@kiansoo2]

ah, you've already answer my question on the info, thanks.

[@lalial07]

wow! that is really fucking good...really professional, I'd definately watch it.

[@alexophilia16]

The only thing I object to is that you made Wanderer look like the bad guy. Kinda left out the whole Dormin part. Other than that, it was really great. This, and the game, are true works of art.

[@technologic21]

Very well done.

[@HB600]

Loved the part where he runs up the arm of the colossus and you can see his face for a split second.

[@gilibrasil]

Great animation! Only a fan would do it. Keep it up.

[@lunaliwigs]

Great job!

[@xXNickPXx]

Hey everyone. Don't know if you've all heard, but plans for a SOTC movie have just been announced. Yes, a real Shadow of the Colossus movie. Google it for articles. It could either be amazing or terrible.

[@LadiesMan1872]

WHOA!! totally wicked!!

[@cryptidliker5294]

2:03 Is that a ROBLOX "Oof"?

[@SuperSmashiz]

Shadow of the colossus is like the best video game ever :3

[@kawesh13]

totally cool, they should make this to a anime movie or a movie, it would be great I can allready see the scenes in my head :DDDD

[@trumps_toupee]

I only saw one addition, actually. Not sure if Mono's brother is original or not because I haven't played in a while. At any rate, it's just his interpretation of an ambiguous tale. If you don't like it, you really don't have to comment because you aren't required to.

[@Quizerno]

WOW good job! what programs were used to make the video? Not the drawings but the actual compilation?

[@juancapo10]

Muy BUENOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....CUANDO SACS OTRO?