Why Doom's First-Person Scene Didn't Work
The movie's sequence mimics playing the game, but the audience never gets the controller.
Nobody really likes sitting there while a friend plays a game. You're just waiting for them to die so they can finally hand you the controller for your turn. And the Doom movie demonstrated that perfectly.
For several minutes, the film switches into the main character's point of view as he moves through hallways, picks up weapons, and shoots monsters exactly like you're playing the game. To be fair, it looks pretty cool.
But there's one obvious problem. You're still not actually playing it. In fact, it looks like you're seeing somebody else play it.
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Adapted with AI from Breakdowns & Blockbusters' video of 12 October 2026 and checked against the video before publication. Editorial standards · Corrections
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