The following contains spoilers for Until Dawn, now playing in theatersUntil Dawn features a lot of cool lore additions that weren’t in the original video game, and one of the poses a number of questions about that world and the rules that govern it. Until Dawn is an interesting example of adaptation, as the game borrows many elements from the original game but tells a very different story. In the film, a group of friends end up trapped in a seemingly abandoned bed-and-breakfast, where they are repeatedly murdered and subsequently restored to life.

This cycle is one of the biggest differences between Until Dawn the movie and Until Dawn the game, setting up a lot of gory new directions for the film narrative to take. However, one of the most visually striking changes in the movie doesn’t actually get too much explanation, even though is raises plenty of questions. Especially given how Until Dawn‘s ending suggests a deeper connection to the universe of the game, this ambiguous element of Until Dawn is one of the most interesting changes to the film’s version of the lore.

Until Dawn’s Giants Are Cool, But They Aren’t From The Video Game

The Giants In Until Dawn’s Forest Are Fascinating But We Learn Nothing About Them

Until Dawn‘s foreboding giants are mysterious and cool-looking, but they aren’t in the videogame that inspired the film. After learning about the loop they’re trapped in, Nina and Abe attempt to flee the house to find help. However, they don’t make it far into the forest before they find themselves in front of a pair of mysterious giants. Shrouded in darkness, the giants are foreboding enough to send Nina and Abe fleeing back to the house. However, the giants notably don’t follow after the pair or present themselves as a serious danger.

The giants are a cool visual, but they also don’t exist in the game at all. For the most part, Until Dawn is more inspired by the video game of the same name rather than directly adapting it. The film makes many changes in terms of the monsters and characters, with the cycle of death and rebirth being a fresh angle that wasn’t part of the game’s plot. The giants seem to be connected to that aspect of the film’s lore, which is left purposefully ambiguous for the audience and the characters alike.

Until Dawn Being Canon To The Game Makes The Giants’ Presence A Mᴀssive Question

Until Dawn’s Connection To The Game Story Raises Big Questions About The Giants And Their Role In The Universe

However, those differences between the lore of Until Dawn and the game become more complicated given the final events of the film. After failing to kill Clover and her friends, Dr. Hill’s equipment shifts focus to a snowy cabin that is seemingly the setting of the videogame’s plot. This suggests the two stories share a universe, building off a tease earlier in the film about Hill’s research into Josh Washington, a major character in the game. However, this suggests that the giants also exist somewhere in the world established by the videogame.

The giants seem to be a more overtly supernatural angle of the film. While the game did feature monsters like the Wendigo, the story was otherwise largely set in the real world. By contrast, Until Dawn the film is a far more broad in its approach to scares, featuring plenty of fearsome creatures and implied curses. The giants seem to factor into that, keeping people from escaping the cycle but seemingly disappearing with the coming dawn. The giants raise a lot of questions about the universe and how it works, and I really want to know more about them.

How Until Dawn Could Explain The Giants Missing From The Game

The Giants Could Explain More About The Nautre Of Magic And Curses In Until Dawn’s World

A prospective sequel to Until Dawn would be the ideal place to revisit the lore of the film and better connect it to the world established by the original game, like the giants. The giants may have existed in the world of the game without ever being featured in it. They could have been hiding in the woods off-screen, preventing any of the characters who may have attempted to simply flee the danger from making their escape. They could also be connected to the curses that spawned the Wendigo in both versions of the story.

The Until Dawn games have already expanded their lore in some unexpected ways, with the remastered edition adding teases of a sequel while spin-off prequels like The Inpatient revealed the tragic origins of the Wendigos encountered in the game. The games could introduce new explanations for the giants and their place in the world, opening up the setting in terms of sheer scope. The giants are a unqiely dangerous and curiously pᴀssive threat in Until Dawn, and I really want to see the franchise expand on them in future entries.