Design Exploration - Max Payne The Movie

Max Payne The Movie Site

Max Payne Graphic Novel Trailer

Max Payne was originally a video game with a huge fan base. The video game is a 3rd person shooter with many cinematic scenes in the game. These scenes would play after completing certain objectives. Even while playing the game, you are like ”Wow, this would make a really good movie.”

The purpose of the website is to reach new audiences and familiarize them with the story of Max Payne. I think the design of the site successfully sets the mood for a homicide detective roaming the streets of a major city. The site matches the in-game cinematic scenes, with dark and shadowy images, mostly black and white. I like that the site includes the Concept Art section, which shows how the movie chose it’s locations to match the concept art.

I liked the navigational buttons that were gray and slightly tilted and with broken lines running through them. I portrayed a sense of dismay and a broken spirit. I also like how the audio level has small lines to adjust the volume, when taking a screenshot I actually misread it and thought that is said Ammo lllllll. hehe

I also really liked how they used the transitioning from different pages within the site. It resembles the famous “bullet time” effect that director John Woo developed for “The Matrix”; and which Max Payne was the first video game to adapt this technology\idea. The “bullet time” was one of the reason Max Payne was so popular so it was nice that the design team incorporated it into their web site.

The graphic novel site was a great idea. It is a very entertaining way to get people familiar with the story of Max Payne. It shows the viewers what they can expect from the movie. And they won’t be surprised when they see the weird angel like creatures from the video game. The graphic novel also helps video game fans to get used to seeing Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne.

Check out the Graphic Novel Here

To see the official Max Payne Movie Site Click Here