Hideo Kojima Has Fans Debating His Real Thoughts on Ridley Scott's Latest Film
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Fans are analyzing Hideo Kojima's unusually brief and surface-level review of Ridley Scott's box office bomb, The Dog Stars, convinced his silence on the actual movie is a polite way of expressing dislike.
Hideo Kojima is legendary for his passionate social media reviews of films, but his recent take on Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic movie, The Dog Stars, has the internet playing detective. IGN reports that the film has struggled both critically and commercially, pulling in a modest nineteen million dollars globally and earning a lukewarm five out of the ten score from critics. Naturally, when a high-profile creator like Kojima posts about a divisive project, everyone pays attention to the subtext.
Fans quickly noticed a distinct pattern in Kojima's online behavior regarding media he does not enjoy. When he genuinely loves a project, such as Kane Parson's Backrooms, he typically writes long, glowing breakdowns celebrating specific elements of the production. In contrast, his post about The Dog Stars merely discussed his expectations based on the original novel by Peter Heller and mentioned mundane details like the music and the lack of a promotional pamphlet, completely bypassing any critique of the actual movie.
This noticeably muted response led community members to joke that silence is Kojima's polite way of expressing disappointment. As Ridley Scott remains a frequent topic of conversation online, thanks to both this release and his recent comments regarding future Alien projects, fans continue to dissect every word coming from game development's most famous cinephile. Whether Kojima was simply keeping his thoughts diplomatic or genuinely indifferent, his review style has successfully sparked yet another major online debate.
Tags: Hideo Kojima, Ridley Scott, Film, Gaming Culture, Social Media
Original article: IGN South Africa