GOD OF WAR RARE BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE FOR BLADES OF CHAOS SCENE FT CHRISTOPHER JUDGE *EMOTIONAL* 

Holy crap he was actually crying. Everyone involved in this game did amazing. This wasn't carried by just one person EVERYONE earned that GOTY award.

I wish they used this “I know” I mean he was reliving his whole past and killing his wife and daughter just by putting the blades back on

Chris Judge is an amazing underrated actor. I wish him, Corey, Sunny, Danielle the best for future installments of GOW.

Straight up one of the best performances in a video game.

"A lot of this performance, for me, is a love letter to my kids an- and it's an apology" This is literally Kratos...what a perfect person for the role, someone who relates to such an iconic character and grows on such an incredible experience.

NGL as soon as I seen Christopher judge crying and then delivers that “I know” I started tearing up too. Shit hit me in the feels.

Dude was born to play this role in this game. And. He. CRUSHED. IT.

The Mo cap actor for Kratos Shad Gaspard just died while saving his son from drowning, he told the lifeguards to prioritize his son’s life. I don’t have enough words to honor this man with

The fact that Kratos is shedding a tear, putting on the blades that caused so much death and damage, to him and everyone around him, is so powerful! Christopher Judge, did an Oscar worthy performance.

Holy shit he really DID cry! I admired him since I was a boy, seeing Stargate and his Teal´c character. But this... this is something else, truly special. You are the best Chris!

Im a 30 year old guy and this scene when he got back the blades of chaos back. I started crying at how bad ass it was.

Oftentimes the biggest guys have the biggest hearts.

That tear, that lonesome, singular tear, with a muffled, choking "I know" is heartwrenching. Wish they kept this one, way more emotionnal especially considering he's basically re-living his murderous past with these blades.

"Yes. But I am your monster no longer."

0:50 I like how Athena is just standing there

dude crying in the interview: really emotional everyone watching: feeling for him absolutely noone: obnoxious dubstep would be a good outro

"I know". That... that right there is an amazing piece of acting. His voice breaking. The long pause, waiting for a response. That is why I love gaming. You can actually feel the emotion and the thoughts going through Kratos head while that is happening. That "I know", said as someone that remembered everything he did. All his mistakes... al the death and suffering caused by those damned blades. Knowing the fact that the only way he can fix this is going back to the darkness... never being able to flee from it.

That’s a true actor, when you can enhance your performance drawing from your authentic self to connect to the character

When he said it was an apology for his kids, at that moment that man needed somebody to hug and let out his emotions he's holding back a great deal!!!

he's crying 1:37 "Close your heart to it"

So, Teal'c fought all his life to defeat gods and now he is one... for shame, Teal'c...

I love that you can see what he's holding back. There's a lot of trauma and complexity, a lot of love for his kids, a lot of stuff he can probably never express to other people. It's really poignant. I bet he's a phenomenal father because of whatever he's agonizing about.

This makes me think of that meme template of the two astronauts looking at the earth, but the text would say: “Wait kratos is black?” “Always has been”

It is truly admirable how deeply emotionally he delved into this performance. You listen to his voice and then his Kratos voice, and you see how much he has to put on to get there, but then he goes the extra mile, he lets real emotions come through, the full spectrum of sadness, guilt, vulnerability, rage, desperation. It is remarkable what he does with it. He sells the impossible, the toughest, angriest, most badass video game action hero of all time, just frozen and shaking with shame over everything that brought him to this point, everything that made Kratos before, he hates himself for it, he is so ashamed that the thing that terrifies him more than anything in the world, more than any Titan or Dragon or God... Is that his tiny, scrawny, innocent little son will be ashamed of him too. I think perhaps that is what Chris finds so emotional about this, is how he relates to Kratos as a father, this idea, this fear that you aren't who your child thinks you are, that perhaps you're not good enough for them and don't deserve the reverence they have for you that no feeling in the world can compare to, and worse yet the fear that they may never look at you that way again if they got to know you better. Another scene like that is him telling Atreus he's a god, and after just a few seconds of silence, Kratos desperately looks back, asking for some sort of reaction from him because he can't bear the anticipation, only to be relieved when Atreus takes the news seemingly well. Cory absolutely made the right call in choosing to tell this story, and they got the perfect man for the lead part.

The fact that "I know" drew a tear is why this game.was so amazing. That team poured their soul into this game.

When you’re this passionate and connected to what you do, you are the best for the job. They really pulled no punches with this game. It was GOTY the moment it was announced at E3 2016.

"I know...." that is a very spartan reply.

