ellie's birthday flashback

about this picture:

ellie's birthday museum flashback is an important scene that takes place early in the game. the scene is a flashback to a time before the game's events, and it shows ellie and joel exploring a museum together as ellie's birthday present. as they make their way through the museum, ellie becomes more and more excited about the exhibits and the artifacts on display, and the scene culminates in a moment where joel gifts ellie a tape of the first moon landing. this scene is pretty important because it shows their bond and whatnot, how much joel loved ellie.