World War Z is a film adaptation of the book written by Max Brooks. It was first released in theatres in 2013 and made a revenue of $200 million dollars. The movie is directed by Marc Forster and had a budget of $190 million. The film is PG-13 and has a rating of 63% on a famous film review site called “Rotten Tomatoes.” Although film adaptations have their flaws, it seems that this film has more than just a few. There were several reasons why I wouldn’t recommend this film. Although, let me give a summary about the movie before the critique. The movie starred with Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a former U.N. Investigator, witnessing a zombie virus take over in the middle of a trip to the city. He tries to ensure his family’s safety working for the government by trying to find the origin of the outbreak. While traveling to find the origin, Gerry meets new people and travels to different areas, seeing how this virus affects others. Finally, let’s move onto the critique of the movie. The first reason why I wouldn’t recommend this movie is because it had such unrealistic scenarios. During a scene in the movie, there is a soldier who should’ve bled out to death, but somehow remained to live without bleeding once or even passing out. In another scene in the movie, an incident occurred in a plane which resulted a hole to appear on the …show more content…
Personally, whenever I think of a zombie movie, I expect a lot of death, blood, and guts. This movie seems like they were trying to think outside the box. Although this movie does have a lot of death, where is the violence, fighting, and the gore? This film seems like a film to take the kids to, which I personally don’t like. This movie is supposed to be an action filled zombie genre film, not an unexciting and boring one. With such a high budget, it seems like they just ran out of money and had to settle for less exciting
World War Z was written by Max Brooks and published in 2007. Max has two other books that are also about surviving a zombie apocalypse. The general maxim about zombie apocalypse books is that they are for pure entertainment; however, his books carry hidden messages that pertain to modern society. World War Z is an exceptional book of entertainment and knowledge. The book was created into a motion picture starring Brad Pitt because of the much kudos that Max Brooks received from readers.
The film and writing industry go hand in hand, as they often inspire one another. As a result, the translation of many novels into movie format and vice versa vary in success. For instance, many people prefer the film format over the novel since it is usually less time consuming and requires less active participation. However, films tend to overlook significant details which assist the viewer's understanding of the story. Therefore, the two separate forms of media have too many differences to portray the same work of fiction accurately, as they both have their pros and cons that appeal to different types of stories and plots. Numerous changes in the movie adaptation of the novel, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, affected the viewer’s interpretation
Have you ever read a book and then watched the movie and saw many differences? Well you can also find lots of similarities. In the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the movie “Tom and Huck” there are many similarities and differences having to do with the characters personalities, the setting, the characters relationships with one another and the events that take place.
...eam, as Romero showcases the fact that the flaws shown within the characters end up turning their situation into something far worse than it had been in the beginning. It shows just how depraved, violent and absolutely terrifying humans can easily become when put into situations without consequences. Romero’s film is dredged in cynicism towards the modern American Dream, the way he deals with symbolism towards how “just” the American system is during battles and war, and how incredibly messed up our generalized view on racism and the ever ongoing struggle for certain ethnic groups to survive is. “The negativity of the characters extends, in fact, into every facet of their lives; indeed, the film implies the deepest denial of the goodness of effectiveness of every facet of human life in general. Every kind of human relationship is ridiculed or negated in the film.” 4
The zombie sequence has become extremely popular with the increase of novels and films recently produced. George Romero and Maximillian “Max” Brooks are two popular screenwriters focusing on zombie stories and horror films. George Romero is an American-Canadian film director and producer best known for his horror film Night of the Living Dead (Staff, 2012). Max Brooks is an American horror author and screenwriter best known for his novel and now film World War Z (Staff, 2012). Romero and Brooks are both zombie fanatics who have many similar interest in undead creatures and numerous differences as well. The ideal view preferred in society is fast-moving zombies. Both authors scripts reflect this preference. Romero and Brooks are both talented authors in showing others their beliefs in zombies.
The zombies in this film are uninteresting and bland. Something I didn't know zombies could be. I think its because they come off more as mutated people then they do the undead. My biggest peeves steam from Zombie Rhodes eating his own eye and the Zombies eat another Zombie. Which is a first for me as one of the generic zombie rules is that zombies don't eat their own. They eat us.
Brains. Must have brains. There are a lot of far-fetched scenes that horror movies have filled in our heads over the years. Many elements of fiction have created varying degrees of panic, more so since the emergence of the false “Based on a True Story” label. There is one terrifying creature once thought to be fictitious that has recently gained popularity in the media as well as news channels around the world. A situation that would have negative global effects far worse than any other natural disaster previously experienced. But just what is this violent biological phenomenon that has people taking a second look at our understanding of pathogens and the effects of chemicals on biological organisms, you may ask. The simple answer is the very real possibility of a zombie outbreak. Zombies are a misunderstood being. The definition that used to be applied is that of a once living being revived from a posthumous state with a nasty appetite for flesh. However, the new definition of zombie is that which is being evaluated as an eminent fear. Zombies are widely accepted, currently, as a being that has been subjected to a biological change that incites rage, neurological defects and an enormous appetite for meat. Many factors contribute to zombies being considered a realistic threat to life as we know it; including but not limited to chemical products consumed by humans as well as viral infections with effects not previously researched in depth. Biotechnology is our best defense against our closest neighbors.