He was crying, You can see tears falling down his face at 1:39

Seeing this just reminds me just how good the WHOLE game has been from start to finish. Gripping story, amazing visuals, fantastic combat. What more could you want

When you're so about your craft that you feel something for your character in a certain scene speaks volumes about how much love you put into it. Chris Judge is a fucking goat for putting his heart and soul into this game and it really shows.

That's some serious acting right there....man

For so long, I have been looking for something like this.

Dang that’s why his performance was so good.

That "I Know" touched my heart ❤️! This Kratos is really different from the old Kratos!

This man needs to be on some marvel or dc movie as a main character.Great Acting.

Omg... He actually crying on the scene... My reaction is same too...

What makes this scene and overall game soo good wasnt the action but the story and the emotion put behind it, it's what made these kind of scenes so powerful

In my life i always had a problem dealing with my anger,rage and my ego,i was a boxer,.i was everyday on the gym i was so obsessed with the Spartan "law"and ways..but i was angry towards people for literally nothing and i did some serious damages to a lot of people that i loved...they always said to me that i should ve been more like a monk cause i was just like a warrior...but i in those last six years i ve tried to improve a lot... And Athena's quote will reamin with me forever cuse she is right,there is no way i can hide what i really am...it does not matter how i ve tried to change,eventually violence will be my ultimate answer...but man i will keep trying...

Yea the message of the game makes you think. It is about cycles of evil that you can't escape. He is trying to teach his son to be better than himself.

The "I know" moment, never fails to get me, it's such a pure, honest, genuine moment for not only Kratos but Christopher Judge himself. Absolutely incredible performance.

Now THAT RIGHT THERE is real acting, you could see the pain and i think thats why the game was so structurally sound in terms of the story arcs of the character's

This man is special. I love his passion for what he does, and he went above and beyond with bringing my favorite franchise back to the forefront of the industry. Incredible work!

The fact the interviewer asked if he wanted a minute. Respect

We don't deserve a man like Christopher Judge. His performance was AMAZING throughout the entire game, but seeing this behind the scenes shows just how much he put into this game. The entire GOW team is amazing and we thank you for the story you have given us. Can't wait for the next game

Absolutely love Christopher Judge. Loved him in Stargate and now one of my favourite voice/game actors. Great performance.

Even in Production u can feel the Theme of Father hood. Cory Barlog a Father the actor of Kratos is a Father. I like this God Of War more than the other installment

I'm sitting here rewatching this clip for the 100th time wondering why no one has edited it back into the game clip

Gosh, this is precious.

I finally got around to playing this game all the way through. The build up to this scene I couldn't blink, but once he lifted up that sheet, the music, the emotion, the acting, oh I could not hold back all kinds of emotion.

When he heard you'll always be a monster. Is what really got him.

Damn, Mr. Judge seems like an interesting guy, and his performance as Kratos was fantastic.

That scene is one of the most epic in video game history. I've watched it dozens of times and I get chills every time.

Imagine if Rage of Sparta started playing, I won't have a spine left to have shivers on anymore lol, I anticipate that track dropping in Ragnarök as he's about to wreck some God especially Odin. Holy shit, the fandom will explode

Chris judge is the most perfect man for the role of old and wise kratos. He learn wisely to be a better person and to be a greater father in the game that it highlightened kratos to have genuine emotions throughout the story that it made the game so realistic. I already feel honored just watching the gameplay and i hope this impact the game industry to venture and create new things to bring back the excitement and adventurous feeling when we first played a game.

Probably my favorite moment in the documentary.

Every time Christopher cries in this performance I also do. He's such a handsome man and in the documentary he explains this one further. When his children were growing up he was always busy with work. God of War made him realize together with Sunny Suljic, what he had missed. Working all the time instead of being a dad to his children. Myself being a father of a 6 years old girl as well that I can barely see due to different circumstances I can totally relate to him.

The way he said it was heart breaking. That’s real acting.

This game was more than a game if your a parent nd go through stuff this game hits that hard and shows you no matter what you go through you have to accept it nd move on to be a better you

I was about to cry then that outro had me dead af lmao

I'm not surprised at all this made him cry. "You will always be a monster." "I know. But I am your monster no more." It is such a deep, powerful, emotional, moving moment. The weight of it, the weight that in some way we all feel, we're all monsters in our own way, some more than others. Knowing that no matter what you do, you will always be a monster, you cannot escape it, it will always be a part of you. But in the second game he reconciles this. He knows he is a monster, Heimdall was right, with his final word, "Monster...". He's horrified at what he did but he still did it, no matter what he does, that monster will always live inside of him. But when he talks to Thor, and Thor is experiencing the same pain and shame and regret that he did in that moment with Athena, KNOWING he's a monster, KNOWING he's done so many evil unredeemable things, and in that moment he becomes who he needed when Athena said that to you. "Don't you know...WHAT I'VE DONE?!" "YES! But what will you do now?" That's what HE needed to hear in that moment, that he will always be a monster, that he can't change the past, but he CAN be better moving forward. He can be a monster, but he doesn't have to be evil. And that's the key. Living with the pain, with the regret, and pushing forward through it and trying every day to keep it under control and to be a better person. Yeah, that would make me cry too.

