I think this movie is great, it shows the hidden inner workings of esports that people don't see from the surface, sure the character of Jonathan 'Phantom' Spencer was written to be a bond villain of esports and it comes off as cheesy at times but there really isn't another way to have a rival character other than taking his job/sponsors and destroying him in a 1 versus 1. I loved how the movie portrayed throwing in the esports scene because it's a huge issue that is extremely overlooked from the outside looking in. When a professional team loses convincingly to a semi professional or even amateur team, something is sketchy. I also loved that eHero used a real game, Reflex Arena, rather than going the standard route and showing a fake game made up solely for the movies plot. Instead of the movie making things up, they played by the actual rules of the game and used real call-outs and I believe that attention to detail could only come from someone who cares very much about the esports scene. The in-game scenes in this movie are shot fantastically and so well-directed, props to Joseph Procopio. I think this movie, while at times unrealistic with some major plot points, hit the nail on the head with the smaller ones. Overall I think this movie is very enjoyable and I will for sure be watching it again.
Review of eHero