Hudson suggests that zombies represent a bandwagon of the unmotivated, but it can be overcome. “Zombies stem from our similarity to the pitiable creatures deprived of its soul, forced to labor for the benefit of unknown masters…this state can be overcome with the individual agency and moral responsibility of the masses.”(Hudson 10) In this example Hudson makes the comparison between zombies and people who feel they are forced to labor. Zombies represent man who is unaware of his mental abilities. Zombies represent man who just works, but when asked why he just says he works because he has to. Zombies represent man with no ambition. Hudson also suggests that we only need to be responsible and see that in America we don’t just labor for an unknown master but rather we get to choose who we work for. By linking zombies to the people who just work away with no ambition Hudson is able to make a powerful pathetic appeal in order to inspire change in how we view our jobs, and economic system. The diction choice Hudson utilizes is very emotionally powerful here as we have deep emotional ties to words like “depri...
Before the Second World War began Hollywood’s purpose lied within entertainment for the American people. After the war started, the main focus shifted to wartime propaganda. Film was used to display the war in a way that did not show its true colors—including the censorship of soldier causalities and other negative connotations that are a simple fact of war. There was even a time in which some actors became better known to America than politians. Through films, Hollywood began to make a statement of their anti-Nazi beliefs. They began to make motion pictures for American recruitment into the Army as well as many that supported the war effort, and intended to make other Americans more aware of the war’s effect on the United States, and how people can get involved. Many European countries banned these Hollywood films, as they began to affect not only America but many other countries that were involved in the war as well.
Zombies. Those green, stinky, rotting bodies that trudge around and eat brains in every apocalypse movie. They are feared and despised by many, but could zombies ever be loved? In Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, a plague has infected millions of people, leaving them half-alive and half-dead and forcing the uninfected to hide. Typical zombies; biting and infecting humans, creating more zombies. The zombie protagonist, R, is not the stereotypical zombie. Unlike his friends, R has feelings and emotions and would rather be listening to music than eating flesh. He cares about others, especially Julie, a human girl that he saves and protects from being infected. At first, Julie is disgusted and confused by him, but R still falls in love and soon Julie’s harsh thoughts about R changes. Together they change the meaning of undead. They are the only hope in their dying world. In Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, also a major motion picture, the author of the book and the director of the movie incorporate many similarities and differences, through the setting, characters, and plot, that leave a big impact on the story, both good and bad.
I feel that the movie has no weaknesses. This is because even though I had a few things I didn’t like such as the anonymity given, I realised that there was a reason for this which I explained in my strengths of the movie below.
...a reflect the beliefs of the era they come from, such as the ro-langs, the Vodou zombie of Haiti, and the modern zombies of today. Aside from zombies reflecting the beliefs of the era, they also have the ability to change the way people think and how they lived their lives. To some cultures, the zombie isn’t just a thought, but something that can truly hurt them. As said above, zombies now have influence over society and the using them properly can positively affect the way people think. They can broaden the mind and can teach society about diversity. In the end of it all, “despite being so terrifying, or perhaps because of it, zombies have become a useful communication tool. The argument is that most disasters, from an earthquake to a brain eating army of the un-dead, require the same tools—an escape plan, the need for calm and plenty of supplies.” (Seifert 68)
To me this movie was pure comedy. Although it was meant to be horror it was comical to count how many times the horseman appeared. Every time he appeared it was the same fog and sounds as the headless horseman took out his sword to kill another victim. The movie seemed to rely on the fact that Johnny Depp is gorgeous. Tim Burton has directed most of my favorite movies. Most of them did not have gorgeous actors in them but they all had a good plot. This movie did not have a good plot. It had things in it that were completely irrelevant to the rest of the film. I did not feel for the characters, the main reason being they were in black and white. This made them seem cold and emotionless. The main character in the film, Ichabod Crane was very squeamish. If this movie was aimed to be semi-serious why have a main character in it who faints at the sight of blood. In my opinion this movie had poor graphics and was very predictable. I did not enjoy it at all and if you know what is good for you you won’t bother to see it either.
A genre of movie that many people enjoy seeing a war films, representations of past conflicts on the big screens of Hollywood. One film that really drives into the heart of what it was like to actually be in the Pacific Theater of war from the Axis perspective; Letters From Iwo Jima is a film the captivates its audience is an emotional story, while entertaining the action lovers with epic battle scenes.“I’ll always be in front of you.” One of the many memorable lines from the movie shows the bravery and courage that forced difficult battles. Just due to the fact that hardly no movies are made to represent what the Japanese or Germans felt or thought during the war; the hardships they endured and the difficult choices they had to make, made this one an absolute keeper. Letters From Iwo Jima, showing historical accuracy through setting, drama, costume, different moral stances, and the characters people encounter through the story; creates an amazing experience for the viewer and takes that person on a journey through the hardships at Iwo Jima.
If fore say a horror film takes too long to develop then the audience will lose interest, but if the movie is fast-paced it will keep the audience wanting more. World War Z can be a great testament to the characteristic of a horror film. As I watched this film, there was never a moment that made me think “Why is this taking so long?” or say to myself “This is boring.” Throughout the entirety of this film Gerry is always running from the “monster” in this film or trying to protect someone from the so-called monster. There is not just one particular scene that shows the strengths of this characteristic, to see this look at the movie from an overall perspective. Like in the beginning, when Gerry and his family are stuck in traffic, the scene shows the cop telling Gerry to stay in his car and then the cop gets ran over which happens in a matter of four to five seconds. Another great example of the fast pace in this movie is when Gerry witnesses the first man gets thrown out of his car and gets bitten by a zombie, then that zombie runs off and bites someone else. Gerry watched as the man twist and turns as the virus strands go through his veins and he hears in the distance “1..2..3...4..5..6..7..8..9..10..11..12…trains in the station” when he hears the number 12 that man then gets up as a zombie. That showed that the virus strand spreads so fast which really effected the movie overall,