I remember playing this scene for the first time. I had played every single game of GOW when i was younger so this was just the most epic scene in a video game ever. I still come to rewatch this time to time.

"A lot of this performance, for me, is a love letter to my kids and an apology" I think that is a struggle a lot of parents go through, making choices that could make or break your baby's life every single day of its life and knowing that making a mistake is inevitable. I think what Christopher meant to say with that is that it is an apology for any mistakes he has made, and any of the mistakes that have yet to come. I love this guy, he seems like a great person and a good father.

The relationship between father and son is why this is my favorite game of all time. They really found the perfect actors.

Damn I know it’s his business but now I wanna know so badly what he was thinking and feeling. I’m sure every parent has the same feeling of wishing they could have been a better father or mother but for Christopher to be so emotional is so moving and touching

Dude actually cried for the performance. Mad respect.

Somebody get this amazing dude a fucking hug already god damn 😥

sheesh that jawline and that voice🤯

I can see how emotional he got because he knew what it meant putting those blades back on

I have a feeling they used a more subtle take for the final product, because it would not really be in Kratos’s character to show his bare emotions in presence of Athena. Or anyone, really. In the final take, you still see all of Christopher Judge’s emotion in Kratos’s eyes.

That " I KNOW " There With Tear Was The Feeling Of Kratos , The Real Kratos , Well Done Mr Judge Well Done 👏🏻👏🏻

Years later I still come back to this behind the scenes amazing. I wish I could see Christopher Judge look at Athena’s voice actor when she says father

Lengdary actor. I grew up watching him in stargate never thought he would do video games. Just made it even better

the efford this man putt in the character im spechless just enjoi the art

Amazing actor with an amazing voice

That was the single most manliest tear ever shed

As a man this one hit me. That voice that shackles you to your past. Reminds you of your failures. Block it all out keep moving forward.

that “i know” is just too good. incredible

This scene was my absolute favorite. "I know, but I am your monster no longer"

I think that this man, has more heart then any actor ever of how much love and performance he places into one character.

Esas son las lágrimas más varoniles que haya visto.

Voice acting 🎭 deserves more credit then it actually gets because the talent that’s involved in doing such is really good man 🔥.

Not many can make people cry without anything sad actually happening. I appreciate all Mr. Judge's hard work and emotional openness.

0:27 That camera view tho

Man, talk about a professional. My dude is wearing a bunch of shit, surrounded by weirdness, working on a game set, and he can still get into that head space. I hope he knows how appreciated he is by all of us and I hope other actors give him the respect he is due.

Best actor

after “But I am your monster no longer” he shed a tear

Christopher Judge is an amazing person and actor. I can't wait to see more of him in future installments and willing a movie

This scene is great. I think that the acting in the whole game especially this scene is amazing, and after playing Ragnarok I can say that it just gets better.

I keep coming back to this clip. So many years later I still think about it. How it affects me and the times I feel I need to hear him say the words “I Know” really affects me emotionally. Being a fan of God Of War, seeing that tear drop just everything about it. Makes me sad, hurt, angry and regret for the shit mistakes ive done in the past.

According to Cory (the game director) he had Chris do this scene 2-3 times and he didn’t realize the impact of wat he was doing until Chris approached him and asked for a quick break, to which Cory apologized and let him. Of course the crying in this take didn’t fit so he did the lines again afterward so that kratos’ emotion is more subtle but still heartbreaking. Chris said himself that one of the hardest things for him was to be a blank slate.

How he can go in so deep on a character, to actually cry to his irl expierence, while wearing all that goofy shit, its incredible. Beautiful acting.

As soon as he said ‘I know’ I got immediately choked up. Christopher Judge is amazing. He is Kratos.

this game is beyond masterpiece. Thank you to Judge for an amazing performance. Uh, I'll add an aside though, this man's jawline is the stuff of fucking legends.

It's the emotion in front of, and behind the camera that won this game all the awards. As it damn well should have. This is why it won over RD2.

This is PASSION. Nbodoy could be a better Kratos.

This scene was my favorite in the game and my favorite moment in the entire generation. A dad doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to save his child.

Perfect casting. I love how both Chris and Kratos have this reluctance to share their past.

And I just found out he is teal'c in Stargate which is a great show.

You will always be a monster, it hit home. I feel every one has a darkness in them and you can't deny it!

God of war 🛡Kartos vs 🔨Thor Who's wait for this moment