World War Z zombies have a goal. Teamwork does it people!!
I had to interview my zombie-fan sister extensively before forming a more “informed” opinion of this movie. Thirty minutes in, however, in between clawing my face out in fear, I knew that it was in fact, a uniquely good zombie movie.
World War Z is an adaptation of the book of the same name, its film rights bought out by Brad Pitt‘s Plan B Entertainment production company (much to the vocal dismay of the book fans, but by now I’m pretty sure they have shut up). Pitt himself stars in the film as ex-UN investigator turned loving house husband Gerry Lane. The zombie apocalypse movie starts with how movies of this genre often do – a normal day. Gerry’s picture perfect wife and 2 girls were out and about on a family outing soon inconvenienced by heavy traffic down the streets of Philadelphia. Soon, an explosion pushes Gerry to viciously drive onward as blind panic ensues around them. Inevitably forced out to the streets, Gerry then witnesses the cause of the pandemonium – a frenzied man bites another man. The bitten falls, squirms, contorts, screaming the entire time, and in less than 13 seconds transforms into a likeness of his attacker. Zombies attack. Continue Reading
